#openclaw #ai #personal-assistant
OpenClaw
- Open-source personal AI assistant that runs as a local gateway process
- Connects the agent to messaging channels (Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, Discord, etc.)
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Workspace holds context files:
AGENTS.md(operating principles),SOUL.md(persona/tone),IDENTITY.md,USER.md(preferences),TOOLS.md, andMEMORY.md+memory/*.md(durable recall) -
Skills: reusable procedures in
SKILL.md, loaded on demand when a task matches - Sessions: persistent conversations; sub-agents can be spawned for parallel/delegated work
- Cron: reminders, recurring tasks, and scheduled follow-ups (system events or agent turns)
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Memory recall: semantic search over
MEMORY.mdandmemory/*.mdbefore answering about prior work/decisions -
Tools are policy-filtered (
exec,read/write,browser,web_search,canvas,nodes,message, etc.) -
Gateway config managed via
config.patch/config.apply; hot-reloads and restarts when required - Docs: docs.openclaw.ai · Source: github.com/openclaw/openclaw