A look at Clawdbot, an open-source personal AI agent that runs locally on the user's computer and integrates with multiple LLMs and messaging services
For the past week or so, I've been working with a digital assistant that knows my name, my preferences for my morning routine …
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Discussion
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@luigidemeo
Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo
on x
Clawdbot is the first time I really thought AI would change everything. Still early days for me, but one setup that's surprisingly useful: I have it running on a spare Mac Mini as my “background dev + life admin” agent, connected mainly via Telegram (quick from phone) and
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@alexfinn
Alex Finn
on x
Just to see what would happen I texted Henry my Clawdbot to make a reservation for me next Saturday at a restaurant When the OpenTable res didn't work, it used it's ElevenLabs skill to call the restaurant and complete the reservation AGI is here and 99% of people have no clue [im…
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@damianplayer
Damian Player
on x
Clawdbot looks intimidating. it's not. here's the full setup in 30 minutes.
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@beffjezos
@beffjezos
on x
We are seeing the Carcinization of AI
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@jvivas_official
@jvivas_official
on x
Clawdbot but running on your own cloud-based workspace. Documents, Calendar, email, agents, integrations, webhooks. No Chat, just Delegation.
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@noahepstein_
@noahepstein_
on x
What Is Clawdbot? (And Why People Are Losing Their Minds Over It)
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@altryne
Alex Volkov
on x
Fuck it, @clawdbot tips and tricks thread, stream of consciousness style. Every time I learn something, I'll add to this thread Because while it's super hypey and amazing, it's still brittle as fuck, and there are rough edges all over. If this helps someone, amazing [image]
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@techfrenaj
@techfrenaj
on x
Deployed @clawdbot in under 5 minutes on AWS free tier. Open source personal AI. Full system access. Interfaces through WhatsApp, Discord, Telegram. People are rigging it to their Ray-Bans for real-time price comparisons. One command. That's it. [video]
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@krunkosaurus
@krunkosaurus
on x
Sunday task: Setup @clawdbot on a Mac mini. AI never sleeps and so don't I.
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@vadimyuryev
Vadim Yuryev
on x
Why lol they're still available on Amazon for only $499 with free overnight shipping.. Many more clawdbot Mac minis available. Amazon Link in post below 👇 [image]
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@localghost
Aaron Ng
on x
Despite any early rough edges with Clawdbot, this is obviously how operating systems will look in a few years. You just talk to it.
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@darkwebinformer
@darkwebinformer
on x
Clawdbot: A personal AI assistant you run on your own devices. GitHub: https://github.com/... Clawdbot answers you on the channels you already use (WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Google Chat, Signal, iMessage, Microsoft Teams, WebChat), plus extension channels like [image]
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@prietschka
Paul Rietschka
on bluesky
Look, everyone, a many-tentacled privacy nightmare! — “Allow all your favorite SAAS LLM providers to charge you money while developing multiple psychographic profiles of you which they own!” [embedded post]
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@viticci.macstories.net
Federico Viticci
on bluesky
An open-source AI agent running on my Mac mini is the most fun I've had with AI in a while. — Clawdbot by @steipete.me is an AI assistant that you can infinitely tweak. Runs in any messaging app, has access to skills + shell, and it can improve itself. — My story: — www.ma…
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@johnvoorhees.macstories.net
John Voorhees
on bluesky
Great story from @viticci.macstories.net about Clawdbot, an open-source project from @steipete.me that shows what AI assistants can do when users are given the flexibility to make them their own. www.macstories.net/stories/claw...
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@alexfinn
Alex Finn
on x
Just hired my first employee today. The best part is he works 24/7/365. Welcome Clawd. [image]
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@scobleizer
Robert Scoble
on x
THE ULTIMATE CLAWDBOT REPORT Every single important post here on X about @clawdbot. Report and analysis by @blevlabs with the X API. https://docs.google.com/... It read 38,000 people in AI community here to learn about Clawdbot and its founder @steipete. This would not be
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@alexfinn
Alex Finn
on x
This is it. The most important video you'll watch this year. ClawdBot has taken X by storm. And for good reason. It's the greatest application of AI ever Your own 24/7 AI employee In this video I cover how it works, how to set it up, and why I think we should all be nervous: [vid…
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@exm7777
Machina
on x
the Clawd hype is exposing something bigger... the AI ecosystem runs on manufactured FOMO right now every single day: “wow this is insane” “this changes everything” “if you're not using this, you're falling behind” and you're drowning in your own timeline, paralyzed by choice
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@danpeguine
@danpeguine
on x
why @clawdbot is nuts: 1. your context and skills live on YOUR computer. not a walled garden and you can switch models with one command 2. it's open source so you're not paying anyone for insane value 3. it has a growing community building skills for it - this is compounding rn
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@saasmakermac
Mac Martine
on x
The idea of setting up a Mac mini, not just with @clawdbot, but with its own email address and 1Password account “is if it's a new hire”, unlocked a whole new perspective for me.
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@aakashgupta
Aakash Gupta
on x
You should be setting up clawdbot. Everyone's watching Claude Max and ChatGPT Pro compete for $200/month, and a free open source project running on your own hardware just lapped them both. The architecture explains why. Clawdbot runs a local gateway on port 18789 that sits
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@milesdeutscher
Miles Deutscher
on x
Converting my old Mac Mini into a dedicated ClawdBot AI assistant today. Will report back.
