Ecosystem & Community Tools
Official companion projects first, then community tools by category.
Star counts, last-push dates and archive status come from gh api as of 2026-10-18. Re-run node scripts/refresh-stars.mjs to refresh them. Community projects are not reviewed or endorsed by OpenClaw or by clawdocs; check activity and the code before you give any of them credentials. Archived or abandoned projects are kept below only so that old links still explain themselves.
Top projects by stars
| Rank | Project | Stars | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Awesome OpenClaw Skills | 53,191 | Skill list |
| 2 | Nanobot | 49,143 | Alternative (Python) |
| 3 | ZeroClaw | 32,989 | Alternative (Rust) |
| 4 | Awesome OpenClaw Use Cases | 31,657 | Community list |
| 5 | NanoClaw | 30,964 | Alternative (containers) |
| 6 | qmd | 30,467 | Markdown search/memory |
| 7 | PicoClaw | 30,087 | Alternative (Go) |
| 8 | NVIDIA NemoClaw | 22,764 | Sandboxed runtime (vendor) |
| 9 | memU | 14,553 | Memory framework |
| 10 | IronClaw | 12,661 | Alternative (Rust) |
| 11 | Moltworker | 9,948 | Deployment (experimental) |
| 12 | ClawHub | 9,516 | Official skill registry |
| 13 | NullClaw | 8,131 | Alternative (Zig) |
Official projects
| Project | Stars | What it is | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | 392,325 | The Gateway, CLI and agent runtime | openclaw/openclaw |
| ClawHub | 9,516 | Public skill and plugin registry | clawhub.ai, openclaw/clawhub |
| Windows Hub | 2,159 | Native Windows desktop app (recommended on Windows) | openclaw/openclaw-windows-node |
| Lobster | 1,275 | Workflow shell for typed, composable pipelines | openclaw/lobster |
| openclaw-ansible | 602 | Hardened install with Tailscale, UFW and Docker | openclaw/openclaw-ansible, docs |
| macOS app | — | Menu bar app, voice wake, node mode; macOS 15.0 or later | docs |
| iOS and Android apps | — | Companion nodes, on the App Store and Google Play | iOS, Android |
The old openclaw/skills archive repo no longer exists. Use ClawHub to browse skills.
Lobster
OpenClaw's workflow shell: a typed, local-first "macro engine" that turns skills and tools into composable pipelines, and lets OpenClaw call a whole workflow in one step.
- 1,275 stars, MIT, TypeScript, last push 2026-10-16.
- Typed pipelines over JSON objects, workflow files, approval gates for side effects, and state kept between runs.
- Guide: Lobster Workflows.
ClawHub
The public registry for skills and plugins at clawhub.ai. Install with openclaw skills install or openclaw plugins install; see ClawHub.
- 9,516 stars, MIT, last push 2026-10-18.
In February 2026, Koi Security reported 341 malicious skills on ClawHub (the first AMOS-stealer cluster it published was 335). Check a skill before you install it: Skill Verification.
Windows Hub
Started by Scott Hanselman as shanselman/openclaw-windows-hub, it now lives at openclaw/openclaw-windows-node and is upstream's recommended Windows desktop app: a native WinUI app for Windows 10 20H2+ and 11 with setup, tray status, chat, diagnostics and Windows node capabilities, signed x64 and ARM64 installers, and no admin rights needed. See docs.openclaw.ai/platforms/windows.
- 2,159 stars, last push 2026-10-17. The installers are named
OpenClawCompanion-Setup-x64.exeand-arm64.exe.
Native apps
- macOS: OpenClaw.app in v2026.10.4 needs macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later; Voice Wake and push-to-talk need macOS 26 (docs).
- iOS/iPadOS: on the App Store; v2026.10.4 targets iOS 18.0 or later (docs).
- Android: on Google Play, plus a signed APK on some GitHub releases; minSdk 31. It is a companion node and needs a running Gateway (docs).
2026.10.10-beta.1 (npm beta, 2026-10-15; not in 2026.10.4) raises the minimum for both Apple apps to macOS 26.2 (Tahoe) and iOS/iPadOS 26.2. The live upstream pages, built from main, already show the new minimum.
Alternative clients and frontends
The Gateway ships its own Control UI (chat, files, approvals, settings) since the 2026.8.1 rebuild, so a separate web client is optional.
WebClaw
A browser client that connects to the Gateway over WebSockets.
- 647 stars, MIT, TypeScript. No push since 2026-03-17. It only speaks Gateway protocol 3, so it cannot connect to current Gateways (v2026.5.19 and later require protocol 4). Use the built-in Control UI instead.
- Repo: ibelick/webclaw. Site: webclaw.dev. Guide: WebClaw.
PinchChat
A multi-session web chat for the Gateway with PWA support.
- 187 stars, last push 2026-06-18. Repo: MarlBurroW/pinchchat.
AionUi
A desktop "cowork" app that runs a built-in agent and detects installed CLI agents, OpenClaw among 20+ others (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes and more), so you can work with several from one window. Its README lists an OpenClaw setup assistant. It drives OpenClaw as one agent among many; it is not a Gateway client like the Control UI.
