Peter Steinberger
Creator of OpenClaw, the open-source self-hosted AI assistant; works on agents at OpenAI
- Creator of OpenClaw and "Clawfather" of the foundation, continuing to steward the project, OpenClaw Foundation431
- Works on agents (since February 2026); leads the Claw Labs team, OpenAI124
Peter Steinberger is the creator of OpenClaw, an open-source, self-hosted AI assistant that is now stewarded by the independent OpenClaw Foundation, where Steinberger holds the title "Clawfather". Since February 2026 Steinberger has worked at OpenAI on agents, and the foundation describes Claw Labs as a team inside OpenAI that Steinberger leads. Steinberger previously founded PSPDFKit, now Nutrient.1234
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OpenClaw
OpenClaw is a self-hosted assistant whose gateway connects model providers, tools and messaging channels. Its README credits Steinberger and the community with building it, and the project's lore page records that the project took the name OpenClaw on 30 January 2026.35
In July 2026 Steinberger and Dave Morin, the foundation's chairperson, announced the OpenClaw Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that employs the core team and signs releases while the code stays under the MIT license. The announcement says Steinberger continues to make the project's technical calls.43
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