OpenClaw has amassed 150,000+ GitHub stars in roughly 10 weeks after its late November 2025 launch, and the same momentum shows up across its community and integrations. From the Friends of the Crustacean Discord to the Moltbook agent social layer and 29 validated real-world use cases, the dataset gets specific fast. Even its month-to-month updates are measurable, with February 2026 adding support for Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3-Codex, and the rabbit r1.
Key Takeaways
- OpenClaw has a Discord community called "Friends of the Crustacean"
- OpenClaw has an associated social network called Moltbook modeled after Facebook for AI agents
- OpenClaw's Moltbook adds a public forum for AI agents
- OpenClaw has 150,000+ GitHub stars
- OpenClaw has 22,000+ GitHub forks
- OpenClaw has 416,000+ npm downloads in the last 30 days (as of Feb 2, 2026)
- OpenClaw launched in late November 2025
- OpenClaw was created by Austrian software developer Peter Steinberger
- OpenClaw supports integration with WhatsApp
- OpenClaw supports 29 community-verified real-world use cases
- OpenClaw's "Productivity" use case category accounts for nearly 50% of all verified use cases (14 of 29)
- OpenClaw supports 4 verified Social Media use cases
OpenClaw is open source multi channel AI powering fast growing agent use cases through messaging integrations and local memory.
Community & Ecosystem
1OpenClaw has a Discord community called "Friends of the Crustacean"
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2OpenClaw has an associated social network called Moltbook modeled after Facebook for AI agents
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3OpenClaw's Moltbook adds a public forum for AI agents
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4OpenClaw was first shown to investor Nathan Owen on January 8, 2026 by CEO Akshay Dodeja of Terminal49
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5OpenClaw's rise is described as one of the most talked-about tools in AI in early 2026
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6OpenClaw's "awesome-openclaw-usecases" repository was created by Hesam Sheikh on GitHub
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7Every use case in the "awesome-openclaw-usecases" repository has been validated through at least 1 day of actual production use
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8OpenClaw's open-source nature distinguishes it from Meta's recently acquired Manus AI agent
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9OpenClaw was described by investor Nathan Owen as "revolutionary" upon first seeing it
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Community & Ecosystem Interpretation
While OpenClaw, the revolutionary AI tool that took 2026 by storm, started with a "Friends of the Crustacean" Discord and a quirky Moltbook social network for its agents, its true power lies in its validated, open-source repository of use cases, which impressed investor Nathan Owen enough to make it one of the most talked-about platforms in the field.
Growth & Adoption Metrics
1OpenClaw has 150,000+ GitHub stars
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2OpenClaw has 22,000+ GitHub forks
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3OpenClaw has 416,000+ npm downloads in the last 30 days (as of Feb 2, 2026)
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4OpenClaw reached 142,000+ GitHub stars as reported by dera.ai
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5OpenClaw reached 150,000+ GitHub stars in roughly 10 weeks after launch
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6OpenClaw went viral in November 2025
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7OpenClaw has seen adoption from Silicon Valley to China
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8OpenClaw's open-source design has accelerated adoption globally
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9OpenClaw's GitHub star growth is measured in weeks rather than months or years typical of comparable open-source projects
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Growth & Adoption Metrics Interpretation
While the 150,000 developers who starred OpenClaw might be casually trend-spotting, the 416,000 npm downloads in a month are the serious engineers quietly betting it will be their new foundation.
