🧪 Experimental — not ready for use. I'm still experimenting with this and is only partially functional.
CloudClaw is a note-taking assistant: low-friction capture (“jot it down”) with persistent markdown memory you can export. It is intentionally not a general-purpose chat product. I wanted to build a cloud version of OpenClaw for my friends and family to experience the fun of having an OpenClaw agent without the effort and hassle of setting one up.
How this relates to OpenClaw
CloudClaw takes clear inspiration from OpenClaw’s ideas: a file-based agent workspace where continuity lives in markdown (persona, instructions, long-term memory, daily notes, heartbeat prompts) rather than opaque server state. If you know OpenClaw’s model, many of the same filenames and mental model apply here.
- Markdown-first workspace — Same broad pattern: files such as
AGENTS.md,SOUL.md,IDENTITY.md,USER.md,MEMORY.md,HEARTBEAT.md,BOOTSTRAP.md, plus dated and topic notes undernotes/. - Memory as files — Daily notes for running context;
MEMORY.mdfor longer-lived facts; search and tools oriented around that content. - Heartbeat / cron — Scheduled runs can prompt ongoing journaling and upkeep, aligned with “keep the memory alive” rather than one-off chat.
- Capture surfaces — Support for channels such as WhatsApp alongside a main chat experience, in the spirit of “jot from anywhere.”
- Assistant shaped for memory — Framed as a note-taking companion, not an open-ended “do everything” LLM UI.
| CloudClaw | OpenClaw (typical) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting | Web app (e.g. Next.js); multi-user, sign-in, billing hooks | Often self-hosted / runs on your own machines and messengers |
| Where files live | Primary workspace synced with Google Drive (your folder is the document of record) | Usually local filesystem (or paths you control) on the device running the agent |
| Stack | Next.js, hosted DB (e.g. SQLite / Turso), NextAuth, optional Stripe, Vercel-style deployment | Separate runtime and ecosystem (see upstream project) |
| Maturity | Experimental — incomplete, unstable for real use | Mature, actively documented autonomous-agent framework |
| Scope | Narrow: capture, memory, recall, export; generic chat is deprioritized | Broader autonomous-agent and multi-platform tooling surface |
CloudClaw is not a fork of OpenClaw and does not claim feature parity. It reuses the workspace metaphor and some conventions; implementation and operation are different.
For goals, non-goals, and prioritization (capture vs. generic chat, export, heartbeat), see docs/PRODUCT_VISION.md.
Prerequisites: Node.js and a package manager (npm, pnpm, yarn, or bun).
npm install
npm run devOpen http://localhost:3000. You will need configured environment variables and integrations (auth, Drive, model providers, etc.) for full behavior — there is no turnkey “clone and run” story yet.
npm run build # production build
npm run lint # ESLintBuilt with Next.js.