OpenClaw: the personal AI agent that really does things
The open-source personal agent hit a rolling v2026.11.1 release, running on any OS and platform with one of the largest communities in open-source AI.
Why it matters
The people's personal agent: 394k stars and a rolling release cadence, the open alternative to closed assistants, driven by a lobster-emoji community.
What you could build with it
An indie developer could run OpenClaw as a personal assistant on a home server to triage messages and automate routine tasks across their apps.
Does it hold up?
Mature and widely deployed: 394k stars and daily rolling releases, though setup still assumes a developer comfortable wiring their own providers and keys.
Built with OpenClaw
- Trending AI GitHub repos: open source releases and risersaimap.page · OpenClaw listed in the Nov 6 trending roundup with its v2026.11.1 rolling release.
Learn more
First spotted on github: source.
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