All posts tagged: OpenClaw

Anthropic temporarily banned OpenClaw’s creator from accessing Claude

Anthropic temporarily banned OpenClaw’s creator from accessing Claude

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“Yeah folks, it’s gonna be harder in the future to ensure OpenClaw still works with Anthropic models,” OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger posted on X early Friday morning, along with a photo of a message from Anthropic saying his account had been suspended over “suspicious” activity. The ban didn’t last long. A few hours later, after the post went viral, Steinberger said his account had been reinstated. Among hundreds of comments — many of them in conspiracy theory land, given that Steinberger is now employed by Anthropic rival OpenAI — was one by an Anthropic engineer. The engineer told the famed developer that Anthropic has never banned anyone for using OpenClaw and offered to help. It’s not clear if that was the key that restored the account. (We’ve asked Anthropic about it.) But the whole message string was enlightening on many levels. To recap the recent history: This ban followed news last week that subscriptions to Anthropic’s Claude would no longer cover “third-party harnesses including OpenClaw,” the AI model company said. OpenClaw users now have to …

How to Safely Install OpenClaw Local vs VPS

How to Safely Install OpenClaw Local vs VPS

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OpenClaw is an AI assistant designed to simplify task management and enhance productivity through automation. With features like persistent memory and dual modes—“Plan” for organizing tasks and “Do” for executing them—it adapts to your preferences over time, making it a versatile choice for both personal and professional use. In a detailed guide by Howfinity, you’ll find step-by-step instructions for installing OpenClaw, whether locally on a dedicated machine or on a virtual private server (VPS). Each method offers unique benefits, such as greater control with local setups or enhanced security and uptime with VPS deployment, making sure you can tailor the installation to your specific needs. This guide also provide more insights into practical applications and best practices for using OpenClaw effectively. Learn how to integrate it with platforms like WhatsApp or Telegram, configure custom workflows and implement security measures such as isolating installations on dedicated devices. Additionally, you’ll discover how to expand its functionality by adding skills for tasks like email summarization or team collaboration. By the end, you’ll have a clear understanding of how …

Setup OpenClaw for GA4 & Stripe Analytics for Easy Business Insights

Setup OpenClaw for GA4 & Stripe Analytics for Easy Business Insights

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OpenClaw is designed to help businesses streamline operations through automation, data integration and actionable insights. In this beginner-friendly guide, Corbin walks through the essentials of getting started with OpenClaw, including how to use Hostinger’s one-click deployment feature to set up the platform quickly and securely. This approach eliminates the need for complex configurations, making it accessible even for those without technical expertise. With pre-configured AI models like ChatGPT and Claude included, you can immediately begin using artificial intelligence to enhance your workflows. Explore how OpenClaw’s integrations with platforms like Google Analytics and Stripe can provide a unified view of your business performance, from tracking user engagement to monitoring revenue trends. You’ll also gain insight into creating customizable dashboards that visualize key metrics, helping you make data-driven decisions with clarity. Whether you’re looking to automate repetitive tasks, improve customer communication, or optimize your strategies, this guide offers practical steps to unlock OpenClaw’s potential for your business. Quick & Effortless Deployment TL;DR Key Takeaways : OpenClaw simplifies deployment with Hostinger’s one-click functionality, allowing quick setup without advanced …

Claude, OpenClaw and the new reality: AI agents are here — and so is the chaos

Claude, OpenClaw and the new reality: AI agents are here — and so is the chaos

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The age of agentic AI is upon us — whether we like it or not. What started with an innocent question-answer banter with ChatGPT back in 2022 has become an existential debate on job security and the rise of the machines. More recently, fears of reaching artificial general intelligence (AGI) have become more real with the advent of powerful autonomous agents like Claude Cowork and OpenClaw. Having played with these tools for some time, here is a comparison. First, we have OpenClaw (formerly known as Moltbot and Clawdbot). Surpassing 150,000 GitHub stars in days, OpenClaw is already being deployed on local machines with deep system access. This is like a robot “maid” (Irona for Richie Rich fans, for instance) that you give the keys to your house. It’s supposed to clean it, and you give it the necessary autonomy to take actions and manage your belongings (files and data) as it pleases. The whole purpose is to perform the task at hand — inbox triaging, auto-replies, content curation, travel planning, and more. Next we have …

OpenClaw Banned: Anthropic Ends Claude Third-Party Use

OpenClaw Banned: Anthropic Ends Claude Third-Party Use

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Anthropic’s recent decision to ban the use of OpenClaude with its Claude subscriptions has sparked widespread discussion among users and industry observers. According to Prompt Engineering, this policy shift stems from technical challenges, particularly disruptions to Anthropic’s prompt caching mechanisms caused by third-party integrations. These disruptions have led to increased compute costs, making it difficult for the company to sustain its subsidized subscription model. While users can still access Claude services through API keys, the ban underscores Anthropic’s focus on maintaining operational efficiency and fair resource distribution. Explore how this decision reflects broader trends in the AI industry, including the move toward tighter control over third-party integrations. You’ll gain insight into how Anthropic is addressing user concerns through measures like refunds and API usage credits, as well as the implications for workflows reliant on OpenClaude. Additionally, this guide examines how companies are balancing user satisfaction with long-term sustainability, offering a clearer picture of what these changes mean for the future of AI services. Why the OpenClaw Ban Was Enforced TL;DR Key Takeaways : Anthropic has …

