OpenClaw
Agent Frameworks Open source (MIT), BYOK
AuthenticationOpen source (MIT), BYOK
Rate limitNo vendor limit. You pay your model provider for whatever the assistant uses.
Documentation: docs.openclaw.ai ยท Checked Oct 19, 2026
About
OpenClaw is a personal assistant that runs all day and talks to you through WhatsApp, Telegram, or Discord. It remembers past conversations, can run on a schedule, and can operate other tools and coding agents on your own computer. You connect it to your own model subscription or key to power it.
Details
Free software. Bring your own model key.
Auth: Open source (MIT), BYOK
Rate limit: No vendor limit. You pay your model provider for whatever the assistant uses.
Verified: 2026-10-19
Best for: personal developer automation
Setup
- Install Node.js 26 or newer
- Run the install command to get the OpenClaw command line tool
- Run the onboarding wizard to set up the assistant
- Connect it to the chat app you want it to live in
- Give it a first job, like a daily morning summary
Example
npm install -g openclaw@latestUse cases
- Get a daily briefing in Telegram every morning
- Have an assistant that remembers your projects and follows up on them
- Let it run errands across your computer while you do other things