{ "meta": { "generated_at": "2026-03-04T08:36:29.665850", "time_window_hours": 24, "date": "Wednesday, March 04, 2026" }, "stats": { "reddit_count": 23, "news_count": 10, "twitter_count": 0, "total_unique": 19, "trending_count": 1 }, "content": { "reddit": { "source": "reddit", "fetched_at": "2026-03-04T08:36:26.536886", "time_window_hours": 24, "total_posts": 23, "openclaw_subreddit": [ { "id": "1rk6zqn", "title": "Experienced Dev: OpenClaw has been an absolute nightmare \u2014 basic 1-agent Telegram + Grok setup with cron email digest dies after one day despite 5+ fresh installs and following official docs perfectly", "author": "flashybits", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 22, "num_comments": 78, "created_utc": 1772585052.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk6zqn/experienced_dev_openclaw_has_been_an_absolute/", "selftext": "\\>> GOG not Grok setup <<\n\n \n\\*\\*Experienced software dev (uni degree, not a noob) here \u2014 OpenClaw has completely defeated me.\\*\\*\n\nI've now burned days trying to get even basic functionality working reliably and I'm at a loss. Wanted to share the full story and hear what everyone else's real-world experience has been.\n\n\\*\\*Hardware/setup attempts:\\*\\*\n\n\\- Old 2012 Mac (pre-Silicon) \u2192 fresh Ubuntu install just for OpenClaw. Wiped + reinstalled \\*\\*3 times\\*\\*. Multiple full machine ...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Discussion", "upvote_ratio": 0.77, "created_datetime": "2026-03-04 00:44 UTC" }, { "id": "1rju3hl", "title": "OpenClaw + OpenAI API costs are insane? Anyone else?", "author": "Beneficial_Lime1912", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 13, "num_comments": 74, "created_utc": 1772555828.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rju3hl/openclaw_openai_api_costs_are_insane_anyone_else/", "selftext": "Hi everyone,\n\nI just installed and tested OpenClaw and honestly\u2026 wtf, the API cost is crazy expensive.\n\nI burned 10 dollars in just 5 to 6 prompts using the OpenAI API.\n\nDid anyone else experience the same thing? \nIs there something I can do to reduce the API costs?\n\nThanks \ud83d\ude4f", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Help", "upvote_ratio": 0.71, "created_datetime": "2026-03-03 16:37 UTC" }, { "id": "1rjl2rk", "title": "What does your SOUL.md actually look like? Curious how people are shaping their agents.", "author": "ShabzSparq", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 68, "num_comments": 25, "created_utc": 1772530750.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rjl2rk/what_does_your_soulmd_actually_look_like_curious/", "selftext": "I've been tweaking my SOUL.md for weeks now and I feel like I'm still not getting it right. Some days my agent nails the tone, other days it feels like talking to a customer support bot.\n\nRight now mine is pretty basic. \n\nBut I've seen people on discord mention they have full personality systems in there. decision making frameworks, communication styles for different channels, rules about when to push back vs just execute. one guy said his agent roasts him if he skips the gym two days in a row.\n...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Discussion", "upvote_ratio": 0.99, "created_datetime": "2026-03-03 09:39 UTC" }, { "id": "1rjx7z8", "title": "Can we please stop updating the control UI ffs", "author": "stiflers-m0m", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 14, "num_comments": 32, "created_utc": 1772562534.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rjx7z8/can_we_please_stop_updating_the_control_ui_ffs/", "selftext": "This will get downvoted to oblivian, but i have to get it off my chest. This system is on my lan, no internet access. Stop f\\*\\*\\*ing with the gateway security. Im sorry other people are morons that allow their stuff to be internet facing \nnow im getting \ncontrol ui requires device identity (use HTTPS or localhost secure context)\n\nPlease stop, its so damn frustrating every update to spend an hour trying to fix something.\n\nEvery time this breaks and its getting tiresome.\n\nHave a warning \"you ar...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Discussion", "upvote_ratio": 0.85, "created_datetime": "2026-03-03 18:28 UTC" }, { "id": "1rk0dbg", "title": "Which model are people using to actually allow you to do stuff?", "author": "AchillesFirstStand", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 11, "num_comments": 20, "created_utc": 1772569403.