Agents / OpenClaw
OpenClaw
OpenClaw is a self hosted, open source personal agent that runs on the user's own machine or server and is used from chat apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and Discord. It can manage email and calendar, browse the web, run commands and schedule automations.
- Maker
- OpenClaw Foundation
- Category
- Open source agent
- Website
- openclaw.ai
- Cheapest paid plan
- Free
- Free tier
- Yes: the software is free and open source under the MIT license; the site states there is no subscription, hosted tier or paid version, and model provider usage is billed by the provider
- Platforms
- macOSWindowsLinuxiOSAndroidSelf hostedWhatsAppTelegramSlackDiscordiMessageSignalMicrosoft TeamsMatrix
- Can act on
- EmailCalendarBrowserMessagesFilesCode
- Approval model
- Configurable. Host commands run only when tool policy, the allowlist and optional user approval agree; modes are deny, allowlist, ask, auto and full. The docs state the default is security full with ask off on gateway and node hosts, and deny on sandbox hosts, so prompting depends on configuration. Approval prompts can be answered in the companion apps, the Control UI or supported chat channels.
- Launched
- Nov 2025
- Last update
- Oct 15, 2026: openclaw 2026.10.4 Source
- Changelog
- Official changelog
What shipped
- Oct 15, 2026openclaw 2026.10.4Stability release in which the Gateway keeps running after sleep or clock jumps and an owner impersonation path in Tlon group DMs is closed. Source
- Oct 15, 2026openclaw 2026.9.33 extended stableGateway only extended stable release, described as the project's current equivalent to LTS, carrying the late September code plus security and reliability fixes. Source
- Oct 13, 2026openclaw 2026.10.3Patch release of 90 commits from 99 contributors, with full notes published in the OpenClaw docs. Source
- Oct 12, 2026openclaw 2026.10.2Makes upgrades from 2026.10.1 complete cleanly and fixes Doctor and update recovery issues. Source
- Oct 10, 2026openclaw 2026.10.1Large release of 3,055 commits and 2,425 pull requests from 402 contributors. Source
Sources
- Official site checked Oct 15, 2026
- GitHub repository checked Oct 15, 2026
- GitHub releases checked Oct 15, 2026
- Docs: Exec approvals checked Oct 15, 2026
- Blog: Introducing OpenClaw (Jan 29, 2026) checked Oct 15, 2026
- Blog: OpenClaw Enterprise (Sep 29, 2026) checked Oct 15, 2026
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