OpenClaw is the largest open-source AI agent framework (196K+ GitHub stars) with a composable skills marketplace for autonomous prediction market trading.
Summary: OpenClaw (formerly ClawdBot, briefly MoltBot) is the largest open-source AI agent framework with 196,000+ GitHub stars, built in TypeScript/Node.js and MIT licensed. Created by Peter Steinberger in November 2025, it is now maintained by an independent foundation with OpenAI support after Steinberger joined OpenAI in February 2026. OpenClaw is a self-hosted autonomous agent framework — not a chatbot — that can browse the web, execute shell commands, control browsers via Chrome DevTools Protocol, and perform real-world tasks. Users interact through 22+ messaging platforms (Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage). The architecture includes six components: Gateway (WebSocket control plane), LLM Brain (model-agnostic — Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama, local models via Ollama), Agent Runtime (context assembly, tool calls, state management), Tools (shell, filesystem, CDP browser), Memory (Markdown + JSONL, optional vector search via sqlite-vec), and Skills (composable modules from ClawHub, 13,729+ community-built). The Lane Queue System defaults to serial execution to prevent race conditions — critical for trading. For prediction markets, key skills include PolyClaw (Polymarket split + CLOB trading), BankrBot (multi-platform crypto trading), Solana CLI Prediction Markets (Polymarket + Kalshi via Jupiter/Solana), ClawArena (agent prediction arena), and Argus Edge (edge detection). Security concerns: Cisco found 26% of skills have vulnerabilities, the ClawHavoc attack uploaded 341 malicious skills, and 21,000+ exposed instances leaked credentials. Installation via npm (npm install -g openclaw@latest), Homebrew, or Docker. Requires Node.js 22+. Configuration in YAML. All data stored locally.
Topics: openclaw, ai agents, agent framework, prediction markets, composable tools, open source, clawdbot
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Overview
OpenClaw is a self-hosted, open-source AI agent framework with 196,000+ GitHub stars — the largest by adoption. It gives agents the ability to browse the web, execute commands, control browsers, and perform autonomous tasks through composable skills installed from the ClawHub marketplace (13,729+ community modules).
For prediction market builders, OpenClaw serves as the Layer 4 (Intelligence) component of the Agent Betting Stack, with skills covering Layers 1-3 as well.
Key specs
Attribute
Value
Language
TypeScript / Node.js 22+
License
MIT
GitHub stars
196,000+
Skills on ClawHub
13,729+
LLM support
Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama, local (Ollama)
OpenClaw is the largest open-source AI agent framework (196K+ GitHub stars), built in TypeScript/Node.js. It lets you build self-hosted autonomous agents that browse the web, execute commands, and perform tasks through composable skills from ClawHub (13,729+ modules). For prediction markets, skills like PolyClaw add Polymarket trading capabilities.
Is OpenClaw free?
Yes. OpenClaw is MIT-licensed and free to use. You will need to pay for LLM API costs (typically $50-200/month for active agents) and any infrastructure hosting costs.
How does OpenClaw relate to ClawdBot?
OpenClaw was originally called ClawdBot (November 2025), then briefly MoltBot (January 2026), before settling on OpenClaw (January 30, 2026). The rename followed an Anthropic trademark complaint and is now maintained by an independent foundation with OpenAI support.