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk0dbg/which_model_are_people_using_to_actually_allow/", "selftext": "I want to get OpenClaw to find business email addresses for me for one of my products. It refuses to do it based on privacy guidelines, it says.\n\nI'm using OpenAI gpt-4o.\n\nI'm assuming this is a model thing, however in basic ChatGPT I can get it to return email addresses.\n\nMaybe it's something built into openclaw prompting?\n\nI don't want to run a local model, I just want to pay for an API that works.\n\nEDIT: Peter, creator of OpenClaw actually replied to me on X \"4o is not a supported model, ther...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Help", "upvote_ratio": 1.0, "created_datetime": "2026-03-03 20:23 UTC" } ], "other_subreddits": [ { "id": "1rkcm8w", "title": "I vibe-coded a free AI intelligence website resource using GPT-5.3-Codex + OpenClaw + Telegram (no coding background)", "author": "auraborosai", "subreddit": "vibecoding", "score": 2, "num_comments": 1, "created_utc": 1772600824.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/vibecoding/comments/1rkcm8w/i_vibecoded_a_free_ai_intelligence_website/", "selftext": "I wanted to see how far AI agents could go if you stopped micromanaging them and just\u2026 let them cook.\n\nSo I tried something slightly insane.\n\nI built an entire AI intelligence site without writing the code myself.\n\nThe result is auraboros.ai. I wanted to create something that will help people around my age to reskill themselves as fast and efficiently as possible. \n\nThe whole thing was vibe-coded using:\n\nGPT-5.3-Codex (inside the Codex app) + OpenClaw + Telegram\n\n\u2e3b\n\nThe context\n\nI\u2019m 49 years old...", "is_self": false, "link_flair_text": null, "upvote_ratio": 1.0, "created_datetime": "2026-03-04 05:07 UTC" } ], "all_posts": [ { "id": "1rk6zqn", "title": "Experienced Dev: OpenClaw has been an absolute nightmare \u2014 basic 1-agent Telegram + Grok setup with cron email digest dies after one day despite 5+ fresh installs and following official docs perfectly", "author": "flashybits", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 22, "num_comments": 78, "created_utc": 1772585052.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk6zqn/experienced_dev_openclaw_has_been_an_absolute/", "selftext": "\\>> GOG not Grok setup <<\n\n \n\\*\\*Experienced software dev (uni degree, not a noob) here \u2014 OpenClaw has completely defeated me.\\*\\*\n\nI've now burned days trying to get even basic functionality working reliably and I'm at a loss. Wanted to share the full story and hear what everyone else's real-world experience has been.\n\n\\*\\*Hardware/setup attempts:\\*\\*\n\n\\- Old 2012 Mac (pre-Silicon) \u2192 fresh Ubuntu install just for OpenClaw. Wiped + reinstalled \\*\\*3 times\\*\\*. Multiple full machine ...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Discussion", "upvote_ratio": 0.77, "created_datetime": "2026-03-04 00:44 UTC" }, { "id": "1rju3hl", "title": "OpenClaw + OpenAI API costs are insane? Anyone else?", "author": "Beneficial_Lime1912", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 13, "num_comments": 74, "created_utc": 1772555828.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rju3hl/openclaw_openai_api_costs_are_insane_anyone_else/", "selftext": "Hi everyone,\n\nI just installed and tested OpenClaw and honestly\u2026 wtf, the API cost is crazy expensive.\n\nI burned 10 dollars in just 5 to 6 prompts using the OpenAI API.\n\nDid anyone else experience the same thing? \nIs there something I can do to reduce the API costs?\n\nThanks \ud83d\ude4f", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Help", "upvote_ratio": 0.71, "created_datetime": "2026-03-03 16:37 UTC" }, { "id": "1rjl2rk", "title": "What does your SOUL.md actually look like? Curious how people are shaping their agents.", "author": "ShabzSparq", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 68, "num_comments": 25, "created_utc": 1772530750.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rjl2rk/what_does_your_soulmd_actually_look_like_curious/", "selftext": "I've been tweaking my SOUL.md for weeks now and I feel like I'm still not getting it right. Some days my agent nails the tone, other days it feels like talking to a customer support bot.\n\nRight now mine is pretty basic. \n\nBut I've seen people on discord mention they have full personality systems in there. decision making frameworks, communication styles for different channels, rules about when to push back vs just execute. one guy said his agent roasts him if he skips the gym two days in a row.\n...