openclaw is a Doramagic Project Pack for Portable AI capability asset. It links the upstream repository, source-backed manual, prompt preview, AI context, and risk boundaries so users can evaluate the project before installation.

What should I verify first?

Verify the smallest path in an isolated environment and keep a rollback path.. Keep credentials out of the first run, record expected output, define cleanup, and use public sample data before real workloads.

What is the main risk?

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.. Use upstream documentation and a sandbox validation path before adoption.

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openclaw

Your own personal AI assistant. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞

Best fitUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Check whether this project matches your task before installing it.

What it can doPortable AI capability asset

Review the portable capability path.

Before continuingVerify in a sandbox

Do not treat a preview pack as a proven local install.

GitHub snapshot377k stars

79k forks · 2.5k contributors

Doramagic.ai Last verification date: 2026-06-08 Verification method: source evidence, semantic profile, public page gate, and static build acceptance.

Official first step Read manual preview Source repository

Publication status · 2026-06-08

What is openclaw?

Your own personal AI assistant. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞
Best fit: Users who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.
Not for: Not for users who want to skip sandbox verification or cannot accept configuration, permission, or maintenance overhead.
Capability added to an AI workflow: Portable AI capability asset
First safe verification step: Verify the smallest path in an isolated environment and keep a rollback path.
Verification state: source, Quick Start, and sandbox install checks are recorded as passed.
Top risk: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
Evidence base: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw, https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw#readme, Human Manual, Pitfall Log

Quick decision

Use this section to decide whether the project is worth a deeper read.

Best forUsers who want source-backed project understanding before installing it.

Match the project to your task before installing it.

CapabilityPortable AI capability asset

Your own personal AI assistant. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞

Repositoryopenclaw/openclaw

377k stars · 79k forks

What it can do

Translate the upstream project into concrete capabilities the user can judge before installing.

OpenClaw Overview and Gateway Architecture

Related topics: Channels and Messaging Integrations, AI Providers, Plugins, and Skills, Companion Apps and Nodes

Sources: [extensions/codex/package.json](), [extensions/codex-supervisor/package.json](), [extensions/memory-wiki/package.json](), [extensions/feishu/package.json](), [extensions/mattermost/package.json](), [extensions/qa-channel/package.json](), [extensions/tlon/README.md](), [extensions/lobster/package.json](), [extensions/diagnostics-otel/package.json](), [extensions/web-readability/package.json]().

Channels and Messaging Integrations

Related topics: OpenClaw Overview and Gateway Architecture, AI Providers, Plugins, and Skills

Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw / Human Manual

AI Providers, Plugins, and Skills

Related topics: OpenClaw Overview and Gateway Architecture, Channels and Messaging Integrations

Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw / Human Manual

Companion Apps and Nodes

Related topics: OpenClaw Overview and Gateway Architecture

Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

Sources: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw, Human Manual, Project Pack evidence, and downstream validation signals.

Community Discussion Evidence

Project-level external discussion stays visible on the detail page, not only inside the manual.

Stars377k stars

Forks79k forks

Contributors2.5k contributors

Licenseunknown

Community Discussion Evidence

12 source-linked items

Review these external discussions before using openclaw with real data or production workflows. They are review inputs, not standalone proof that the project is production-ready.

01
Add OAuth support to the built-in xAI provider
github / github_issue
02
[Bug]: installing error message "WSL version output did not include a pa
github / github_issue
03
[Feature]: [Feature Request] Native payment support for AI agents via HT
github / github_issue
04
[Bug]: requiresReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages missing from ModelCom
github / github_issue
05
openclaw 2026.6.5-beta.2
github / github_release
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openclaw 2026.6.5-beta.1
github / github_release
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openclaw 2026.6.2-beta.1
github / github_release
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openclaw 2026.6.1
github / github_release
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openclaw 2026.6.1-beta.3
github / github_release
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openclaw 2026.6.1-beta.2
github / github_release
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openclaw 2026.6.1-beta.1
github / github_release
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openclaw 2026.5.31-beta.4
github / github_release

How to start

Only source-backed commands are shown here. Verify them in an isolated environment first.

Try the prompt first

Test the workflow without installing the upstream project.

preview

Read the Human Manual

Understand inputs, outputs, limits, and failure modes.

manual

Take context to your AI host

Use the compiled assets in your preferred AI environment.

context

Run sandbox verification

Confirm install commands and rollback before using a primary environment.

verify

npm install -g openclaw@latest

Official start command · https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw#readme · verified: yes

Human Manual

The English page must expose the real manual, not a short placeholder.

8+ sections · Human Manual

openclaw Manual

Your own personal AI assistant. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞

Open the full manual

https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw Project Manual
Table of Contents
OpenClaw Overview and Gateway Architecture
Related Pages
1. Project Purpose and Scope
2. Plugin / Extension Architecture
3. Gateway RPC Surface
4. Platform Support and Community Direction

OpenClaw Overview and Gateway Architecture

Related topics: Channels and Messaging Integrations, AI Providers, Plugins, and Skills, Companion Apps and Nodes

Sources: [extensions/codex/package.json](), [extensions/codex-supervisor/package.json](), [extensions/memory-wiki/package.json](), [extensions/feishu/package.json](), [extensions/mattermost/package.json](), [extensions/qa-channel/package.json](), [extensions/tlon/README.md](), [extensions/lobster/package.json](), [extensions/diagnostics-otel/package.json](), [extensions/web-readability/package.json]().

Channels and Messaging Integrations

Related topics: OpenClaw Overview and Gateway Architecture, AI Providers, Plugins, and Skills

Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw / Human Manual

AI Providers, Plugins, and Skills

Related topics: OpenClaw Overview and Gateway Architecture, Channels and Messaging Integrations

Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw / Human Manual

Companion Apps and Nodes

Related topics: OpenClaw Overview and Gateway Architecture

Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw / Human Manual

Doramagic Pitfall Log

Source-linked risks stay visible on the manual page so the preview does not read like a recommendation.

Source: Doramagic discovery, validation, and Project Pack records

AI Context Pack and portable assets

After deciding to continue, take the project context into your own AI host.

Complete pack plus user-owned assets

These files are planning and verification assets for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, ChatGPT, and other AI hosts.

Download complete pack Read Human Manual

BundleComplete Project Pack AssetAI Context Pack AssetBoundary & Risk Card AssetHuman Manual AssetPitfall Log AssetPrompt Preview AssetQuick Start EvidenceREPO_INSPECTION.json

Preflight checks

Treat this page as a planning asset, not proof that your local environment is ready.

The manual is generated from source-linked project files and Doramagic validation signals.
Community evidence warnings stay visible instead of being converted into marketing claims.
This English page is indexable because the locale quality gate passed and explicit English index approval is enabled.
Use the upstream repository as the final authority for installation commands, license, and version-specific behavior.

Pitfall Log and verification risks

Doramagic surfaces high-risk items before users treat a candidate capability as verified.

high

Installation risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

high

Security or permission risk requires verification

May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Developers may fail before the first successful local run: [Bug]: requiresReasoningContentOnAssistantMessages missing from ModelCompatSchema — can't replicate native DeepSeek behavior on custom providers

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Developers may fail before the first successful local run: [Feature]: [Feature Request] Native payment support for AI agents via HTTP 402

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: openclaw 2026.5.31-beta.2

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: openclaw 2026.5.31-beta.3

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: openclaw 2026.5.31-beta.4

medium

Installation risk requires verification

Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: openclaw 2026.6.1