"OpenClaw, the name its developer Peter Steinberger settled on after changing from Clawdbot to Moltbot, is a platform for AI agents. Users can provide it with their credentials to various online services and prompt OpenClaw to operate them by issuing instructions in messaging apps like Telegram or WhatsApp. Steinberger says it "clears your inbox, sends emails, manages your calendar, checks you in for flights.""
"Clouds were therefore quick to develop OpenClaw-as-a-service offerings. China's Tencent Cloud was an early mover, last week delivering a one-click install tool for its Lighthouse service - an offering that allows users to deploy a small server and install an app or environment and run it for a few dollars a month. DigitalOcean delivered a similar set of instructions a couple of days later, and aimed them at its Droplets IaaS offering."
OpenClaw is a platform for AI agents that can operate users' online accounts when given credentials and instructions via messaging apps like Telegram or WhatsApp. Users can connect OpenClaw to an AI model by using an API or by running a model locally, which prompted a surge in interest for hardware such as Apple's Mac Mini. Cloud providers created one-click and simple deployment options so users can test OpenClaw without deep hosting expertise. Tencent Cloud released a one-click Lighthouse installer, DigitalOcean published Droplets instructions, and Alibaba Cloud launched a $4/month offering across 19 regions and plans additional EC2-like and desktop options. Analyst firm Gartner issued a strong recommendation against using OpenClaw.
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