<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>openclawOS — field notes</title><description>openclawOS is a self-hosted, multi-channel gateway that connects AI agents like Claude, GPT, and Gemini to WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, iMessage, Signal, Slack and 30+ more — without giving up your data.</description><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The complete guide to self-hosted AI gateways in 2026</title><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/self-hosted-ai-gateway-guide/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/self-hosted-ai-gateway-guide/</guid><description>What a self-hosted AI gateway is, why it matters, how openclawOS implements one, and a practical setup walkthrough — from zero to multi-channel agent in an afternoon.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>self-hosted</category><category>ai gateway</category><category>guide</category><category>architecture</category></item><item><title>How multi-channel AI agents actually work under the hood</title><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/multi-channel-ai-agents-architecture/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/multi-channel-ai-agents-architecture/</guid><description>A deep dive into the openclawOS kernel: routing, sessions, identity, memory and the tricky parts of making one agent feel coherent across WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord and the rest.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>architecture</category><category>deep dive</category><category>kernel</category><category>sessions</category></item><item><title>How to build a self-hosted WhatsApp AI bot in 2026</title><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/whatsapp-ai-bot-self-hosted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/whatsapp-ai-bot-self-hosted/</guid><description>A practical walkthrough of pairing WhatsApp to a self-hosted AI agent powered by Claude or GPT — using openclawOS, no Meta Business API, no cloud SaaS in the middle.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>whatsapp</category><category>tutorial</category><category>claude</category><category>gpt</category></item><item><title>Telegram AI bot with Claude — a 5-minute self-hosted setup</title><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/telegram-ai-bot-with-claude/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/telegram-ai-bot-with-claude/</guid><description>Build a Telegram bot powered by Claude (or any LLM) without a SaaS in the middle. 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Pair it with openclawOS for an AI agent that respects the same privacy posture, end to end.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>signal</category><category>privacy</category><category>tutorial</category><category>self-hosted</category></item><item><title>Self-hosted Slack AI assistant — bring Pi to your workspace</title><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/slack-ai-assistant-self-hosted/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/slack-ai-assistant-self-hosted/</guid><description>Add a Pi-powered AI assistant to your Slack workspace, self-hosted, no SaaS in the middle. Per-channel bindings, ACK reactions, thread summaries.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>slack</category><category>tutorial</category><category>workspace</category><category>self-hosted</category></item><item><title>A federated AI agent on Matrix with openclawOS</title><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/matrix-federated-ai-agent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/matrix-federated-ai-agent/</guid><description>Add Pi to your Matrix homeserver — end-to-end encrypted rooms, federated identity, sessions per room, all on your hardware.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>matrix</category><category>federation</category><category>tutorial</category><category>e2ee</category></item><item><title>openclawOS vs Zapier AI — which is right for a self-hosted AI agent?</title><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/openclawos-vs-zapier-ai/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/openclawos-vs-zapier-ai/</guid><description>Zapier and openclawOS look similar from far away — both connect AI to other tools. Here&apos;s how they actually differ and when each one wins.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>comparison</category><category>zapier</category><category>evaluation</category></item><item><title>openclawOS vs n8n for AI agents — when each one wins</title><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/openclawos-vs-n8n-for-ai-agents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/openclawos-vs-n8n-for-ai-agents/</guid><description>n8n is the open-source workflow automator. openclawOS is the open-source AI agent gateway. They overlap on the surface and differ a lot in shape.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>comparison</category><category>n8n</category><category>evaluation</category></item><item><title>Self-hosted openclawOS vs Claude.ai: the real cost difference</title><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/self-hosted-vs-hosted-claude-cost/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/self-hosted-vs-hosted-claude-cost/</guid><description>Honest math on what a self-hosted multi-channel AI agent costs vs Claude.ai or ChatGPT Plus — for personal, family, and small-team use cases.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>cost</category><category>comparison</category><category>claude</category><category>hosted</category></item><item><title>How Pi&apos;s tool use works (and how to add your own tools)</title><link>https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/pi-agent-tool-use-explained/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://openclawos.neullabs.com/blog/pi-agent-tool-use-explained/</guid><description>Pi, the agent bundled with openclawOS, has a tool loop with browser, shell, file system, vector memory, and more. 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