Agents / NanoClaw
NanoClaw
NanoClaw is a small, self hosted open source agent framework in which each agent session runs inside an isolated container. Users talk to their agents through messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Teams and iMessage, with Claude as the default model provider.
- Maker
- NanoCo
- Category
- Open source agent
- Website
- nanoclaw.dev
- Cheapest paid plan
- Free
- Free tier
- Yes: free and open source under the MIT license; model provider usage may cost money
- Platforms
- macOSLinuxWindows (WSL2)Self hostedWhatsAppTelegramDiscordSlackMicrosoft TeamsMattermostiMessageSignalMatrixGoogle ChatWebexEmail
- Can act on
- MessagesEmailBrowserFilesCode
- Approval model
- Agents run in isolated containers and never see real credentials; an OneCLI credential gateway checks user defined policies and pauses sensitive outbound requests until the user approves them through a native card in the chat app. The FAQ also lists egress lockdown, mount rules and sender policies.
- Launched
- Jan 31, 2026
- Last update
- Oct 9, 2026: NanoClaw 2026.10.0 Source
- Changelog
- Official changelog
What shipped
- Oct 9, 2026NanoClaw 2026.10.0First calendar versioned release; updates now follow published releases, and OneCLI installs must move to gateway 1.42.0 to close a credential injection bypass. Source
- Sep 23, 2026NanoClaw 2.4.0Adds credential gateways installed through skills including Iron Proxy, a Mattermost channel and per group model controls, and moves the default Claude model to Opus 5.5. Source
- Aug 24, 2026NanoClaw 2.3.0Introduces per agent Slack apps with agent spawning from Slack and pins the Codex CLI to 0.146.0. Source
- Aug 13, 2026NanoClaw 2.2.0Agent templates become Agent Plugins 1.0.0 directories that can be updated in place. Source
- Aug 1, 2026NanoClaw 2.1.54Rollup release that unifies iMessage into one channel with local and hosted backends and makes memory provider agnostic. Source
Sources
- Official site and FAQ checked Oct 15, 2026
- Docs checked Oct 15, 2026
- GitHub repository checked Oct 15, 2026
- GitHub releases checked Oct 15, 2026
- VentureBeat: NanoClaw and Vercel approval dialogs (Apr 17, 2026) checked Oct 15, 2026
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