- 33,610 stars, Apache-2.0, last push 2026-10-14, latest release v2.2.2 (2026-09-09). Repo: iOfficeAI/AionUi. Not tested by clawdocs.
Deployment tools
See Deployment Options for setup steps. For Cloudflare, upstream now documents its own Workers and Durable Object setup using the official image.
NVIDIA NemoClaw
NVIDIA's open-source reference stack for running agents inside NVIDIA OpenShell sandboxes, with guided onboarding, managed inference, network policy and sandbox lifecycle commands. OpenClaw is the default agent; Hermes and LangChain Deep Agents Code are also supported. The README calls it an alpha project. OpenClaw also has its own OpenShell sandbox backend if you only want the sandbox.
- 22,764 stars, Apache-2.0, created 2026-03-15, last push 2026-10-18, no GitHub releases. Repo: NVIDIA/NemoClaw. Docs: docs.nvidia.com/nemoclaw. The OpenClaw Foundation lists NVIDIA and NemoClaw as a partner (openclaw.org/donors).
Moltworker
Cloudflare's experimental port of OpenClaw to Workers and Sandbox containers. Its README says: "This is a proof of concept ... It is not officially supported and may break without notice."
- 9,948 stars, Apache-2.0, last push 2026-05-09.
- Repo: cloudflare/moltworker.
- Cost per its README: about $34.50/month running 24/7 on a
standard-1instance ($5 Workers Paid plan plus container compute), less if you let the container sleep when idle.
Helm charts
- Community chart serhanekicii/openclaw-helm (192 stars) is archived (last push 2026-05-24) and its docs site is gone. Do not start new installs on it.
- XROW chart on Artifact Hub, version 1.111.0 as of 2026-10-18.
- Upstream itself ships Kustomize manifests rather than a chart: docs.openclaw.ai/install/kubernetes.
OpenClaw for Coolify
A Coolify template with a Docker sidecar proxy, Cloudflare Tunnel and SearXNG.
- 154 stars, last push 2026-08-08. Repo: essamamdani/openclaw-coolify. Needs about 13 GB of free disk for the build cache.
CoolLabs images
Docker images from the Coolify team, with arm64 builds and an Nginx front (:8080 to :18789).
- 397 stars, last push 2026-09-10. Repo: coollabsio/openclaw. The repo has no GitHub releases; the
coollabsio/openclawDocker Hub image was last updated 2026-10-08. - This is an unofficial image. See Docker images.
OpenClaw Host Kit
Multi-tenant hosting: one private OpenClaw per user, with per-user subdomains, resource limits, Traefik with automatic HTTPS, and web terminals.
- 24 stars, MIT, last push 2026-07-20. Repo: agent37-platform/openclaw-host-kit (formerly
Agent-3-7/openclaw-host-kit).
Other deployment options
| Platform | Notes |
|---|---|
| 1Panel | Server panel with a one-click OpenClaw app (1Panel has 37k stars). Details |
| DigitalOcean | Marketplace Droplet: marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/openclaw; upstream guide at docs.openclaw.ai/install/digitalocean |
| Hostinger | Upstream guide at docs.openclaw.ai/install/hostinger |
| Managed hosts | See Hosting Providers |
Lightweight alternatives
Independent agents inspired by OpenClaw. None runs OpenClaw skills or config unchanged. Upstream also documents how to drive other coding agents from OpenClaw over ACP: ACP agents. Full write-ups are in Lightweight Variants.
Nanobot
HKUDS's Python agent with WebUI, MCP, multi-agent workflows and many chat apps. 49,143 stars, MIT, v0.3.5. HKUDS/nanobot · details
ZeroClaw
A single Rust binary with 30+ channels and hardware tools. 32,989 stars, Apache-2.0. zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw · details
NanoClaw
Runs each agent in a container, on Anthropic's Agents SDK; WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and more. 30,964 stars, MIT. Moved from gavrielc/nanoclaw to nanocoai/nanoclaw. It is an independent codebase, not a fork. details
PicoClaw
Sipeed's Go agent for $10 hardware. 30,087 stars, MIT. Pre-1.0; its README says not to use it in production yet. sipeed/picoclaw · details
IronClaw
NEAR AI's Rust "Agent OS" with WASM-sandboxed tools and an encrypted credential store. 12,661 stars, Apache-2.0. nearai/ironclaw · details
NullClaw
A 678 KB static Zig binary. 8,131 stars, MIT. nullclaw/nullclaw · details
MimiClaw
A C agent on a $5 ESP32-S3, with no OS. 5,799 stars, MIT. memovai/mimiclaw · details
Mini-Claw
A Telegram bot that drives your Claude or ChatGPT subscription. 93 stars, no push since 2026-03-28. htlin222/mini-claw
These are not drop-in replacements for OpenClaw. They are useful if you need a subset of features, a smaller attack surface, or a different language or platform.
