The OpenClaw alternative that actually works. A bare-metal fork of NanoClaw — containers stripped, full system access, Telegram-first. Give your spare computer its own accounts and let an AI agent run wild. 10 minutes to set up.
500K lines. Containers. Config maze. Overkill for personal use.
Clean and minimal. But agents caged in Docker containers.
NanoClaw's core, containers ripped out. ~4K lines. Full machine access. Bare metal.
NanoClaw's simplicity. OpenClaw's freedom. None of the mess.
DM it like a co-worker. Voice notes, photos, group chats. No app to install.
Bash, files, web search, email. No sandbox. No permission prompts.
Morning briefings, overnight research, cron jobs. Works while you sleep.
Add Gmail, voice, PR monitoring via markdown files. No code changes.
Switch between Sonnet, Opus, Haiku from Telegram. Just type /model.
MIT licence. Fork it. Customise it. It runs on your hardware — it's yours.
Mission Control — built-in dashboard at localhost:3333. Real-time logs, tasks, chats, and research.
Add capabilities by typing a command. Each skill is a markdown file — no code changes, no config files, no rebuilds. Just tell Claude what you want.
/add-gmail-agent
Read, search, and send email via Gmail. OAuth setup included.
/add-voice-transcription
Transcribe voice notes automatically. ElevenLabs Scribe.
/add-voice-reply
Reply to voice notes with voice. ElevenLabs TTS.
/add-morning-briefing
Scheduled daily or weekly summaries. You set the prompt.
/add-heartbeat
Periodic health checks. Only alerts you when something needs attention.
/add-telegram-swarm
Multi-agent teams. Each agent gets its own bot identity in a group.
/pr-babysitter
Monitors PRs for failing CI and unanswered reviews. Fixes what it can.
/run-ralph
Autonomous overnight task loop. Commits after each task, messages progress.
These are just the built-in ones. Skills are markdown files — write your own or ask Claude to build one for you. See what people are building →
One command. The installer walks you through everything — API key, Telegram bot, personality, auto-start.
Not sure yet? Read learn.md — the full picture on personal AI agents in 2026, how GhostClaw compares to OpenClaw, Hermes, NanoClaw, and why it matters. Or drop it into Claude Code as a skill and ask it anything.