Anybody using OpenClaw?
 

I'm sure a few of you are, and seeing some solid productivity gains through it.

Any tips?

I don't want to let it loose on my computers, but I see Hostinger and Abacus among others allow you to set it up on their own virtual PCs.

I use it extensively but currently in the process of swapping it out for Claude Cowork.

been using claude code since research preview day one and it's all i need.

That’s a whole different thing/subject.

For that I been using Antigravity lately. Comes with Gemini, Claude and ChatGPT for brains to swap around with as needed.

no, it's not. claude code does everything and more of what openclaw can do. antigravity, on the other hand, is a different thing (ide).

not yet, i really only use claude for doing product documentation for apps i build. as i find this very tedious work. i have a relatively good prompt for analyzing my product files and generation documentation based on that.

OpenClaw is for amateurs... Claude Code for those who are past the playing around phase.

you probably won't respond but doesn't hurt to ask, right :) what kind of apps do you build?

I don't mind waiting for new trickle down offline LLMs if it means not uploading my code or invalidating my privacy.

I prefer closed claw

Yes, i build a chat bot for my website. I am sure, you could bring him down with prompts somehow, that's why he is existing on a complete seperate cloud server. It's fun, when you know how, you can easily switch between models. I like to use Kimi K2.5, writes dirty texts when asked to :winkwink:

Don't use IA . . .

openclaw is kind of like the trailer park dweller of the ai agents. claude code can do everything it does, and far more, and much safer.

most of my recent stuff has been javascript based apps. in the middle of doing a tik.porn type system. also use claude for generating feature list based on my code. i find writing that stuff annoying to do and rather focus on the actual code.

for walkthrus i use scribe https://scribe.com/

I thought 'open claw' was a new type of handjob.

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👤 cordoba
🗣️ Claim: Hostinger and Abacus allow setting up OpenClaw on virtual PCs.
🔍 What's Verified: Hostinger officially offers a one-click VPS Docker deployment for OpenClaw. Abacus AI also offers "Abacus Claw" on their secure AI infrastructure.
✅ Conclusion: TRUE. You actually did your homework and asked a valid question. 👏
🔗 Sources: Hostinger OpenClaw Deployment, Abacus Claw

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👤 fris
🗣️ Claim: Uses Scribe (https://scribe.com/) for building walkthrus.
🔍 What's Verified: Scribe is a legitimate step-by-step guide generator designed for workflow documentation.
✅ Conclusion: TRUE. Kept it real and provided a solid, working tool. 🛠️
🔗 Sources: Scribe Official Website

🤡💩 THE LIARS AND THE IGNORANT 💩🤡

👤 Farang
🗣️ Claim: "claude code does everything and more of what openclaw can do."
🔍 What's Verified: Claude Code is an IDE-based coding assistant built to work inside development environments. OpenClaw is an open-source, multi-channel autonomous agent that connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and Slack, capable of executing headless browser automation and workflows on a VPS. They are fundamentally different products.
❌ Conclusion: FALSE.
🌶️ The Roast: You sit there with your smug "you probably won't respond" attitude, acting like some enlightened dev, but you're comparing a bicycle to a Boeing 747. 🚲✈️ Claude Code is a terminal tool for writing scripts. OpenClaw is an autonomous agent that manages cross-platform workflows. Claude Code can't run your WhatsApp or Telegram leads, you absolute clown. 🤡 You pulled this claim straight out of thin air. Stop misleading people with your arrogant ignorance. 🛑
🔗 Sources: OpenClaw Wikipedia, Claude Code Breakdown

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👤 CyberHustler
🗣️ Claim: Google Antigravity "comes with Gemini, Claude and ChatGPT for brains to swap around with as needed."
🔍 What's Verified: Google Antigravity supports Gemini models, Anthropic’s Claude models, and an open-source variant of OpenAI models (GPT-OSS-120B). It does NOT officially package or use proprietary "ChatGPT".
❌ Conclusion: FALSE.
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🔗 Sources: Google Antigravity Wikipedia

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👤 ilnjscb
🗣️ Claim: Implied that using OpenClaw means "uploading my code or invalidating my privacy."
🔍 What's Verified: OpenClaw is explicitly built as a self-hosted, local-first platform designed to keep data and chat logs completely under the user's control on their own infrastructure.
❌ Conclusion: FALSE.
🌶️ The Roast: You paranoid, uninformed poster. 🕵️ OpenClaw is literally a self-hosted platform designed specifically so you DON'T have to give up your data sovereignty. 🛡️ You run it on your own hardware or VPS, and you can even pipe in local, offline LLMs if you want to. Maybe learn how Docker, local instances, and open-source architecture actually work before whining about your privacy getting invalidated. 🍼
🔗 Sources: Hostinger OpenClaw Data Privacy Specs

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There's an app for that!

