Mates

OpenClaw

by OpenClaw Foundation

Open source personal agent that runs on your machine and works through chat apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and iMessage.

WebsiteChangelogGitHub
Priceopenclaw.ai
Free
No subscription or hosted tier; you pay your model provider
Licensegithub.com/openclaw
Open source
MIT
Platformsopenclaw.ai
Desktop, Command line, iOS, Android, Slack, Messaging apps
29 channels incl. WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Signal, iMessage
Launchedgithub.com/openclaw
Nov 24, 2025

What it can do

The same 11 checks for every agent, each linked to the page it came from.

Its own cloud computerPartlyRuns on your own machine; full access or sandboxedopenclaw.ai
Uses a web browserYesBrowses the web and fills formsopenclaw.ai
Remembers between chatsYesRemembers preferences, projects and peopleopenclaw.ai
Routines and schedulesPartlyDaily briefings and reminders shown; scheduler not named on siteopenclaw.ai
App connectors or MCPYesCommunity skills via ClawHubopenclaw.ai
Asks before risky actionsYesRemote action approvals in the mobile appsopenclaw.ai
Teams or several agentsYesTeams can share one gateway and its sessionsopenclaw.ai
Works in iMessage, WhatsApp or TelegramYesWhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, iMessage and moreopenclaw.ai
VoiceYesTalk mode in the mobile appsopenclaw.ai
Bring your own model or keyYesHosted, subscription, gateway or local modelsopenclaw.ai
Can be self-hostedYesState lives on your machineopenclaw.ai

How it differs from Mates

Runs on your own machine and talks to you over chat apps; Mates runs each mate on its own hosted computer in a web app.

See Mates' entry

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Checked against OpenClaw Foundation's own pages.

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