An open source AI agent launched in 2025 by Austrian vibe coder Peter Steinberger. A year later, OpenClaw was acquired by OpenAI. The agent uses various large language models (LLMs), and there is no formal OpenClaw user interface. Messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Signal and Discord are the interface, and users direct message (DM) OpenClaw to generate results. OpenClaw requires a steep learning curve but is considered very customizable.
OpenClaw was originally Clawdbot; however, after Anthropic challenged the name as being too close to its Claude products, it was renamed Moltbot and then OpenClaw. See
vibe coding,
AI agent and
Anthropic.