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by David Heinemeier Hansson
Clankers with claws
With OpenClaw you're giving AI its own machine, long-term memory, reminders, and persistent execution. The model is no longer confined to a prompt-response cycle, but able to check its own email, Basecamp notifications, and whatever else you give it access to on a running basis.
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~2 minutes (2K characters)
Release date
Feb 5, 2026