Platform & Technical Details
1OpenClaw launched in late November 2025
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2OpenClaw was created by Austrian software developer Peter Steinberger
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3OpenClaw supports integration with WhatsApp
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4OpenClaw supports integration with Telegram
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5OpenClaw supports integration with Discord
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6OpenClaw supports integration with Slack
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7OpenClaw supports integration with Signal
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8OpenClaw supports integration with iMessage
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9OpenClaw supports integration with Microsoft Teams
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10OpenClaw supports integration with Google Chat
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11OpenClaw's February 2026 update added support for Opus 4.6
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12OpenClaw's February 2026 update added support for GPT-5.3-Codex
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13OpenClaw's February 2026 update added support for the rabbit r1 device
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14OpenClaw supports Anthropic's Claude model as a connectable LLM
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15OpenClaw supports OpenAI's ChatGPT as a connectable LLM
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16OpenClaw supports Grok as a connectable LLM
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17OpenClaw is open-source and allows developers to freely inspect and modify its code
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18OpenClaw uses a local-first architecture where the Gateway runs on the user's machine
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19OpenClaw features "persistent memory" allowing it to recall past interactions over weeks
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20OpenClaw was previously known by the name Clawdbot
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21OpenClaw was previously known by the name Moltbot
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22OpenClaw underwent three name changes: Clawdbot → Moltbot → OpenClaw
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23OpenClaw is described as a "multi-channel control plane" for personal AI
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24OpenClaw is described as a "personal AI assistant framework" at its core
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25OpenClaw requires installation on a server or local device and connection to an LLM
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26OpenClaw's early integrations were primarily on messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord
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Platform & Technical Details Interpretation
OpenClaw, the fiercely open-source and chat-obsessed brainchild of an Austrian developer, is essentially a shape-shifting AI butler that remembers everything, runs on your own machine, and will talk to you on practically any messaging app—provided you can keep up with its habit of changing its own name.
Use Cases & Features
1OpenClaw supports 29 community-verified real-world use cases
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2OpenClaw's "Productivity" use case category accounts for nearly 50% of all verified use cases (14 of 29)
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3OpenClaw supports 4 verified Social Media use cases
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4OpenClaw supports 4 verified Research & Learning use cases
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5OpenClaw supports 3 verified Creative & Building use cases
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6OpenClaw supports 2 verified Infrastructure & DevOps use cases
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7OpenClaw supports 1 verified Finance & Trading use case
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8One production deployment of OpenClaw includes 5,000+ notes in a personal knowledge base
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9One production deployment of OpenClaw includes 15 active cron jobs
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10One production deployment of OpenClaw includes 24 custom scripts in production
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11OpenClaw's self-healing home server use case schedules weekly security audits autonomously
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12OpenClaw's self-healing home server performs daily morning briefings at 8AM including weather, calendar, and system status
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13OpenClaw's self-healing home server performs knowledge base updates every 6 hours
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14OpenClaw's self-healing home server performs health checks and alert monitoring every 1 hour
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15OpenClaw's self-healing home server checks task board progress every 15 minutes
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16OpenClaw's family calendar assistant detects scheduling conflicts 3 days in advance
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17OpenClaw's family calendar assistant automatically creates calendar events with 30-minute travel buffers from natural language messages
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18OpenClaw supports PDF summarization as a documented real-world task
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19OpenClaw supports agentic shopping as a documented real-world task
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20OpenClaw supports autonomous email sending and deletion on a user's behalf
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21OpenClaw supports calendar scheduling as a documented real-world task
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22OpenClaw supports autonomous web browsing and interaction with online services
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23OpenClaw's personal knowledge base use case supports PDF document ingestion
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24OpenClaw supports photo-based household inventory management via vision model recognition
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25OpenClaw supports Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for personal knowledge base management
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26OpenClaw supports URL ingestion by simply sending a URL in chat for automatic knowledge base indexing
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27OpenClaw supports full DevOps automation as a documented capability
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28OpenClaw supports smart home control as a documented capability
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29OpenClaw supports real-time task execution across messaging platforms
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Use Cases & Features Interpretation
OpenClaw appears to be less of a specialized tool and more of an overworked digital butler who, while discreetly managing half of your life to boost productivity, also insists on tidying your servers, arguing with your calendar, and quietly judging your shopping list.
How We Rate Confidence
Models
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
Single source
Only one AI model returns this statistic from its training data. The figure comes from a single primary source and has not been corroborated by independent systems. Use with caution; cross-reference before citing.
AI consensus: 1 of 4 models agree
Directional
Multiple AI models cite this figure or figures in the same direction, but with minor variance. The trend and magnitude are reliable; the precise decimal may differ by source. Suitable for directional analysis.
AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree
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All AI models independently return the same statistic, unprompted. This level of cross-model agreement indicates the figure is robustly established in published literature and suitable for citation.
AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
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Leah Kessler. (2026, February 24). Openclaw AI Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/openclaw-ai-statistics
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Chicago
Leah Kessler. 2026. "Openclaw AI Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/openclaw-ai-statistics.
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