OpenClaw AI Assistant Gains 100K GitHub Stars Despite Security Concerns and Legal Rebranding

Feb 01, 2026
TechCrunch
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Summary

OpenClaw AI assistant rockets to 100,000 GitHub stars in just two months despite facing legal battles with Anthropic and serious security vulnerabilities that restrict its use to technical experts only.

Key Points

  • OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot, rebrands again after legal challenges from Anthropic and gains over 100,000 GitHub stars in two months
  • AI assistants using OpenClaw create Moltbook, a social network where AI agents interact independently and share information on various topics
  • Security concerns limit OpenClaw to technical users only as the project faces unsolved industry-wide problems like prompt injection attacks

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