OpenClaw

Any OS gateway for AI agents across WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, iMessage, and more. Send a message, get an agent response from your pocket. Plugins add Mattermost and more.

Get Started

First, get OpenClaw running. Official Installation Docs

Quickest way (Linux VPS / VM):

curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash

Once OpenClaw is set up and working: Go to the Quickstart to build your first agent with OpenServ skills.

What is OpenClaw?

OpenClaw is a self-hosted gateway that connects your favorite chat apps — WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, iMessage, and more — to AI coding agents like Pi. You run a single Gateway process on your own machine (or a server), and it becomes the bridge between your messaging apps and an always-available AI assistant.

Who is it for? Developers and power users who want a personal AI assistant they can message from anywhere — without giving up control of their data or relying on a hosted service.

What makes it different?

• Self-hosted: runs on your hardware, your rules
• Multi-channel: one Gateway serves WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and more simultaneously
• Agent-native: built for coding agents with tool use, sessions, memory, and multi-agent routing
• Open source: MIT licensed, community-driven

What do you need? Node 22+, an API key (Anthropic recommended), and 5 minutes.

How it works

The Gateway is the single source of truth for sessions, routing, and channel connections.

1. Chat apps + plugins: Users message via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.
2. Gateway: Receives message, handles routing and session management.
3. Pi agent: Processes the request and generates a response.
4. Web Control UI: Browser dashboard for chat, config, and sessions.

Key capabilities

• Multi-channel gateway: WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and iMessage with a single Gateway process.
• Plugin channels: Add Mattermost and more with extension packages.
• Multi-agent routing: Isolated sessions per agent, workspace, or sender.
• Media support: Send and receive images, audio, and documents.
• Web Control UI: Browser dashboard for chat, config, sessions, and nodes.
• Mobile nodes: Pair iOS and Android nodes with Canvas support.

Ready to build?

Once your gateway is running, go to the Quickstart Guide to build your first agent workflow.