Why This OpenClaw Exploded in a Week
In early 2026, a “side project” developed by Peter Steinberger underwent two name changes in just a few days (Clawdbot -> Moltbot -> OpenClaw), yet amidst the chaos, it harvested over 150,000 Stars—a speed surpassing even Kubernetes and Linux in their early days. What exactly is OpenClaw? Why has it caused countless developers to stay up all night deploying it, and even triggered a buying frenzy for Mac Minis? In this post, we peel back the layers of OpenClaw to analyze what it did right and how it redefines our imagination of AI Agents. ...