OpenClaw

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MIT LicenseOpen Source — No Paywall2 ContainersPackage · Docker · SourceNo external DB3 documented maintainers

About

OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant designed to run on the user's own devices rather than as a centralized cloud service. It is aimed at individuals who want an assistant that can communicate through...

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Community Ratings

Ease of Setup

2.0

Documentation

4.0

Resource Usage

2.0

Feature Completeness

4.0

Paywall Fairness

5.0

Maintenance

5.0

Community

5.0

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Features

multi-channel inbox
multi-agent routing
voice wake
talk mode
live canvas
first-class tools
companion apps
onboarding
skills
DM pairing

Details

Last Updated: Aug 25, 2026
Created: Nov 24, 2025
Install Methods: package-managerdockersource
Requirements: Node 24 (recommended) or Node 22.19+npm, pnpm, or bun
Authentication: oauth
API: REST
Privacy & Independence: Cloud: Optional
Deployment: Deployment: Docker Compose ✓2 Containers — light hosting footprintRuns as 2 containers

Docker Compose

2 services

no resource limits declared

needs persistent storage (6 volumes)

docker-compose.yml · @ e5f3bf9 · scanned Jun 4, 2026

services:
  openclaw-gateway:
    image: ${OPENCLAW_IMAGE:-openclaw:local}
    build: .
    env_file:
      - path: .env
        required: false
    environment:
      HOME: /home/node
      OPENCLAW_HOME: /home/node
      TERM: xterm-256color
      # Pin container-side state, workspace, and config paths so host values written to
      # `.env` (used by Compose for the bind-mount source below) cannot leak
      # into runtime code that resolves these env vars inside the container.
      # Without this override, a macOS host path like /Users/<you>/.openclaw/...
      # imported from .env caused first-reply `mkdir '/Users'` EACCES failures
      # in Linux Docker (#77436).
      OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR: /home/node/.openclaw
      OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH: /home/node/.openclaw/openclaw.json
      OPENCLAW_CONFIG_DIR: /home/node/.openclaw
# ...

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