WHY WE PICKED IT
The agent landscape is polarised between all-in-one platforms with huge codebases and small, custom rigs. NanoClaw occupies the small, auditable end: roughly 500 lines of TypeScript, container isolation by default, and a fork-and-own model that makes the agent's capabilities explicit rather than hidden behind plugins.
GETTING STARTED
Fork the NanoClaw repository on GitHub, customise it to your environment, and run it locally or in a container. Add the Slack skill to provision agent teams from a single Slack message. Start with a single channel and scoped permissions before expanding.
QUICK TIPS
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Scope each agent to one channel or task surface at first
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Audit the skill code before adding new capabilities
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Use containers to isolate sessions from each other and from host data
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Compare total cost against OpenClaw if you need many integrations
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Document what each persistent agent is allowed to touch
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Is NanoClaw free?
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Yes, NanoClaw is completely free to use.
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Does NanoClaw have an API?
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No, NanoClaw does not appear to offer a public API.
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What is NanoClaw best for?
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NanoClaw is best for Auditable Agents. NanoClaw is an open-source personal AI agent runtime built by Gavriel Cohen as a smaller, auditable alternative to OpenClaw. The agent landscape is polarised between all-in-one platforms with huge codebases and small, custom rigs. NanoClaw occupies the small, auditable end: roughly 500 lines of TypeScript, container isolation by default, and a fork-and-own model that makes the agent's capabilities explicit rather than hidden behind plugins.
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What platforms does NanoClaw support?
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NanoClaw supports local, slack.
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Is NanoClaw open source?
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Yes, NanoClaw is open source. You can access the source code on GitHub at https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.
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How do I get started with NanoClaw?
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Fork the NanoClaw repository on GitHub, customise it to your environment, and run it locally or in a container. Add the Slack skill to provision agent teams from a single Slack message. Start with a single channel and scoped permissions before expanding.
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