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Discussion", "upvote_ratio": 0.99, "created_datetime": "2026-03-03 09:39 UTC" }, { "id": "1rjx7z8", "title": "Can we please stop updating the control UI ffs", "author": "stiflers-m0m", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 14, "num_comments": 32, "created_utc": 1772562534.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rjx7z8/can_we_please_stop_updating_the_control_ui_ffs/", "selftext": "This will get downvoted to oblivian, but i have to get it off my chest. This system is on my lan, no internet access. Stop f\\*\\*\\*ing with the gateway security. Im sorry other people are morons that allow their stuff to be internet facing \nnow im getting \ncontrol ui requires device identity (use HTTPS or localhost secure context)\n\nPlease stop, its so damn frustrating every update to spend an hour trying to fix something.\n\nEvery time this breaks and its getting tiresome.\n\nHave a warning \"you ar...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Discussion", "upvote_ratio": 0.85, "created_datetime": "2026-03-03 18:28 UTC" }, { "id": "1rk0dbg", "title": "Which model are people using to actually allow you to do stuff?", "author": "AchillesFirstStand", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 11, "num_comments": 20, "created_utc": 1772569403.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk0dbg/which_model_are_people_using_to_actually_allow/", "selftext": "I want to get OpenClaw to find business email addresses for me for one of my products. It refuses to do it based on privacy guidelines, it says.\n\nI'm using OpenAI gpt-4o.\n\nI'm assuming this is a model thing, however in basic ChatGPT I can get it to return email addresses.\n\nMaybe it's something built into openclaw prompting?\n\nI don't want to run a local model, I just want to pay for an API that works.\n\nEDIT: Peter, creator of OpenClaw actually replied to me on X \"4o is not a supported model, ther...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Help", "upvote_ratio": 1.0, "created_datetime": "2026-03-03 20:23 UTC" }, { "id": "1rk62f8", "title": "I spent 18 hours learning Openclaw", "author": "Ate_at_wendys", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 5, "num_comments": 23, "created_utc": 1772582650.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk62f8/i_spent_18_hours_learning_openclaw/", "selftext": "I really like it. It's fun. Something to do. Have I found a practical use yet? Nope lol but...\n\nAfter a while I realized it's not working for me I'm working for it UNTIL it works for me. It's a literal kid at the start and depending on the model \"brain\" depends how the kid response to your belt. \n\nThe model really matters. A model trained on language isn't going to know what to do when you give it tasks. And a model that does still has to learn. \n\n[https://imgur.com/a/rky9fDo](https://imgur.com/...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Discussion", "upvote_ratio": 0.61, "created_datetime": "2026-03-04 00:04 UTC" }, { "id": "1rjtpj2", "title": "The Truth About MCP vs CLI", "author": "kagan101", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 19, "num_comments": 15, "created_utc": 1772554955.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rjtpj2/the_truth_about_mcp_vs_cli/", "selftext": "\"MCP was a mistake. Bash is better.\" \n \nThat quote from the developer behind OpenClaw kicked off the biggest AI tooling debate of 2026. \n \nConnect a GitHub MCP server \u2192 93 tools dumped into your context window \u2192 55,000 tokens gone. Before you've even asked a question. \n \nStack GitHub + Jira + a database + Microsoft Graph? 150,000+ tokens. Just for plumbing. The same task via gh CLI? \\~200 tokens. \n \nThat's not a minor difference. That's a 275x difference. \n \nThe CLI argument is simple...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Discussion", "upvote_ratio": 0.78, "created_datetime": "2026-03-03 16:22 UTC" }, { "id": "1rk82ke", "title": "How are people getting OpenClaw to generate images?", "author": "Miserable_Kick4103", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 8, "num_comments": 13, "created_utc": 1772587879.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk82ke/how_are_people_getting_openclaw_to_generate_images/", "selftext": "I'm a designer and I've been experimenting with openclaw recently. I'm curious how people are actually handling image generation workflows with it. \n \nRight now my setup is still pretty rough. I've tried a few approaches \u2014 calling external APIs, or operating image generation tools in a browser. But tool use is really slow and unstable, and using APIs makes it hard to manage the images and contexts. \n \nGenuinely curious what people here are doing in practice.", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Help", "upvote_ratio": 0.91, "created_datetime": "2026-03-04 01:31 UTC" }, { "id": "1rk8if7", "title": "Mini Delegation Agent. 