What it does
ZeroClaw is an AI assistant you run on your own machine as a single program. You connect it to an AI provider, such as Anthropic, OpenAI or a model on your own computer through Ollama, and it can reply to you across Discord, Telegram, Matrix, email and other channels.
By default it works in a supervised mode: medium-risk actions need your approval and high-risk ones are blocked. It includes a web dashboard for chatting, browsing its memory, editing settings and managing scheduled jobs.
It can also control hardware like a Raspberry Pi or Arduino, and run step-by-step procedures when events happen.
Who it's for
Tinkerers and developers who want a lightweight personal AI assistant they fully control.
Can I use it without coding?
With some setup. Installed with a terminal command, followed by a guided quick-start setup. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
- Runs on
- Mac, Windows, Linux
- Privacy
- Your choice: run it on your device or use an online service
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
- Install ZeroClaw with the installer for Mac or Linux, or the prebuilt option for Windows.
- Run the quickstart to choose an AI provider, such as a cloud service or a local model.
- Chat with your assistant, or connect it to channels like Telegram or Discord.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (Apache-2.0): Permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
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