ZeroClaw is a personal AI agent runtime shipped as one lightweight Rust binary.
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It connects to 70+ model providers and 30+ chat channels, asks before risky actions through risk profiles, and can sign every tool call with a cryptographic receipt. It runs on workstations, homelabs and small boards.
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Single Rust binary for macOS, Linux, Windows and boards like Raspberry Pi
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70+ LLM providers, including local Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp and vLLM
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30+ channels such as Telegram, Discord, Signal, Matrix, Slack and email
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Risk profiles that control autonomy and sandboxing
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Optional HMAC-SHA256 receipts on every successful tool call
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Memory backends including SQLite, Markdown, Postgres and Qdrant
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Hardware access on Pi GPIO, STM32, Arduino and ESP32
Open Source
ZeroClaw is free and open source under MIT or Apache-2.0, with no subscription. You bring your own provider key or run a local model through Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp or vLLM.
Best for
Developers and tinkerers who want a fast, self-hosted agent that runs on their own hardware with local or hosted models.
Not ideal for
People who want a desktop app with a graphical setup, or a hosted service that someone else runs.
A capable, very portable Rust personal agent with good safety controls and frequent releases.
v0.8.7 shipped on October 27, 2026, after v0.8.6 on October 18, 2026; the repository has about 33,000 GitHub stars.
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Is ZeroClaw free?+
Yes - ZeroClaw is Open Source. ZeroClaw is free and open source under MIT or Apache-2.0, with no subscription. You bring your own provider key or run a local model through Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp or vLLM.
Is ZeroClaw open source?+
Yes - ZeroClaw is open source. ZeroClaw is free and open source under MIT or Apache-2.0, with no subscription. You bring your own provider key or run a local model through Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp or vLLM.
Who is ZeroClaw best for?+
Developers and tinkerers who want a fast, self-hosted agent that runs on their own hardware with local or hosted models.
Who is ZeroClaw not ideal for?+
People who want a desktop app with a graphical setup, or a hosted service that someone else runs.
What are the best ZeroClaw alternatives?+
The closest ZeroClaw alternatives on ai.dosa.dev are OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, OpenHuman - all listed under Personal AI Agents.
Who makes ZeroClaw?+
ZeroClaw is developed by ZeroClaw Labs. It is listed in the Personal AI Agents category on ai.dosa.dev.
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