4.5 Haiku vs gpt 5 mini vs gemini 2.5 Flash???", "author": "Fearless-Cellist-245", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 4, "num_comments": 8, "created_utc": 1772589067.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk8if7/mini_delegation_agent_45_haiku_vs_gpt_5_mini_vs/", "selftext": "I want a mini delegation agent that is cheap due to openclaw's heartbeat functionality. It wont do anything complicated like coding because it will delegate that to max model. Its really critical that mini knows when to delegate more complicated tasks and knows when to attempt the easy ones. If it attempts difficult tasks then it will return bad solutions or will attempt, fail, and then make me spend more money than if it would have delegated from the start. I also cant have it delegating every ...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Help", "upvote_ratio": 1.0, "created_datetime": "2026-03-04 01:51 UTC" }, { "id": "1rkeksy", "title": "What skill did you uninstall the fastest and why?", "author": "ShabzSparq", "subreddit": "openclaw", "score": 9, "num_comments": 6, "created_utc": 1772607390.0, "url": "https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rkeksy/what_skill_did_you_uninstall_the_fastest_and_why/", "selftext": "We talk a lot about what skills to install but nobody talks about the ones that were instant regrets. I want to hear about the skills you tried that were either completely broken, ate your tokens for no reason, or just did something you didn't expect.\n\nI installed a news aggregator skill from clawhub that was supposed to give me daily summaries. Instead it ran every 2 hours and burned through my context window summarizing articles I didn't care about. Lasted about 4 hours before I nuked it.\n\nWha...", "is_self": true, "link_flair_text": "Discussion", "upvote_ratio": 1.0, "created_datetime": "2026-03-04 06:56 UTC" } ] }, "news": { "source": "news", "fetched_at": "2026-03-04T08:36:29.663871", "time_window_hours": 24, "total_items": 10, "github_releases": [], "hackernews": [ { "id": "47238242", "title": "Ask HN: Best use / examples of agents / OpenClaw that you saw recently?", "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47238242", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47238242", "published": "2026-03-03T20:11:43", "author": "simonebrunozzi", "points": 4, "num_comments": 1, "summary": "Please share - video, blog post, tweet, etc. Thanks....", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47234485", "title": "Show HN: I built a skill that lets your OpenClaw call you on the phone", "url": "https://clawr.ing", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47234485", "published": "2026-03-03T16:06:17", "author": "thisismyswamp", "points": 4, "num_comments": 1, "summary": "I've been using openclaw for a while and the one thing I think differentiates it from traditional setups is that the agent can take the initiative, meaning that you don't always have to prom...", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47243891", "title": "Show HN: Deploy OpenClaw in Seconds", "url": "https://deplyclaw.ai/", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47243891", "published": "2026-03-04T06:29:44", "author": "Creator-io", "points": 2, "num_comments": 2, "summary": "", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47241645", "title": "Show HN: OpenClawHub \u2013 A Lib for AI agent workflows so you don't have to", "url": "https://openclawhub.uk/", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47241645", "published": "2026-03-04T01:09:23", "author": "951560368", "points": 2, "num_comments": 1, "summary": "Hi HN,

I spent months building AI agents for clients. Same problems every time:\n- Prompts work in dev, fail in prod\n- Hard to maintain across 100+ users\n- Reinventing workflows others already solved...", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47242485", "title": "Current state of OpenClaw and bot protections", "url": "https://proxybase.xyz/blog/openclaw-bot-protections", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47242485", "published": "2026-03-04T03:05:36", "author": "m00dy", "points": 2, "num_comments": 0, "summary": "", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47233854", "title": "I made the first eSIM service for OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.getesimpal.com/en-US/agents", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47233854", "published": "2026-03-03T15:28:46", "author": "deniurchak", "points": 