Overview
What is OpenClaw, how it works, history and architecture
How Does OpenClaw Work?
OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI agent platform that connects language models to messengers, tools, and your data. Here's ho...
The History of OpenClaw: From Moltbot to 250K Stars
OpenClaw started as Moltbot — a personal Telegram bot experiment by Peter Steinberger in late 2024. Steinberger, known f...
What is MCP in OpenClaw?
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the standard protocol that connects AI models to external tools and data sources. It's t...
Is OpenClaw Really Open Source?
Yes, OpenClaw is fully open-source under the MIT license. The entire codebase is available on GitHub at github.com/open-...
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