Memory and observability
memU
A memory framework for long-running agents ("personal memory across agents"), self-hosted or on memu.so.
- 14,553 stars, last push 2026-10-17. Repo: NevaMind-AI/memU. GitHub no longer detects a standard license (NOASSERTION); read its LICENSE file before relying on it.
GBrain and agentmemory
Two large memory projects with documented OpenClaw integrations, both untested by clawdocs: GBrain (30,970 stars, MIT), an agent knowledge base installed as a ClawHub bundle plugin or MCP server, and agentmemory (29,640 stars, Apache-2.0), a local memory server whose connector installs a native OpenClaw memory plugin. Details in Memory Systems.
More memory plugins are listed in Resources and compared in Memory Systems.
Observability
OpenClaw's default Docker images bundle the official diagnostics-otel plugin for OpenTelemetry export; start there. A community alternative is henrikrexed/openclaw-observability-plugin (42 stars, last push 2026-07-20), with traces per tool call and examples for Dynatrace and Grafana.
Mobile, desktop and wearables
VisionClaw
A real-time assistant for Meta Ray-Ban glasses (voice, vision and actions via Gemini Live and OpenClaw), iOS-based.
- 2,592 stars, last push 2026-09-26. Repo: Intent-Lab/VisionClaw (formerly
sseanliu/VisionClaw). License: custom.
ClawPhone
OpenClaw on a cheap Android phone via Termux, with hardware access through Termux:API.
- 549 stars, last push 2026-05-25. Repo: marshallrichards/ClawPhone.
- For most people the official Android app, paired with a Gateway, is simpler.
Security tools
Community tools; none replaces OpenClaw's own controls. Start with openclaw security audit and Security Hardening.
ClawSec
A security skill suite from Prompt Security: advisory feed, audit watchdog, drift detection for critical files, and checksum verification.
- 1,122 stars, MIT, last push 2026-10-18. Repo: prompt-security/clawsec. Write-up: SentinelOne blog.
ClawBands
Middleware that blocks tool calls until a human approves them. OpenClaw now has built-in approvals (exec approvals), which cover most of this.
- 196 stars, MIT, no push since 2026-02-09. Repo: SeyZ/clawbands.
OpenClaw Security Monitor
Scripts for scheduled checks against known threats (ClawHavoc, AMOS, CVE-2026-25253), file permissions and gateway exposure.
- 49 stars, last push 2026-10-18. Repo: adibirzu/openclaw-security-monitor.
Clawprint (archived)
A hash-chained audit trail for agent runs. The repo moved to tsyrulb/clawprint, is archived, and now describes itself as a "historical personal project; not a current Cyntrisec product". Use OpenClaw's audit ledger (openclaw audit, config) instead.
SkillGuard (abandoned)
A skill-file scanner at bossondehiggs/skillguard: 0 stars, one push on 2026-02-01. Not recommended. Use openclaw skills verify and ClawHub's audit verdicts (Skill Verification).
See the Security Overview for the threat model.
Skill collections and curated lists
Awesome OpenClaw Skills
The largest curated skill list, filtered from ClawHub to drop spam, duplicates and risky entries.
- 53,191 stars, 5,057 forks, last push 2026-10-11. Repo: VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills.
Awesome OpenClaw
A general list of OpenClaw resources and tools.
- 146 stars, last push 2026-04-20 (quiet). Repo: vincentkoc/awesome-openclaw.
- The old
SamurAIGPT/awesome-openclawlink now redirects to an unrelated repo; do not use it.
Awesome OpenClaw Use Cases
Real-world use cases, each tested for at least a day before submission; crypto use cases are banned.
- 31,657 stars, 2,707 forks, no push since 2026-03-24. Repo: hesamsheikh/awesome-openclaw-usecases.
Awesome OpenClaw (hosting-focused)
Hosting comparisons: free tiers, VPS, PaaS, serverless and managed hosts.
- 560 stars, 158 forks, last push 2026-06-12. Repo: rohitg00/awesome-openclaw.
OpenClaw Ecosystem Directory
A web directory of projects built with OpenClaw: openclawsearch.com.
Docker images
Upstream: "Use ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw or openclaw/openclaw and avoid unofficial mirrors, which don't share OpenClaw's release timing or retention policy" (Docker install). An unofficial image is someone else's build of software that holds your API keys.
| Image | Maintainer | Notes |
|---|---|---|
ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw | OpenClaw | Official, primary registry. Tags latest, main, extended-stable, version tags; variants -slim and -browser (with Chromium) |
openclaw/openclaw | OpenClaw | Official Docker Hub mirror of the same release |
1panel/openclaw | 1Panel | Unofficial; packaged for the 1Panel app store |
coollabsio/openclaw | Coolify team | Unofficial; arm64 builds |
alpine/openclaw | Community | Unofficial; last updated 2026-06-21, months behind |
Contributing to the ecosystem
The Gateway's WebSocket protocol is the main integration point; all clients, official or not, use the same control plane. New capabilities usually belong in a plugin built on the plugin SDK and published to ClawHub (community plugins).