1, "num_comments": 1, "summary": "", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47231397", "title": "Show HN: OpenClaw Horror Stories \u2013 leaderboard of worst AI agent incidents", "url": "https://openclaw-horror-leaderboard.vercel.app", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47231397", "published": "2026-03-03T12:31:11", "author": "bhekanik", "points": 1, "num_comments": 1, "summary": "", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47243738", "title": "Show HN: Deploy OpenClaw in 60 Seconds", "url": "http://deployclaw.ai/", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47243738", "published": "2026-03-04T06:08:25", "author": "Creator-io", "points": 1, "num_comments": 0, "summary": "", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47238497", "title": "Show HN: GSC Skill \u2013 Live SEO Analytics for AI Agents (Claude Code, OpenClaw)", "url": "https://github.com/spivx/agent-skills", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47238497", "published": "2026-03-03T20:29:15", "author": "ytlhome", "points": 1, "num_comments": 0, "summary": "I built a skill for AI coding agents (Claude Code, OpenClaw, etc.) that connects directly to the Google Search Console API and delivers live SEO analytics \u2014 clicks, impressions, CTR, rankings, and opp...", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47237322", "title": "I taught my OpenClaw to call me on the phone [video]", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WMNdEK28zo4", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47237322", "published": "2026-03-03T19:15:59", "author": "thisismyswamp", "points": 1, "num_comments": 0, "summary": "", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" } ], "google_news": [], "all_items": [ { "id": "47243891", "title": "Show HN: Deploy OpenClaw in Seconds", "url": "https://deplyclaw.ai/", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47243891", "published": "2026-03-04T06:29:44", "author": "Creator-io", "points": 2, "num_comments": 2, "summary": "", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47243738", "title": "Show HN: Deploy OpenClaw in 60 Seconds", "url": "http://deployclaw.ai/", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47243738", "published": "2026-03-04T06:08:25", "author": "Creator-io", "points": 1, "num_comments": 0, "summary": "", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47242485", "title": "Current state of OpenClaw and bot protections", "url": "https://proxybase.xyz/blog/openclaw-bot-protections", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47242485", "published": "2026-03-04T03:05:36", "author": "m00dy", "points": 2, "num_comments": 0, "summary": "", "source": "Hacker News", "source_icon": "\ud83d\udfe0", "category": "Discussion" }, { "id": "47241645", "title": "Show HN: OpenClawHub \u2013 A Lib for AI agent workflows so you don't have to", "url": "https://openclawhub.uk/", "hn_url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47241645", "published": "2026-03-04T01:09:23", "author": "951560368", "points": 2, "num_comments": 1, "summary": "Hi HN,

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", "reddit_text": "\ud83d\udccc OpenClaw + OpenAI API costs are insane? Anyone else?\n Topics: AI/LLMs, Coding, OpenClaw\n Link: https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rju3hl/openclaw_openai_api_costs_are_insane_anyone_else/\n Author: Beneficial_Lime1912\n 13 upvotes | 74 comments | 3 min read\n Hi everyone,\n\nI just installed and tested OpenClaw and honestly\u2026 wtf, the API cost is crazy expensive.\n\nI burned 10 dollars in just 5 to 6 prompts usi...\n\n\ud83d\udccc Experienced Dev: OpenClaw has been an absolute nightmare \u2014 basic 1-agent Telegram + Grok setup with cron email digest dies after one day despite 5+ fresh installs and following official docs perfectly\n Topics: Coding, Hardware, OpenClaw\n Link: https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk6zqn/experienced_dev_openclaw_has_been_an_absolute/\n Author: flashybits\n 22 upvotes | 78 comments | 3 min read\n \\>> GOG not Grok setup <<\n\n \n\\*\\*Experienced software dev (uni degree, not a noob) here \u2014 OpenClaw has completely defeated me.\\*\\*\n\nI've ...\n\n\ud83d\udccc What does your SOUL.md actually look like? Curious how people are shaping their agents.\n Topics: Coding, OpenClaw\n Link: https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rjl2rk/what_does_your_soulmd_actually_look_like_curious/\n Author: ShabzSparq\n 68 upvotes | 25 comments | 3 min read\n \ud83d\udd25 TRENDING\n I've been tweaking my SOUL.md for weeks now and I feel like I'm still not getting it right. Some days my agent nails the tone, other days it feels lik...