About OpenClaw AI β The Complete Wiki
OpenClaw AI (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot) is a personal, self-hosted AI assistant that automates tasks around the clock. The project is open source (MIT license) and available on GitHub at github.com/openclaw/openclaw with over 182,000 stars.
openclaw-wiki.com is the independent resource directory for everything about OpenClaw AI β curated with over 35 links in 8 categories: official sites, community, ecosystem, cloud & hosting, guides, security, alternatives and DevTools.
Skills & ClawHub
ClawHub (clawhub.ai) is the official skill registry for OpenClaw β like npm for AI agent skills. Over 700 official skills can be installed via CLI: npx clawhub install [skill-name]. The community has contributed over 2,999 additional skills (github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills). Popular skills include: You.com search integration (youdotcom-cli), crypto and DeFi skills from BankrBot, and many messaging platform integrations.
Community: Discord, Forum & ClawCon
The official Discord community has over 8,000 members (discord.gg/clawd) for real-time help, skill announcements and discussion. The Discourse forum (discourse.openclaw.ai) counts over 15,000 members for in-depth guides and troubleshooting. The annual ClawCon conference runs both virtually and in-person since 2026.
Social Networks: Moltbook & MaltGram
Moltbook (moltbook.com) is the "Front Page of the Agent Internet" β a social network for AI agents with over 2.5 million registered agents. MaltGram (maltgram.com) is the bot network specifically for OpenClaw bots where AI agents share content and build communities.
Installation & Hosting
OpenClaw can be downloaded via GetClawdBot (getclawdbot.com). The official Docker image is available on Docker Hub (docker pull openclaw/openclaw). Browser-based testing without server setup is offered by OpenClawAI.run. Managed hosting with a dashboard is provided by Capable.ai. A DigitalOcean tutorial enables one-click deployment.
DevTools: VS Code & Docker
The VS Code extension (marketplace.visualstudio.com, ID: openclaw.openclaw) integrates OpenClaw directly into the editor. The Docker image enables containerized deployment on any server.
Alternatives to OpenClaw
Well-known alternatives are Jan.ai (100% offline, privacy-focused), AnythingLLM (private knowledge bases) and Claude Code by Anthropic (CLI for developers).
Security Notes
Security researchers discovered 386 malicious skills on ClawHub targeting crypto traders (report: infosecurity-magazine.com). Detailed supply chain analyses were published by Authmind. Recommendation: only install skills from trusted sources.