// Code with AI
openclawv2026.10.5
The AI that really does things. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞
Open source Maintained For developers
IN ONE PARAGRAPH
openclaw is the AI that really does things. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞 .
Good for: Developers and teams who want to code with ai.
01How to start
- 1Read the official quick-start (link above).
- 2Install or sign up as the official guide describes.
- 3Try it on a small example before wiring it into a project.
02Alternatives & comparison
Compare side by side → DeepSeek Harness DeepSeek’s official open-source agent framework (“Everything is a Plugin”), CLI command dsh; the official desktop app (background tasks, local file access) ships for macOS (Apple silicon, macOS 13+) and Windows and is still iterating. GitHub releases are all pre-releases (latest dsh-v0.2.1-rc.2, 2026-10-17) ★ 257k hermes-agent The agent that grows with you ★ 256k OpenCode Open-source coding agent that connects any model in terminal, IDE or desktop. visits 13.3M Claude Code Anthropic's terminal coding agent, also available on desktop, web and IDEs. ★ 153k cc-switch A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Grok Build & Hermes Agent. Only official website: ccswitch.io ★ 147k
03Related
- ›Elements of AI · 赫尔辛基大学 / MinnaLearnMultilingual (incl. EN/ZH)
- ›AI For Everyone · DeepLearning.AI / 吴恩达English
- ›Generative AI for Everyone · DeepLearning.AI / 吴恩达English
- ›Introduction to Generative AI 学习路径 · Google Cloud SkillsEnglish
- ›Microsoft Learn: Fundamentals of Generative AI · Microsoft LearnMultilingual (incl. EN/ZH)
- All tutorials →
Versions, why it is listed, for AI to read
For AI agents
- Interfaces：its own app or website
- Machine-readable record：/api/v1/software/openclaw.json · llms.txt
- Added 2026-10-10 · updated 2026-10-22