nanocoai/nanoclaw
A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps,, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic's Agents SDK
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Where it stands
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5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 15 days ago, with 132 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a lightweight AI assistant platform running Claude agents securely in isolated Linux containers with multi-channel messaging support.
- Ensures strong security through OS-level container isolation and minimal, understandable codebase for easy customization and trust.
- Use for building personalized AI assistants that integrate with WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and Gmail messaging channels.
- Use for running scheduled AI tasks and automated briefings with isolated group contexts and memory management.
- Use for developing bespoke AI agent workflows that can be modified and extended via Claude Code skills without bloating the core system.
Should you depend on it?
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License
MIT
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
- Code of conduct: present
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From the README
An AI assistant that runs agents securely in their own containers. Lightweight, built to be easily understood and completely customized for your needs.
OpenClaw is an impressive project, but I wouldn't have been able to sleep if I had given complex software I didn't understand full access to my life. OpenClaw has nearly half a million lines of code, 53 config files, and 70+ dependencies. Its security is at the application level (allowlists, pairing codes) rather than true OS-level isolation. Everything runs in one Node process with shared memory.
NanoClaw provides that same core functionality, but in a codebase small enough to understand: one process and a handful of files. Claude agents run in their own Linux containers with filesystem isolation, not merely behind permission checks.
Then run
/setup. Claude Code handles everything: dependencies, authentication, container setup and service configuration.Note: Commands prefixed with
/(like/setup,/add-whatsapp) are Claude Code skills. Type them inside theclaudeCLI prompt, not in your regular terminal. If you don't have Claude Code installed, get it at claude.com/product/claude-code.
Daily snapshots
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Forks
12.7K-197
Open issues
1.0K+163
Compared with peers in AI Agents
Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth
| Repository | Stars | +7d | Health | Last release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| morluto/rea | 450.0K | +22.9K | 75 | 16 days ago |
| vercel-labs/agent-desktop | 21.4K | +8.7K | 75 | 5 days ago |
| milind-soni/OpenMausBot | 20.6K | +8.4K | 75 | today |
| stablyai/orca | 121.4K | +6.7K | 75 | today |
| thedotmack/claude-mem | 115.8K | +4.7K | 75 | today |
| nanocoai/nanoclaw | 31.1K | — | 64 | 15 days ago |
| Category median | 115.8K | +8.4K | 75 | — |
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