Resources
Where to get OpenClaw, get help and go deeper. For community-built tools and alternatives, see Ecosystem & Community Tools.
Figures on this page (stars, versions, issue counts) are from gh api as of 2026-10-18.
Official
| Resource | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Website | openclaw.ai | Install scripts, downloads and the blog |
| Foundation | openclaw.org | The OpenClaw Foundation: people, donors, press |
| GitHub | openclaw/openclaw | 392k stars, 82k forks |
| Documentation | docs.openclaw.ai | The reference docs |
| ClawHub | clawhub.ai (repo, 9.5k stars) | Skill and plugin registry |
| Releases | GitHub Releases | Latest stable: v2026.10.4 (2026-10-16); channels explained in development channels |
| Issues | GitHub Issues | Bugs and feature requests (about 9,400 open issues and PRs) |
| Security | Security Advisories | Published GHSAs; report through SECURITY.md |
| Lobster | openclaw/lobster | Workflow shell (1.3k stars) |
| Windows Hub | openclaw/openclaw-windows-node | Recommended Windows desktop app |
Foundation and sponsors
OpenClaw is developed by the OpenClaw Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3) that employs the core team and signs releases. The Foundation was announced on 2026-07-08 by Dave Morin and Peter Steinberger (Introducing the OpenClaw Foundation). As of 2026-10-18, its people page lists Dave Morin as Chairperson and Vincent Koc as Chief Architect.
Donor lists differ by source. Per the upstream README at v2026.10.4, donors include Amazon, Lobster Computer Company, Offline Holdings, OpenAI, Red Hat and the University of Michigan, with infrastructure support from Blacksmith, Convex, GitHub, NVIDIA and Vercel. "OpenAI is a donor, not an owner." The Foundation's donors page (2026-10-18) names Microsoft, NVIDIA, Offline Holdings, OpenAI, Red Hat and the University of Michigan.
Press and media inquiries go to press@openclaw.org (press page).
Community spaces
Forum
community.openclaw.ai is the official Discourse forum, linked from openclaw.ai. It is new and small: 90 users and 119 topics on 2026-10-18 (about.json). Use it for longer-form questions that would scroll away on Discord.
Discord
The official Discord is discord.gg/clawd, the invite the upstream README uses. Ask setup questions there; #help and #users-helping-users are the support channels.
Governance
Community roles (moderation, help, Reddit, events) are documented at openclaw/community.
Reddit
| Subreddit | Description |
|---|---|
| r/OpenClaw | Main subreddit: discussion, help, showcases |
| r/Clawdbot | Legacy subreddit from the original project name |
Official social accounts
Linked from openclaw.ai and openclaw.org as of 2026-10-18: X @openclaw, YouTube @OpenClawYT, TikTok @open_claw, Instagram openclaw_org and LinkedIn. Accounts not linked from those sites are unofficial.
GitHub
GitHub Discussions are disabled on the main repo. Use the issue chooser for bugs and feature requests, and Discord for questions.
Learning resources
Guides on this site
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Started | Installation, quick start, core concepts |
| First 7 Days | Structured onboarding |
| Architecture Deep Dives | Gateway, agent runtime, memory, heartbeat |
| Security Hardening | Lock down your deployment |
Community tutorials
| Source | Topic | Link |
|---|---|---|
| freeCodeCamp | Full beginner tutorial | freecodecamp.org |
| Lenny's Newsletter | Guide to building with OpenClaw | lennysnewsletter.com |
| DEV Community | Tutorials tagged openclaw | dev.to/t/openclaw |
| OpenClaw Playbook | MCP server integration guides | openclawplaybook.ai |
These were written for earlier releases. Check commands against --help and docs.openclaw.ai before copying them.
Curated collections
| Collection | Stars | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Awesome OpenClaw Skills | 53,191 | Curated, filtered skill list |
| Awesome OpenClaw Use Cases | 31,657 | Real-world use cases, tested before submission (no push since 2026-03-24) |
| Awesome OpenClaw (rohitg00) | 560 | Hosting cost comparisons and hardening |
| Awesome OpenClaw (vincentkoc) | 146 | General resource list (no push since 2026-04-20) |
Community content
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| OpenClaw Ecosystem Directory | Web directory of community projects |
| BetterClaw | Security analysis blog |
| Cubitrek | Alternatives comparison |
Managed hosting
The Hosting Providers guide is the maintained list, with dated prices and a listing policy. There is no official OpenClaw cloud; every managed host is a third party.
