Use Case
NanoClaw is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps, features persistent memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic's Agents SDK. This guide walks you through installing NanoClaw, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install NanoClaw: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install nanoclaw
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to ai agent to trigger NanoClaw
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine NanoClaw with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing NanoClaw
Help me get started with NanoClaw
What can NanoClaw do for my ai agent workflow?
Show me an example of using NanoClaw
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install nanoclawOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install nanoclawβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/nanoclaw/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.