OpenClaw brings an AI assistant into the messaging tools people already use, with memory and the ability to work with files, browsers and software. Created by Peter Steinberger, the open-source project lets people run the assistant on their own machines and choose the models behind it.
The project has developed into shared infrastructure maintained by the independent OpenClaw Foundation. Its expanding channels, skills and plugins let a community shape what the assistant can do, while keeping the source available under the MIT license. Local state and extensibility remain central design choices.