OpenClaw Setup Skill

Deploy and configure OpenClaw — the open-source personal AI assistant (145k+ GitHub stars) — safely and correctly. This skill handles the full lifecycle: installation, Anthropic model auth, channel wiring (Telegram + iMessage), security hardening, cost control, and deployment to either a local Mac mini or a Hostinger VPS.

• Source: https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw
• Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
• Created by: Peter Steinberger (founder of PSPDFKit)

What is OpenClaw?

OpenClaw is a self-hosted, conversation-first AI assistant built on LLMs. Originally launched as "Clawdbot" (November 2025), renamed to "Moltbot" (January 27, 2026) after Anthropic trademark concerns, then became "OpenClaw" (January 30, 2026). It runs a local Gateway (WebSocket control plane) on your machine or server and connects to messaging channels you already use — Telegram, iMessage, WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, and 50+ others. The assistant responds through those channels using models from Anthropic, OpenAI, or other providers.