Quick pointers (all live on 2026-10-18):
| Provider | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Agent37 | agent37.com | Now a general "cloud sandbox for agents"; hosts OpenClaw and Hermes |
| ClawCloud | clawcloud.sh | |
| ClawSimple | clawsimple.com | |
| Contabo | contabo.com | Budget VPS |
| GetClawHelp | getclawhelp.com | Setup service, not hosting |
| MyClaw.ai | myclaw.ai | Also hosts Hermes, Claude Code, Codex |
| OpenClawd.ai | openclawd.ai | Info and deploy site |
| xCloud | xcloud.host |
EasyClaw (easyclaw.com) is now a desktop app for Mac and Windows rather than a host, and the KiloClaw page at kilo.ai/kiloclaw now redirects to the generic Kilo homepage.
For self-hosting, see Deployment Options.
Deployment templates
| Template | Stars | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railway template | 51 | Railway | Gateway + Control UI, persistent volume; upstream guide at docs.openclaw.ai/install/railway |
Helm charts, the Coolify template and Cloudflare's Moltworker are covered in Ecosystem: Deployment tools. Upstream maintains its own guides for Kubernetes (Kustomize), Cloudflare (Workers + Durable Object) and more: docs.openclaw.ai/install.
Docker images
Use the official images, ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw or its Docker Hub mirror openclaw/openclaw. Unofficial images are listed, with warnings, in Ecosystem: Docker images.
Cloud platforms
Upstream install guides cover Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Ansible, Nix, Fly.io, Hetzner, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, Oracle, Railway, Render, Northflank, Hostinger, Raspberry Pi and others: docs.openclaw.ai/install.
SDKs & client libraries
Official (TypeScript)
Upstream publishes @openclaw/gateway-client (the reference WebSocket client, Node and browser entry points) and @openclaw/gateway-protocol on npm, versioned with OpenClaw releases. See Gateway clients and the Gateway protocol. The protocol is plain WebSocket and JSON, so any language can speak it.
Go (community, unverified)
openclaw-go by a3t.ai is still served on pkg.go.dev, but its GitHub repository returns 404 as of 2026-10-18. Treat it as unmaintained until it reappears.
VS Code extension (archived)
openclaw-vscode connected VS Code and Cursor to the Gateway. The repo is archived (last push 2026-02-14), though the Marketplace listing remains. For coding agents, see upstream's ACP agents.
Memory & context plugins
OpenClaw's built-in memory (workspace MEMORY.md plus daily notes, with built-in search) needs no plugin; see docs.openclaw.ai/concepts/memory. Third-party options:
| Plugin | Stars | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mem0 | 67,372 | Plugin package @mem0/openclaw-mem0 (1.2.1) |
| memU | 14,553 | Memory framework for long-running agents |
| MemOS | 11,917 | Memory OS |
| PowerContext | 1,337 | OceanBase long-term memory (formerly PowerMem) |
| memov | 194 | Git-like versioned memory (no push since 2026-02-05) |
| OpenAmnesia | 31 | Context engine (no push since 2026-04-30) |
| Redis Agent Memory | 17 | Redis-backed memory |
| Supermemory | — | Hosted memory with integration docs |
| qmd | 30,467 | Markdown search with MCP. OpenClaw's own QMD backend was retired in 2026.8.1 in favour of built-in memory |
For a comparison, see Memory Systems.
Security resources
Official
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Security Advisories | Published advisories |
| Security Overview | Threat model |
| Security Hardening | Configuration lockdown |
| Known Vulnerabilities | CVE history |
| Skill Verification | Checking skills before install |
Community security tools (ClawSec, ClawBands and others) are reviewed in Ecosystem: Security tools.
Apps and alternative agents
The official apps (macOS, iOS, Android, Windows Hub), third-party frontends and lightweight alternative agents are listed once, with stars and status, in Ecosystem & Community Tools. The built-in Control UI at http://127.0.0.1:18789/ is the supported browser client.
Installation methods
The supported paths are the installer script, npm/pnpm/Bun, Docker or Podman, Nix, Ansible, building from source, and the native apps. Commands, flags and platform notes change between releases, so follow Installation or docs.openclaw.ai/install rather than a one-line summary. For Docker in particular, a bare docker run without a config volume and token does not give you a usable Gateway; use the upstream Docker guide.