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OpenClaw

Local-first personal AI assistant you run on your own devices, on any platform.

Category
Assistant
Pricing
BYO KEY
Hosting
Self-host
Models
BYO key / model
Verified
Jun 6, 2026

A self-hosted, local-first personal AI assistant with a gateway as the control plane, reachable across messaging channels like WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Discord. It runs on macOS, Linux, Windows, iOS, and Android, with an onboarding wizard for setup. Free and open source under MIT; you supply your own model API key.

Capabilities 6

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Tool / function calling (primary capability)
  • Trigger-action automation (secondary capability)
  • Browser automation (secondary capability)
  • Agent memory (secondary capability)
  • Email assistant (primary capability)
  • Calendar scheduling (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Free to self-host on your own devices
  • Controlled from common chat apps
  • Gateway control plane, onboarding wizard
  • BYO model key, no vendor lock-in
  • Self-host setup required
  • BYO key means separate model costs
  • Young project, evolving fast
  • Smaller community than hosted assistants

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