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OpenClaw: Self-Hosted AI Agent

Name: OpenClaw: Self-Hosted AI Agent
Author: Anil-matcha

Get a self-hosted AI agent for WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord. For founders needing autonomous chatbots.

4 stars2 forksGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 21Updated 9/20/2026100% free · open source

What it does

OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI agent that lets you create autonomous chatbots for platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord with over 50 integrations.

When to use it

•You want a chatbot that can learn from conversations and improve over time without relying on third-party services.
•Your startup needs to integrate multiple messaging platforms into a single, automated workflow.
•You require a customizable chatbot solution that can be hosted on your own servers for security and compliance reasons.

Ready-to-paste prompt

To get started with a simple Discord bot using OpenClaw, you might follow a tutorial that involves invoking a command similar to `discord.py` examples provided in the OpenClaw resources, such as setting up a basic Discord bot that responds to a specific command.

Heads up: A common pitfall is not properly setting up the environment variables required for the chatbot to authenticate and interact with the messaging platforms, such as obtaining the necessary API keys for Discord or setting up a webhook for WhatsApp.

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/awesome-openclaw && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/awesome-openclaw/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/awesome-openclaw/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

What's inside — free to inspect

No purchase needed

Read the entire source before you build — unlike paid marketplaces that hide it behind a buy button.

top-level files

folders

214K

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MIT

license

Key files

README.md

File tree

LICENSE

README.md

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/awesome-openclaw && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/awesome-openclaw/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/awesome-openclaw/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Creator

Anil-matcha

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AI Support Agent (Chat)

A chat agent that answers customer questions from YOUR business info — with conversation memory. It never invents policies; anything it doesn't know, it hands to a human.