The History of OpenClaw: From Clawdbot to Moltbot to OpenClaw
The OpenClaw Journey
From a weekend project to the world's most popular open-source autonomous AI agent.
Moltbot — The Beginning
The project started as Moltbot, a lightweight chatbot framework for personal automation. Built by a single developer, it quickly gained attention in the open-source community for its simplicity and extensibility.
First 1,000 GitHub starsClawdbot — The Evolution
Rebranded as Clawdbot, the project expanded to support multiple AI models and introduced its plugin architecture. The browser automation relay was added, transforming it from a simple chatbot into a capable automation agent.
10,000+ GitHub stars, 50+ contributorsOpenClaw — The Transformation
With growing demand for autonomous AI agents, the project underwent a major rewrite and rebranded to OpenClaw. The new architecture supported multi-model orchestration, platform integrations, and enterprise-grade security features.
50,000+ GitHub stars, OpenAI partnership announcedOpenClaw v1.0 — General Availability
OpenClaw v1.0 launched with full support for 15+ AI models, native integrations with WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, and enterprise platforms. CrowdStrike published an independent security review. The platform surpassed 68,000 GitHub stars.
68,000+ GitHub stars, 50K+ active usersThe Future — Agentic AI at Scale
OpenClaw continues to lead the open-source autonomous agent movement. With new capabilities in multi-agent orchestration, long-term memory, and enterprise compliance, the platform is shaping the future of AI-powered automation.
Growing community, new enterprise featuresThe OpenClaw Community
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