OpenClaw Newsletter

• Lex Fridman Interview [TRENDING]: Major podcast featuring OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger generating massive retweets across multiple accounts. 568 total engagement with 284 retweets. View tweet
• Community Meme [TRENDING]: Simple "Just a little OpenClaw" tweet sparking viral engagement. 816 total engagement with 408 retweets showing strong community momentum. View tweet
• 2026 Dev Stack [HOT]: Developer shares "best coding stack" featuring OpenClaw agent swarms with automated monitoring via cron jobs. 32 engagement with growing developer adoption signals. View tweet
• MoltyTask Integration [TRENDING]: Decentralized marketplace announcing OpenClaw integration for AI-powered task automation. 362 total engagement with 181 retweets showing ecosystem growth. View tweet

Repository Stats Update • OpenClaw reached 186,939 stars (+16,939 from last report) with 31,550 forks and 508 contributors. View stats • Open Issues currently at 6,135 — community actively addressing backlog • Contributors grew to 508 developers participating in the project

• Josephrp's Hugging Face integration: Major PR adds first-class Hugging Face Inference provider support plus Together API fixes — 20 engagement, 10 comments
• saurabhsh5's security hardening: Gateway --harden flag applies comprehensive security controls for production deployments — 10 engagement
• schmiereck's SSH plugin: Stateful SSH Plugin with auto-key detection enables persistent session management like standard SSH clients — 10 engagement
• 35x performance boost: Switch from JSON5.parse to JSON.parse for sessions.json — already merged after quick community validation
• Context decay system: Experimental proactive context management strips/summarizes old content before forced compaction hits — configurable per-channel

• Ask HN: Any real OpenClaw users? What's your experience? [TRENDING] — Community discussion about real-world OpenClaw usage experiences gaining significant traction with 121 points and 188 comments
• NanoClaw solves one of OpenClaw's biggest security issues [HOT] — VentureBeat covers how NanoClaw addresses major OpenClaw security vulnerabilities, generating strong community discussion
• How to Deploy OpenClaw Securely on DigitalOcean — Step-by-step tutorial for secure OpenClaw deployment using DigitalOcean's new 1-click droplet integration
• OpenCLAW-SEED-135M Model — New 135M parameter conversational model released on Hugging Face with GGUF quantized version available for local deployment
• OpenClaw on DigitalOcean Marketplace — Official OpenClaw deployment option now available through DigitalOcean's app marketplace for one-click server setup

• CrowdStrike Security Advisory: Security teams must understand OpenClaw's AI agent capabilities and potential attack vectors before deployment. Read the full security guidance