---
id: "entity-openclaw-d16"
type: "entity"
entityType: "product"
canonicalName: "OpenClaw"
aliases: ["ClaudeBot", "MoltBot"]
source_timestamps: ["00:00:00"]
tags: ["open-source", "ai-frameworks"]
related: ["concept-openclaw", "entity-peter-steinberger"]
sources: ["s16-openclaw-saga"]
sourceVaultSlug: "s16-openclaw-saga"
originDay: 16
---
# OpenClaw (Product Entity)

## Profile

The open-source AI agent framework created by [[entity-peter-steinberger-d16]].

## Naming History

1. **ClaudeBot** — original name
2. **MoltBot** — interim rename after [[entity-anthropic-d16]] sent a trademark notice (the lobster mascot reference, since lobsters molt)
3. **OpenClaw** — final name after a crypto scam exploited the MoltBot name

## Description

It became the fastest-growing GitHub repository in history. It allows LLMs to interact with local systems, browsers, and messaging apps. For full architecture and capability details see [[concept-openclaw-d16]].

## Key Themes Connected to This Entity

- Strategic position in [[concept-chrome-chromium-model]]
- Security crisis: [[concept-cswsh-vulnerability]]
- Foundation governance: [[question-openclaw-independence]]