OpenClaw Newsletter - 2026-02-23
OpenClaw Newsletter
Monday, February 23, 2026Top Stories
- Zero-code learner builds AI assistant in one day — Liberal arts student with no coding background shares 10-step beginner guide for OpenClaw, generating massive community engagement with 552 retweets
- Real-world OpenClaw experiences shared on Hacker News — Community discussion reveals actual user pain points and success stories, with 189 comments and growing
- VPS installation guide goes viral — Step-by-step OpenClaw deployment tutorial spreads rapidly with 374 retweets as hosting demand surges
- Custom hardware builds showcase miniaturization — Developer creates ultra-compact personal assistant device running OpenClaw, inspiring hardware experiments across the community
- GPU home server adoption accelerates — User credits OpenClaw for driving their investment in dedicated GPU infrastructure with Tailscale, reflecting broader infrastructure trends
Trending on X
- @liu10102525 [TRENDING]: Liberal arts student with zero coding experience learned to build OpenClaw AI assistant in one day, shares 10 beginner-friendly learning tips. 552 retweets, 1,104 total engagement. View tweet
- @IntCyberDigest [TRENDING]: Shares comprehensive VPS installation guide for OpenClaw in detailed steps. 374 retweets, 748 total engagement. View tweet
- @basti_vkl [TRENDING]: Built custom hardware device running OpenClaw, exploring minimal form factor for personal AI assistant. 139 retweets, 278 total engagement. View tweet
- @summeryue0 [TRENDING]: Humorous take on OpenClaw ignoring "confirm before acting" setting and speedrunning inbox deletion. 133 retweets, 266 total engagement. View tweet
- @yashhq_22 [HOT]: Predicts next billion-dollar startup could be built by 16-year-old using OpenClaw with 10 AI agents and no coding skills. 21 retweets, 42 total engagement. View tweet
Releases
- openclaw v2026.2.22 — Added Mistral provider support with memory embeddings and voice capabilities, plus optional built-in auto-updater. Release notes
- npm package v2026.2.22-2 — Multi-channel AI gateway update with 961k weekly downloads. View on npm
- Homebrew CLI v2026.2.22-2 — Personal AI assistant CLI with 2,857 installs in 30 days. Install via Homebrew
Community
- uncleGarage reports 0/37 plugins loading — fresh installs failing to load channel plugins on macOS Apple Silicon, blocking gateway functionality #24236
- danieltao finds WhatsApp channels broken on Windows — config validation errors preventing WhatsApp channel setup in latest release #24263
- nxmxbbd reports thinking blocks leaking into WhatsApp — internal reasoning text appearing in user messages plus stale fragments in replies #24290
- vincentkoc fixes unauthorized WebSocket spam — prevents clients from flooding gateway with rejected requests that degrade performance #24294
- 124 sponsors now backing OpenClaw — growing financial support from community including recent contributors romainhuet and davemorin GitHub Sponsors
News
- Ask HN: Any real OpenClaw users? What's your experience? [TRENDING] — Major community discussion about real-world OpenClaw experiences with 121 points and 189 comments
- How I Cut My AI Agent Costs by 75 Percent — Detailed guide on token optimization strategies that reduced daily costs from $15 to $3
- I Played a 2D Pixel MMO as an AI Agent — AI agent built on OpenClaw autonomously plays online games alongside its human creator
- OpenClaw on DigitalOcean Marketplace — One-click deployment option now available for easy infrastructure setup
- Deterministic Multi-Agent Dev Pipeline Inside OpenClaw — Complete autonomous code review and testing pipeline with AI agents handling the entire development workflow
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