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@steipete
Peter Steinberger
on x
Please don't buy a Mac Mini, rather sponsor one of the many contributors of @clawdbot You can deploy this on Amazon's Free Tier. https://github.com/...
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@alexfinn
Alex Finn
on x
Yesterday I installed ClawdBot on this mac mini. An AI agent assistant that works for you 24/7 Since then it's accomplished all of this for me while I lived my life: • Wrote 3 Youtube scripts • Wrote my next newsletter • Researched 26 other AI accounts and took notes on [image]
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@rihardjarc
Rihard Jarc
on x
Clawd Bot feels like the “ChatGPT moment” for personal assistant AI, and it's about to add to the already high demand for RAM and CPUs on top of API AI data center usage. We are already in short supply in terms of memory, GPUs, CPUs, and advanced packaging, and here comes a
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@gregpr07
Gregor Zunic
on x
I don't get it, what is the benefit of this over EC2 instance on AWS?
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@steipete
Peter Steinberger
on x
me: works long nights so folks don't need an extra machine and can just deploy a VPS and use https://docs.clawd.bot/... the internet:
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@timolins
Timo Lins
on x
I honestly can't believe how smooth this runs. clawdbot running inside a full macOS VM - while using only 3 gigs of RAM. 🤯 [video]
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@boringmarketer
@boringmarketer
on x
Learning things like clawdbot now is like buying bitcoin in 2010
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@dagorenouf
Dagobert
on x
Clawdbot is basically Claude Cowork via telegram, right?
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@hesamation
@hesamation
on x
this is the future 🔥 Claude running 24/7 on its own computer with access to Gmail, calendar, Slack, everything. everyone talks about personal assistants but this is probably the first one i've seen that's practical, especially for managers. [video]
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@hooeem
@hooeem
on x
Forget gold. Forget silver. Forget bitcoin. I'm investing in Mac Minis for the post-Clawdbot world we're all about to live in. [image]
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@kimmonismus
@kimmonismus
on x
Apple's stock price is going to skyrocket. The M5 products will sell exceptionally well. Clawdbot's hype has once again demonstrated just how incredibly good Apple's hardware is. And the rumor mill says that the upcoming M5 series will be another huge leap forward.
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@burakeregar
Burak Eregar
on x
most people will install clawd and accidentally hand it their entire life it's incredible: a 24/7 ai agent on your server that controls your github, calendar, and email via whatsapp/telegram but stop and think for a second you just gave an ai autonomous execution rights on
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@benjamindekr
Benjamin De Kraker
on x
Clawdbot is cool but is not doing anything miraculous. It is, when you look under the hood, a bunch of connected APIs. This is powerful, but important to understand: Almost everything Clawdbot is doing can be done several other ways, sometimes easier. Experiment and tinker!
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@matthewberman
Matthew Berman
on x
Oh ok wow. I see why everyone is talking about this. I setup Slack, Telegram, Gmail, Cal, Asana, Hubspot, Obsidian, and more.
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@brianroemmele
Brian Roemmele
on x
BOOM! The Zero-Human Company has its first hire! He is RED HOT and ready to work. Meet Clawdbot and what he does, it will blow your mind. He is free and open source and YOU can hire him too. This is just a garage research system, but now we are on another level. Read how:
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@vadimyuryev
Vadim Yuryev
on x
3 Reasons people are buying M4 Mac mini for Clawdbot. 1. It has access to the Apple ecosystem like messages, calendar, reminders, etc. 2. You get a VERY capable and reliable mini PC for all things compute. 3. It's just SO much cooler than a Raspberry Pi. PS it's $499 on Amazon [i…
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@clawdbot
@clawdbot
on x
PSA: You do NOT need to buy a Mac Mini to run Clawdbot 🦞 That dusty laptop in your closet? Works. Your gaming PC you feel guilty about? Works. A $5/mo VPS? Works. A Raspberry Pi held together with hope? Probably works. The M4 Mac Mini is gorgeous but Clawdbot runs on basically
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@vasuman
Vas
on x
Guy who has never shipped a single thing with Claude Code is now telling everyone they need to buy 6 Mac Minis to run Clawd
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@timolins
Timo Lins
on x
Before you buy that Mac Mini for clawdbot: Get yourself UTM and setup up a macOS virtual machine for it. It's free - and gives your lobster a safe home. And if you end up buying that Mac Mini anyways, you can just copy the .utm file over and you're done. I was surprised how
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@legendaryy
@legendaryy
on x
Mac mini searches are up. Not because of the M4. Because people discovered you can run @clawdbot on a $500 machine and have your own AI assistant 24/7. The real Apple Intelligence. 🦞 [image]
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@noahepstein_
@noahepstein_
on x
Fuck it I'm getting a Mac mini. What a time to be alive.
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@1littlecoder
@1littlecoder
on x
This is guy is solely stopping Mac Mini sales 🤣
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@datachaz
Charly Wargnier
on x
This is why @clawdbot is taking the world by storm. In this video, @AlexFinn breaks down how it works, and why the Mac mini is the perfect backbone for this! 🔥 → a real 24/7 AI employee → simple local infra → scary-effective in practice [video]
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@0xsero
@0xsero
on x
Let me make your life better. 1. Go find an old laptop, computer, raspberry-pie laying around somewhere in your home. (Or your computer if you're brave) 2. Install Clawdbot: https://github.com/... 3. Buy 1 or 2 of these subs.. minimax is very fast and the most Claude like, [image…