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OpenClaw

Project record

Maintained by OpenClaw Foundation1 5

OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI assistant with a gateway connecting model providers, tools, and messaging channels. It provides command-line and browser interfaces and supports both hosted and local model providers.1 3Fact reviewed Oct 1, 2026

Website: Website (external site: openclaw.ai)
Repository: Repository (external site: github.com)
Documentation: Documentation (external site: docs.openclaw.ai)
License: LICENSE (external site: github.com)
Release notes: Reviewed release (external site: github.com)

Last reviewedOct 1, 2026Entry updated Oct 1, 2026Documented release Unknown

Availability and license

Overall availability

Public

Source code and installation documentation are public. Model-provider and connected-service access are configured separately.1 3

Availability fact review: Oct 1, 2026

Availability is separate from permission: read the license before using or redistributing.

MIT License (external site: github.com)2
Applies to: Code · SPDX MIT · on the rubric’s OSI-approved software-license list · fact reviewed Oct 1, 2026

The MIT entry applies to this project’s code. It does not license model weights, external services, or third-party components; consult their respective terms and notices.2 1Fact reviewed Oct 1, 2026

Component reuse rights

A readable or downloadable component is not automatically reusable. These indicators concern recorded license evidence, not system certification.

weights: Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
code: Reviewed qualifying license recorded — check scope and conditions
data: Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review
documentation: Unknown — no complete fact-level rights review

No complete system-rights review is recorded for this release.

Public materials checklist

Items for a runtime under USASI rubric v0.2. Unknown means unassessed or insufficient evidence.

Public materials checklist for OpenClaw
Item	Status	Notes and evidence
Source codeIs the source code publicly readable?	Public	Public project repository.1
DocumentationIs user documentation published?	Public	Public official documentation.3
InstallationAre installation instructions or packages publicly available?	Public	The getting-started guide documents macOS/Linux and Windows PowerShell installers, onboarding, a gateway service, and a browser dashboard. Other documented installation paths include Docker, Nix, and npm.3
Supported platformsAre supported operating systems or hardware documented?	Public	The installer supports macOS, Linux, and Windows; the guide distinguishes native Windows and WSL2 gateway paths. Consult the platform-specific documentation for companion-app and runtime requirements.3
Release statusAre versioned releases published?	Public	Reviewed tagged release v2026.9.7, published September 30, 2026. The tag is a version identifier, not the publication date. This entry describes the project rather than one release.4

What it is useful for

Running a personal or shared assistant with configurable tools and messaging integrations on infrastructure you control.3Fact reviewed Oct 1, 2026

Organization context

Independent project: no organization record is linked to this entry.

U.S. eligibility

Project eligibility rests on documented governing or maintaining entities, not on contributors.

Eligible · basis: U.S.-governed project

The OpenClaw Foundation announcement identifies the steward as an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The project README states that the independent foundation employs the core team and signs releases; the foundation says no single company controls OpenClaw. Eligibility rests on this documented U.S. governance, not contributor nationality or a headquarters-city inference.5 1 6

Assessed Oct 1, 2026

Sources

1.
OpenClaw repository and README (external site: github.com)
OpenClaw Foundation · Repository · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026
2.
OpenClaw MIT LICENSE (external site: raw.githubusercontent.com)
OpenClaw Foundation · License · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026
3.
OpenClaw official documentation (external site: docs.openclaw.ai)
OpenClaw Foundation · Documentation · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026
4.
OpenClaw reviewed tagged release (external site: github.com)
OpenClaw Foundation · Release notes · published Sep 30, 2026 · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026
5.
Introducing the OpenClaw Foundation (external site: openclaw.ai)
OpenClaw · Announcement · published Jul 8, 2026 · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026
6.
OpenClaw Foundation — independence and stewardship (external site: openclaw.org)
OpenClaw Foundation · Official page · accessed Oct 1, 2026 · evidence reviewed Oct 1, 2026

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