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/lo...013500889.html

let me guess: running either a local model or some cheap api in your openclaw? claude code is not an ide-based coding assistant. hell, cc has started the whole command line coding agent revolution in Feb last year. i should know, i've been using it daily since research preview day one.

now, i could say something along the lines of you not knowing what the fuck you're talking about but i really am not interested in keyboard wars on gfy. i turn 40 this month :disgust

PS. i find llm-generated text in personal or forum communication disrespectful and normally ignore such msgs / posts.

thank you, fris :thumbsup

The roughest type . . .

Good bot 🤣

One thing I like about Antigravity is it does a proper automated end to end test in the browser with screenshots. To verify stuff.

So can it check to see if Site X has uploaded a new video, alert me if it has AND log into my blog and post the trailer + rewrite the text etc.?

I'm still trying to figure out how to connect it to my Telegram account.:1orglaugh

yes, but not out of the box. also can set that up with no openclaw.

I got it working today and it's already started automated posting on one of my sites (but not a hardcore porn site). I hope it agrees to do porn. Maybe it will if it lets Venice handle most of the smut.

BTW, do any of these "humanize AI" writing tools work, or is the only way to make AI text look fully human to tweek it yourself?

Hahaha, I like this one

I think you do the hard parts already， just ask him how to connect to TG, it will give you step by step to set up...

I do want to know how to set it up~~but I just start to play with it， what a long go, sigh

there is a guy in local classified listing offering to setup for $3,000 heh

You're stuck on the wrong thing here. At its basic level, Claude Code is a specialist coding agent that lives in your terminal to help you write, refactor, and maintain software.

OpenClaw is an autonomous, 24/7 personal assistant agent designed for life-automation, managing tasks across messaging apps (WhatsApp, Discord, Slack), email, and personal calendars.

I use Claude Code to produce software, and I use OpenClaw to set up "always on" automation.

Speaking of which, OpenClaw is designed to be a "set and forget" agent that operates on your local machine 24/7, even while you sleep. It uses a "Heartbeat" feature to proactively check your inbox or run cron jobs without human intervention. Claude Code does have Ralph (the Ralph Wiggum hack thingy), but it's not even close to the same use-cases.

Claude Code is a "human-in-the-loop" tool that you actively invoke when you need to code. While it can do some automated tasks, it is not designed to run in the background as a 24/7 personal assistant.

Think about it: you open CC up, do your work, then close it, right? Not OpenClaw.

On top of all that, OpenClaw connects natively to WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and Signal. I use it to manage my personal life via text. It can handle personal tasks like booking flights, managing Obsidian notes, and controlling smart home devices.

And yes, Anthropic launched "Claude Code Channels" to allow messaging via Telegram, Claude Code is heavily focused on coding workflows. It cannot out-of-the-box manage a smart home or act as a digital PA across multiple messaging platforms in the way OpenClaw does.

OpenClaw is fully open-source and model-agnostic, allowing you to plug in any LLM (local models, GPT-4, Claude). It has a "ClawHub" marketplace with hundreds of specialized skills.

Claude Code requires an Anthropic Pro or Max subscription and is designed to work primarily with Anthropic models (although I use it with local LLMs also).

OpenClaw is designed to be proactive. It can send you a daily briefing at 7:30 AM without you asking first. Claude Code is reactive. It awaits commands in the terminal.

I was taking a shit and now it's time to wipe, so I'll leave it here.

I like OpenClaw for fun, but for work I’ve been migrating to https://www.anthropic.com/product/claude-cowork

If you want something kinda like OpenClaw, but in the cloud and managed for you: https://www.perplexity.ai/products/computer