# OpenClaw [10 personal-agent](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/personal-agent)/[OpenClaw Foundation](https://www.agentlist.io/ai/openclaw)/ACTIVE/aka Molty, OpenClaw Gateway OpenClaw is the category-defining self-hosted assistant: one Gateway on your own hardware connects ~29 chat channels (WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, iMessage, Slack, Discord…) to an agent with memory, skills, sessions, and multi-agent routing — stewarded by an independent 501(c)(3). - [Persistent memory](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/memory) - [Messaging surface](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/messaging-infra) - [Long-horizon tasks](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/long-horizon) - [Self-hostable](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/self-hostable) - [Browser operation](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/browser-ops) - [Shell access](https://www.agentlist.io/capabilities/shell) SEC.01 ## What it does - 01~29 messaging channels - 02Skills + plugin ecosystem - 03Persistent memory - 04Cron, hooks, webhooks - 05Multi-agent routing - 06Desktop apps + Control UI SEC.02 ## Who it's for The default self-hosted assistant — the richest channel and skill ecosystem, run on your own machines with your own models. PRICING ## Pricing Free OSS (MIT), 501(c)(3)-stewarded; BYO model keys. List prices as checked against the vendor's pricing page on 2026-09-25; plans change often, so confirm before deciding. caveat · before you adopt Largest and heaviest of the family (Node runtime, ~1GB footprint). The big third-party skill ecosystem needs auditing — community guidance is to run it containerized and review skills before installing. ALT ## Other personal agents (5) [Hermes Agent Nous Research · personal-agent cli/api · local/cloud · Free OSS; BYO model keys (Nous Portal, OpenRouter, or any endpoint)](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/hermes-agent) [NanoClaw Qwibit AI · personal-agent api · local · Free OSS](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/nanoclaw) [ZeroClaw ZeroClaw Labs · personal-agent cli/api · local · Free OSS; runs on $10 hardware](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/zeroclaw) [PicoClaw Sipeed · personal-agent api · local · Free OSS; targets sub-$10 boards](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/picoclaw) [nanobot HKUDS · personal-agent cli/api · local · Free OSS](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/nanobot) FAQ ## Frequently asked ### What is OpenClaw? OpenClaw is the category-defining self-hosted assistant: one Gateway on your own hardware connects ~29 chat channels (WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, iMessage, Slack, Discord…) to an agent with memory, skills, sessions, and multi-agent routing — stewarded by an independent 501(c)(3). ### Who is OpenClaw for? The default self-hosted assistant — the richest channel and skill ecosystem, run on your own machines with your own models. ### How much does OpenClaw cost? Free OSS (MIT), 501(c)(3)-stewarded; BYO model keys. List prices as checked against the vendor's pricing page on 2026-09-25; plans change often, so confirm before deciding. ### Does OpenClaw run locally or in the cloud? OpenClaw runs locally on your machine. Its interfaces are a terminal (CLI), an API or protocol. ### What are alternatives to OpenClaw? Other personal agent entries in the catalog: Hermes Agent, NanoClaw, ZeroClaw, PicoClaw, nanobot. Different categories solve the same problem differently — see the Personal & always-on agents category page for tradeoffs. ### What should I know before adopting OpenClaw? Largest and heaviest of the family (Node runtime, ~1GB footprint). The big third-party skill ecosystem needs auditing — community guidance is to run it containerized and review skills before installing. Spec sheet **Name**: OpenClaw **Vendor**: [OpenClaw Foundation](https://www.agentlist.io/ai/openclaw) **Category**: [Personal & always-on agents](https://www.agentlist.io/categories/personal-agent) **Interfaces**: cli · api **Hosting**: local **Pricing**: Free OSS (MIT), 501(c)(3)-stewarded; BYO model keys **Status**: actively maintained **Integrates**: - [WhatsApp](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/whatsapp) - [Telegram](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/telegram) - [Discord](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/discord) - [Slack](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/slack) - [Signal](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/signal) - [iMessage](https://www.agentlist.io/integrations/imessage) **Speaks**: - [Slack](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/slack) - [Telegram](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/telegram) - [Discord](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/discord) - [WhatsApp](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/whatsapp) - [Signal](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/signal) - [iMessage](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/imessage) - [Mesh VPN (Tailscale-class)](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/mesh-vpn) - [HTTPS tunnels](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/tunnel) - [Webhooks](https://www.agentlist.io/transports/webhooks) **Aliases**: Molty, OpenClaw Gateway **Record ID**: `sys://openclaw/openclaw` **Verified**: [2026-09-25](https://www.agentlist.io/changelog) Sources - [↗ openclaw.ai](https://openclaw.ai/) - [↗ docs.openclaw.ai](https://docs.openclaw.ai/) - [↗ github.com/openclaw/openclaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw) Catalog entries are editorial records, not paid placements or endorsements. Pricing and status are approximate as of the seed date. --- Source: [OpenClaw — PERSONAL-AGENT by OpenClaw Foundation | agentlist.io](https://www.agentlist.io/systems/openclaw). This is the public page rendered as Markdown; interactive controls require the website.