What to run ZeroClaw on.
Single Rust binary from ZeroClaw Labs, MIT or Apache-2.0. Works with Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama and about twenty other providers, and turns on an OS sandbox it detects.
The machine
Intel NUC 13 and Geekom IT13
Get the 16 GB configuration or more.
What ZeroClaw needs
- A single Rust binary; prebuilt for Linux, macOS, Windows and every Raspberry Pi, the Zero 2 W included.
- It turns on the best OS sandbox it detects (Landlock, Bubblewrap, Firejail or Docker on Linux).
Our sizing, an estimate: 512 MB at the very least, 2 GB to be comfortable, with the model at a cloud provider. The smallest footprint of the agents followed here; 512 MB boards are the floor its README targets. The project publishes no minimum and we have not measured one.
Sources: ZeroClaw README (v0.8.6) · ZeroClaw NOTICE · ZeroClaw docs (v0.8.6), checked 2026-10-18.
Every machine we cover
| Raspberry Pi 5 | Fits | Get the 2 GB configuration or more. |
| Intel NUC 13 and Geekom IT13 | Fits | Get the 16 GB configuration or more. |
| Mac Mini M4 / M4 Pro | Fits | A Mac mini M4 Pro with 48 or 64 GB can run ZeroClaw next to a large local model served by Ollama, one of ZeroClaw's providers, so prompts never leave the machine. Our notes |
| Framework Laptop 13 / 16 | Fits | Get the 8 GB configuration or more. |
| Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W | With caveats | Runs, but 512 MB is tight against the 2 GB we would plan for. |
| Orange Pi 5 Plus | Fits | Get the 4 GB configuration or more. |
| Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Fits | For 70B-class models on one machine with no cloud call, a Mac Studio running Ollama and ZeroClaw keeps the whole loop local: ZeroClaw sends its requests to the Ollama server on the same Mac. Our notes |
| MacBook Air M3 / M4 | Fits | Get the 8 GB configuration or more. |
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q (used) | Fits | Get the 8 GB configuration or more. |
| Minisforum UM790 Pro | Fits | Get the 16 GB configuration or more. |
| Khadas Edge2 Pro | Fits | Get the 8 GB configuration or more. |
| Dell OptiPlex 3070 / 5070 Micro (used) | Fits | Get the 8 GB configuration or more. |
| Geekom Mini Air 12 | Fits | Get the 16 GB configuration or more. |
Before you install: ZeroClaw CVEs
- CVE-2026-101885 (CVSS 7.8): no fixed release known yet.
The ZeroClaw blueprint: everything above, plus the setup, on one page you keep.
- The machine for your answers above, the configuration to buy and the parts that go with it.
- The install steps for ZeroClaw on that machine, from the project's docs and our setup guides.
- A security checklist for ZeroClaw: what is off by default and what to switch on.
- The current CVEs with the release to install, refreshed every time you open the page.
Nothing in it is secret: it is what this site publishes, assembled for your agent and your machine. One payment through Stripe, no account, no subscription. The link is emailed to you.
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