Anthropic says Claude Code subscribers will need to pay extra for OpenClaw usage

Anthropic says Claude Code subscribers will need to pay extra for OpenClaw usage

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It’s about to become more expensive for Claude Code subscribers to use Anthropic’s coding assistant with OpenClaw and other third-party tools. According to a customer email shared on Hacker News, Anthropic said that starting at noon Pacific on April 4 (today), subscribers will “no longer be able to use your Claude subscription limits for third-party harnesses including OpenClaw.” Instead, they’ll need to pay for extra usage through “a pay-as-you-go option billed separately from your subscription.” The company said that while it’s starting with OpenClaw today, the policy “applies to all third-party harnesses and will be rolled out to more shortly.” Anthropic’s head of Claude Code Boris Cherny wrote on X that the company’s “subscriptions weren’t built for the usage patterns of these third-party tools” and that Anthropic is now trying “to be intentional in managing our growth to continue to serve our customers sustainably long-term.” The announcement comes after OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger said he was joining Anthropic rival OpenAI, with OpenClaw continuing as an open source project with support from OpenAI. Steinberger posted that …

Anthropic cuts off the ability to use Claude subscriptions with OpenClaw and third-party AI agents

Anthropic cuts off the ability to use Claude subscriptions with OpenClaw and third-party AI agents

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Are you a subscriber to Anthropic’s Claude Pro ($20 monthly) or Max ($100-$200 monthly) plans and use its Claude AI models and products to power third-party AI agents like OpenClaw? If so, you’re in for an unpleasant surprise. Anthropic announced a few hours ago that starting tomorrow, Saturday, April 4, 2026, at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET, it will no longer be possible for those Claude subscribers to use their subscriptions to hook Anthropic’s Claude models up to third-party agentic tools, citing the strain such usage was placing on Anthropic’s compute and engineering resources, and desire to serve a wide number of users reliably. “We’ve been working hard to meet the increase in demand for Claude, and our subscriptions weren’t built for the usage patterns of these third-party tools,” wrote Boris Cherny, Head of Claude Code at Anthropic, in a post on X. “Capacity is a resource we manage thoughtfully and we are prioritizing our customers using our products and API.” The company also reportedly sent out an email to this effect to some subscribers. …

Say a Prayer for This Startup That’s Replacing Its Developers With OpenClaw

Say a Prayer for This Startup That’s Replacing Its Developers With OpenClaw

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech OpenClaw fever is still going strong in tech circles. The open source AI agent, much hyped for “actually doing things,” has been embraced by many programmers to automate parts of their workflow. But could they be automating themselves out of a job? That’s not a possibility that seems to bother the co-founders of the Silicon Valley startup JustPaid, who brag they’ve used OpenClaw to create an entire software engineering team made of seven fully autonomous AI agents. That’s what’s they’re claiming, at any rate. Vinay Pinnaka, a cofounder and the company’s chief technology officer, told The Wall Street Journal that they built the agents by combining OpenClaw’s capabilities with Anthropic’s AI coding tool Claude Code. OpenClaw functions as the “brain that decides what needs to happen,” and Claude Code is “the hands that do the coding work,” he explained. The non-human helpers, in just a month since being deployed, have built ten major features, each of which would’ve …

OpenClaw has 500,000 instances and no enterprise kill switch

OpenClaw has 500,000 instances and no enterprise kill switch

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“Your AI? It’s my AI now.” The line came from Etay Maor, VP of Threat Intelligence at Cato Networks, in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat at RSAC 2026 — and it describes exactly what happened to a U.K. CEO whose OpenClaw instance ended up for sale on BreachForums. Maor’s argument is that the industry handed AI agents the kind of autonomy it would never extend to a human employee, discarding zero trust, least privilege, and assume-breach in the process. The proof arrived on BreachForums three weeks before Maor’s interview. On February 22, a threat actor using the handle “fluffyduck” posted a listing advertising root shell access to the CEO’s computer for $25,000 in Monero or Litecoin. The shell was not the selling point. The CEO’s OpenClaw AI personal assistant was. The buyer would get every conversation the CEO had with the AI, the company’s full production database, Telegram bot tokens, Trading 212 API keys, and personal details the CEO disclosed to the assistant about family and finances. The threat actor noted the CEO was actively …

OpenClaw Bots Are a Security Disaster

OpenClaw Bots Are a Security Disaster

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech OpenClaw agents, which are personal AI assistants designed to take over entire computers to carry out complex, multistep tasks, have blown up this year. The free and open-source agents quickly amassed a loyal following, allowing users to give AI control over their email inboxes, messaging platforms, and even crypto holdings. Despite the widespread enthusiasm, the tech comes with some enormous and hard-to-overlook security concerns. In a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper simply titled “Agents of Chaos,” an international team of researchers from Harvard, MIT and beyond red-teamed — meaning they simulated adversarial attacks to test cybersecurity measures — the open-source software in a series of experiments. For their study, they gave OpenClaw agents a litany of simulated personal data, access to a Discord server for communication, and various applications inside a virtual machine sandbox. The results paint a worrying picture of the security implications of having AI agents run wild, well outside the confines of a browser window. Specifically, they found …