Overview
Nanoclaw is an open-source integrations skill for Claude Code, published by nanocoai. Its author describes it as: “A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps,, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic's…”. The project has 30k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/nanoclaw`.
Installation
Add Nanoclaw to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/nanoclawReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — named in the skill.md
License
Nanoclaw is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in nanocoai/nanoclaw, an established project with 30,393 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Nanoclaw do?
- A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps,, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic's Agents SDK
- How do I install Nanoclaw?
- Run git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/nanoclaw in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw before installing.
- Is Nanoclaw free to use?
- Yes. Nanoclaw is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does Nanoclaw work with?
- Nanoclaw lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does Nanoclaw come from?
- Nanoclaw ships inside nanocoai/nanoclaw, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 30,393 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
