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January 28, 2026
Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot)
Personal AI assistant Moltbot —formerly Clawdbot — has gone viral in a matter of weeks. But there’s more you should know before jumping on the bandwagon.
TL;DR
- Moltbot, formerly Clawdbot, is a personal AI assistant designed to manage calendars, send messages, and check in for flights.
- It was developed by Peter Steinberger and gained rapid popularity, evidenced by over 44,200 stars on GitHub.
- A legal challenge from Anthropic forced the project to change its name from Clawdbot to Moltbot.
- The AI's ability to 'actually do things' means it can execute arbitrary commands, posing security risks like prompt injection.
- To mitigate risks, Moltbot should ideally be run on a separate, secure virtual private server (VPS) with throwaway accounts.
- The project's open-source nature allows for code inspection, but careful setup is crucial for safety.
- Viral attention around Moltbot temporarily boosted Cloudflare's stock due to its reliance on such infrastructure.
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