🦞 Clawdbot — Personal AI Assistant

# 🦞 Clawdbot — Personal AI Assistant

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**Clawdbot** is a *personal AI assistant* you run on your own devices.
It answers you on the channels you already use (WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal, iMessage, Microsoft Teams, WebChat), plus extension channels like BlueBubbles, Matrix, Zalo, and Zalo Personal. It can speak and listen on macOS/iOS/Android, and can render a live Canvas you control. The Gateway is just the control plane — the product is the assistant.

If you want a personal, single-user assistant that feels local, fast, and always-on, this is it.

[Website](https://clawdbot.com) · [Docs](https://docs.clawd.bot) · [Getting Started](https://docs.clawd.bot/start/getting-started) · [Updating](https://docs.clawd.bot/install/updating) · [Showcase](https://docs.clawd.bot/start/showcase) · [FAQ](https://docs.clawd.bot/start/faq) · [Wizard](https://docs.clawd.bot/start/wizard) · [Nix](https://github.com/clawdbot/nix-clawdbot) · [Docker](https://docs.clawd.bot/install/docker) · [Discord](https://discord.gg/clawd)

Preferred setup: run the onboarding wizard (`clawdbot onboard`). It walks through gateway, workspace, channels, and skills. The CLI wizard is the recommended path and works on **macOS, Linux, and Windows (via WSL2; strongly recommended)**.
Works with npm, pnpm, or bun.
New install? Start here: [Getting started](https://docs.clawd.bot/start/getting-started)

**Subscriptions (OAuth):**
- **[Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/)** (Claude Pro/Max)
- **[OpenAI](https://openai.com/)** (ChatGPT/Codex)

Model note: while any model is supported, I strongly recommend **Anthropic Pro/Max (100/200) + Opus 4.5** for long‑context strength and better prompt‑injection resistance. See [Onboarding](https://docs.clawd.bot/start/onboarding).

## Models (selection + auth)

- Models config + CLI: [Models](https://docs.clawd.bot/concepts/models)
- Auth profile rotation (OAuth vs API keys) + fallbacks: [Model failover](https://docs.clawd.bot/concepts/model-failover)

## Install (recommended)

Runtime: **Node ≥22**.

```bash
npm install -g clawdbot@latest
# or: pnpm add -g clawdbot@latest

clawdbot onboard --install-daemon
```

The wizard installs the Gateway daemon (launchd/systemd user service) so it stays running.

## Quick start (TL;DR)

Runtime: **Node ≥22**.

Full beginner guide (auth, pairing, channels): [Getting started](https://docs.clawd.bot/start/getting-started)

```bash
clawdbot onboard --install-daemon

clawdbot gateway --port 18789 --verbose

# Send a message
clawdbot message send --to +1234567890 --message "Hello from Clawdbot"

# Talk to the assistant (optionally deliver back to any connected channel: WhatsApp/Telegram/Slack/Discord/Signal/iMessage/BlueBubbles/Microsoft Teams/Matrix/Zalo/Zalo Personal/WebChat)
clawdbot agent --message "Ship checklist" --thinking high
```

Upgrading? [Updating guide](https://docs.clawd.bot/install/updating) (and run `clawdbot doctor`).

## From source (development)

Prefer `pnpm` for builds from source. Bun is optional for running TypeScript directly.

```bash
git clone https://github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot.git
cd clawdbot

pnpm install
pnpm ui:build # auto-installs UI deps on first run
pnpm build

pnpm clawdbot onboard --install-daemon

# Dev loop (auto-reload on TS changes)
pnpm gateway:watch
```

Note: `pnpm clawdbot ...` runs TypeScript directly (via `tsx`). `pnpm build` produces `dist/` for running via Node / the packaged `clawdbot` binary.

## Security defaults (DM access)

Clawdbot connects to real messaging surfaces. Treat inbound DMs as **untrusted input**.

Full security guide: [Security](https://docs.clawd.bot/gateway/security)

Default behavior on Telegram/WhatsApp/Signal/iMessage/Microsoft Teams/Discord/Slack:
- **DM pairing** (`dmPolicy="pairing"` / `channels.discord.dm.policy="pairing"` / `channels.slack.dm.policy="pairing"`): unknown sen

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