PocketClawvol. 1 · 2026
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Nanobot

4,000-line Python agent designed to be auditable in an afternoon. Trust through verification.

GitHub stars
0
Last release
0.7.1
2026-04-10
CVEs (open / total)
0 / 0
Sandbox default
no
12-week star trend
+27K stars over 12 weeks

Overview

Nanobot is an academic project that achieved viral product status. The codebase fits in a single tab. No sandbox by design — the audit is reading the code yourself. Single-user, OpenAI-compatible, intentionally minimal.

Quick verdict

Best for

  • Engineers who want full code-level visibility
  • Resource-constrained hosts (Raspberry Pi works)
  • Foundations for custom proprietary agents

Not for

  • Multi-user deployments
  • Anyone who needs sandbox guarantees they didn't write themselves
  • Anthropic-only stacks without willingness to write a shim

Security posture

Sandbox by defaultno
Auth on dashboardno
Threat model documentedno
Multi-LLM supportno
CVEs disclosed (lifetime)0
CVEs open right now0

Links

Run Nanobot on portable hardware

Verified working on these portable hosts (with the standard caveats — see the per-device pages for power, RAM headroom, browser-tool support):

Raspberry Pi 5
€80–110 · 5–12 W
Intel NUC 13 / Mini PC
€300–600 · 15–55 W
Mac Mini M4 / M4 Pro
€699–2200 · 11–60 W
Framework Laptop 13 / 16
€1100–2200 · 15–80 W
Old Android phone (Moto E2 et al.)
€15–30 used · 1–3 W
Geekom IT13 / generic Intel mini PC
€450–550 · 20–55 W
Orange Pi 5 Plus
€110–250 · 8–15 W
Mac Studio M3 Ultra
€4,500–7,000 · 30–215 W
MacBook Air M3 / M4
€1,299–2,099 · 10–25 W
Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q (used)
€150–250 used · 15–35 W
Minisforum UM790 Pro
€700–900 · 25–65 W
Khadas Edge2 Pro
€220–280 · 8–15 W
Dell OptiPlex 3070 / 5070 Micro (used)
€100–180 used · 15–35 W
Geekom Mini Air 12
€280–340 · 6–15 W

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