openclaw.
Everything we've published on openclaw across guides, agents, hardware reviews and glossary entries — 14 entries in total.
Guides (8)
- OpenClaw security crisis 2026: what you need to knowAI Agents · 2026-04-28
OpenClaw shipped a one-click RCE in January 2026. ~1000 public installations were running without auth. Here's what happened, what's exposed, and what to do.
- 5 best OpenClaw alternatives in 2026 (tested and ranked)AI Agents · 2026-04-28
Hermes Agent, Nanobot, NanoClaw, IronClaw, ZeroClaw — installed, broken, fixed. Honest comparison of the top OpenClaw alternatives, ranked by what actually works in production.
- How to migrate from OpenClaw to Hermes Agent: step-by-stepAI Agents · 2026-04-28
Concrete migration guide from OpenClaw to Hermes Agent. Export your config, port your tools, rewire your dashboard, decommission the old install.
- The complete OpenClaw timeline (Nov 2025 → Apr 2026): from weekend project to 135K installs to security crisisAI Agents · 2026-04-28
Long-form history of OpenClaw — Peter Steinberger's autonomous AI agent. Origin, viral growth, technical architecture, the move to OpenAI, the security collapse, and what it means for self-hosted AI in 2026.
- Self-hosted AI agents in 2026 — the complete landscape reportAI Agents · 2026-04-28
Comprehensive landscape report on self-hosted AI agents in 2026: ecosystem map, vendor analysis, security posture, hosting economics, model integrations and the regulatory environment. Covers OpenClaw, Hermes, Nanobot, NanoClaw, IronClaw, ZeroClaw, Moltworker and the wider category.
- Self-hosted AI security playbook 2026 — the practical operator's guideAI Agents · 2026-05-01
Practical security playbook for self-hosted AI agent operators in 2026. Threat model, sandbox setup, credential storage, network isolation, monitoring, incident response. Step-by-step, post-OpenClaw-crisis.
- How to choose a self-hosted AI agent in 2026 — a decision treeAI Agents · 2026-05-02
Pick the right self-hosted AI agent in 2026 with a six-question decision tree. Covers OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Nanobot, NanoClaw, IronClaw, ZeroClaw, Moltworker. Practical, vendor-agnostic, no-bullshit.
- Migrating from OpenAI Assistants to OpenClaw — six weeks of pain (and what we kept)AI Agents · 2026-05-19
A weekly diary of six weeks moving a working internal tool from OpenAI Assistants API to a self-hosted OpenClaw 2026.4 deployment. The actual mistakes, the actual cost reductions, the things that broke that we hadn't anticipated.
Agents (3)
- OpenClaw
The original viral self-hosted AI agent. Post-crisis 2026.4 line is genuinely safer; pre-2026.3 is genuinely dangerous.
- NanoClaw
macOS-only opinionated fork. Apple containers + Claude. Sub-second boot.
- NitroClaw
Managed self-hosted-AI hosting service starting at $20/month. Bundled AI credits. White-glove setup tier at $100/month.
Glossary (3)
- OpenClaw — Open-source autonomous AI agent created by Peter Steinberger in November 2025. Most-installed self-hosted agent of 2026.
- NanoClaw — macOS-only fork of OpenClaw using Apple's container framework for sandboxing. Claude-only.
- CVE-2026-25253 — Critical 1-click remote code execution vulnerability in OpenClaw versions before 2026.2.10. CVSS 9.6.