OpenClaw February 1, 2026 OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant that connects your messaging apps to local AI coding agents, all running on your own device.

OpenClaw February 1, 2026 OpenClaw is a personal AI assistant that bridges your favorite messaging platforms to AI coding agents through a centralized gateway. It runs locally on your own devices, keeping your conversations and code private. OpenClaw integrates with WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, iMessage, and other messaging services, allowing you to interact with AI coding agents from anywhere. Get started Start by installing OpenClaw curl -fsSL https://openclaw.ai/install.sh | bash Windows iwr -useb https://openclaw.ai/install.ps1 | iex Running with Ollama Once installed, you can launch OpenClaw directly with Ollama to connect local/cloud models: ollama launch openclaw If you want to configure OpenClaw without immediately starting the service: ollama launch openclaw --config The gateway will auto-reload if it’s already running. ## Recommended models OpenClaw requires a larger context length to complete tasks. It is recommended to use a context length of at…