OpenClaw 2.0
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OpenClaw 2.0 is out: an open-source AI agent that can handle email, calendars, flights, and more. It runs through chat apps and now sets up more easily, even finding keys on its own.
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OpenClaw 2.0 is trying to be the sort of assistant that actually gets stuff done. The open-source agent can clear inboxes, send emails, manage calendars, and check people in for flights, all from chat apps like WhatsApp and Telegram, or any other chat app they already use.
This is the project’s second launch, and it was previously called Clawdbot. The pitch is simple enough: talk to it, and let it act on a machine instead of just answering questions.
The new version leans hard into setup and teamwork. It can detect ChatGPT or Claude keys automatically, and configuration can happen through chats with the agent itself. That removes some of the usual friction before the thing is useful.
OpenClaw 2.0 also adds multiplayer team features for sharing sessions, refreshed browser tools for better tracking, and memory upgrades. And it keeps running personal AI helpers locally on devices for browser control and file management, which is the part that makes this feel less like a demo and more like software trying to live on your computer.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
The interesting bit here isn’t that another AI agent can chat; it’s that OpenClaw is pushing toward actual machine control instead of theater. That’s the right direction, even if it also means the usual mess of permissions, memory, and “please don’t touch that file” moments. Most AI products are still trying to sound helpful. This one wants a key and a keyboard.
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