\n\n\ud83d\udccc Which model are people using to actually allow you to do stuff?\n Topics: AI/LLMs, OpenClaw\n Link: https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk0dbg/which_model_are_people_using_to_actually_allow/\n Author: AchillesFirstStand\n 11 upvotes | 20 comments | 3 min read\n I want to get OpenClaw to find business email addresses for me for one of my products. It refuses to do it based on privacy guidelines, it says.\n\nI'm ...\n\n\ud83d\udccc The Truth About MCP vs CLI\n Topics: Coding, OpenClaw\n Link: https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rjtpj2/the_truth_about_mcp_vs_cli/\n Author: kagan101\n 19 upvotes | 15 comments | 3 min read\n \"MCP was a mistake. Bash is better.\" \n \nThat quote from the developer behind OpenClaw kicked off the biggest AI tooling debate of 2026. \n \nConnect...\n\n\ud83d\udccc Mini Delegation Agent. 4.5 Haiku vs gpt 5 mini vs gemini 2.5 Flash???\n Topics: AI/LLMs, OpenClaw\n Link: https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk8if7/mini_delegation_agent_45_haiku_vs_gpt_5_mini_vs/\n Author: Fearless-Cellist-245\n 4 upvotes | 8 comments | 3 min read\n I want a mini delegation agent that is cheap due to openclaw's heartbeat functionality. It wont do anything complicated like coding because it will de...\n\n\ud83d\udccc What skill did you uninstall the fastest and why?\n Topics: OpenClaw\n Link: https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rkeksy/what_skill_did_you_uninstall_the_fastest_and_why/\n Author: ShabzSparq\n 9 upvotes | 6 comments | 3 min read\n We talk a lot about what skills to install but nobody talks about the ones that were instant regrets. I want to hear about the skills you tried that w...\n\n\ud83d\udccc How are people getting OpenClaw to generate images?\n Topics: OpenClaw\n Link: https://reddit.com/r/openclaw/comments/1rk82ke/how_are_people_getting_openclaw_to_generate_images/\n Author: Miserable_Kick4103\n 8 upvotes | 13 comments | 3 min read\n I'm a designer and I've been experimenting with openclaw recently. I'm curious how people are actually handling image generation workflows with it. \n...\n", "news_text": "\ud83d\udccc Show HN: GSC Skill \u2013 Live SEO Analytics for AI Agents (Claude Code, OpenClaw)\n Topics: AI/LLMs, Coding, OpenClaw\n Link: https://github.com/spivx/agent-skills\n Author: ytlhome\n 1 upvotes | 2 min read\n I built a skill for AI coding agents (Claude Code, OpenClaw, etc.) that connects directly to the Google Search Console API and delivers live SEO analy...\n\n\ud83d\udccc Show HN: Deploy OpenClaw in Seconds\n Topics: OpenClaw\n Link: https://deplyclaw.ai/\n Author: Creator-io\n 2 upvotes | 2 comments | 3 min read\n\n\ud83d\udccc Ask HN: Best use / examples of agents / OpenClaw that you saw recently?\n Topics: OpenClaw\n Link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47238242\n Author: simonebrunozzi\n 4 upvotes | 1 comments | 3 min read\n Please share - video, blog post, tweet, etc. Thanks....\n\n\ud83d\udccc Show HN: I built a skill that lets your OpenClaw call you on the phone\n Topics: OpenClaw\n Link: https://clawr.ing\n Author: thisismyswamp\n 4 upvotes | 1 comments | 3 min read\n I've been using openclaw for a while and the one thing I think differentiates it from traditional setups is that the agent can take the initiativ...\n\n\ud83d\udccc Show HN: OpenClawHub \u2013 A Lib for AI agent workflows so you don't have to\n Topics: OpenClaw\n Link: https://openclawhub.uk/\n Author: 951560368\n 2 upvotes | 1 comments | 3 min read\n Hi HN,

I spent months building AI agents for clients. Same problems every time:\n- Prompts work in dev, fail in prod\n- Hard to maintain across 100+ u...\n\n\ud83d\udccc I made the first eSIM service for OpenClaw\n Topics: OpenClaw\n Link: https://www.getesimpal.com/en-US/agents\n Author: deniurchak\n 1 upvotes | 1 comments | 3 min read\n\n\ud83d\udccc Show HN: OpenClaw Horror Stories \u2013 leaderboard of worst AI agent incidents\n Topics: Privacy, OpenClaw\n Link: https://openclaw-horror-leaderboard.vercel.app\n Author: bhekanik\n 1 upvotes | 1 comments | 3 min read\n\n\ud83d\udccc Current state of OpenClaw and bot protections\n Topics: OpenClaw\n Link: https://proxybase.xyz/blog/openclaw-bot-protections\n Author: m00dy\n 2 upvotes | 3 min read\n", "twitter_text": "\ud83d\udea7 X/Twitter integration coming soon - requires API setup\n" }, "user_preferences": { "top_topics": [ "AI/LLMs", "OpenClaw", "Coding", "Home Automation" ] } }