OpenClaw
OpenClaw is a runtime maintained by OpenClaw Foundation15. Its source code is public1 under the MIT License2.
OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI assistant with a gateway connecting model providers, tools, and messaging channels. It provides command-line and browser interfaces and supports both hosted and local model providers.13
- Website: Website (external site: openclaw.ai)
- Repository: Repository (external site: github.com)
- Documentation: Documentation (external site: docs.openclaw.ai)
- License: LICENSE (external site: github.com)
- Release notes: Reviewed release (external site: github.com)
Availability and license
Overall availability
Source code and installation documentation are public. Model-provider and connected-service access are configured separately.13
Availability is separate from permission: read the license before using or redistributing.
Component reuse rights
- weights
- Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
- code
- Reviewed qualifying license recorded — check scope and conditions
- data
- Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
- documentation
- Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
No complete system-rights review is recorded for this release.
Public materials checklist
| Item | Status | Notes and evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Source codeIs the source code publicly readable? | Public | Public project repository.1 |
| DocumentationIs user documentation published? | Public | Public official documentation.3 |
| InstallationAre installation instructions or packages publicly available? | Public | The getting-started guide documents macOS/Linux and Windows PowerShell installers, onboarding, a gateway service, and a browser dashboard. Other documented installation paths include Docker, Nix, and npm.3 |
| Supported platformsAre supported operating systems or hardware documented? | Public | The installer supports macOS, Linux, and Windows; the guide distinguishes native Windows and WSL2 gateway paths. Consult the platform-specific documentation for companion-app and runtime requirements.3 |
| Release statusAre versioned releases published? | Public | Reviewed tagged release v2026.9.7, published September 30, 2026. The tag is a version identifier, not the publication date. This entry describes the project rather than one release.4 |
What it is useful for
Running a personal or shared assistant with configurable tools and messaging integrations on infrastructure you control.3
Organization context
Independent project: no organization record is linked to this entry.
In the news
OpenClaw 2026.8.1 adds conversation search, remote sessions, and masked credential requests
The OpenClaw project published OpenClaw 2026.8.1 on GitHub on August 31, 2026. The release notes highlight search across visible conversation text, sessions that run on paired devices or cloud workers and move the session workspace with them, and interactive widgets that can be pinned to session dashboards. They also describe private credential requests, which let an agent ask for a credential through a masked prompt without putting its value in chat or model context. The notes advise backing up configuration and state before updating. USASI has not tested this release.
U.S. eligibility
Eligible · basis: U.S.-governed project
The OpenClaw Foundation announcement identifies the steward as an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The project README states that the independent foundation employs the core team and signs releases; the foundation says no single company controls OpenClaw. Eligibility rests on this documented U.S. governance, not contributor nationality or a headquarters-city inference.516
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USASI. (2026, October 1). OpenClaw. United States of America Superintelligence. https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/open/openclaw/
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author = {{USASI}},
title = {OpenClaw},
year = {2026},
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