OpenClaw is the new neighborhood cat, and it just learned how to use a terminal. 🐾
The moment I wired it into my terminal, it felt like upgrading from a squeaky toy to a jetpack. You can ask it to grab logs, wrangle files, or run quick scripts, and it just… does. The real thrill is that this isn’t some brittle, “one command only” party trick. It’s a proper terminal buddy that knows where the cables are and which button not to press.
Then there are skills—the little spells you can teach OpenClaw. Need a task to always format a PR summary, generate a changelog, or map a folder into a neat bullet list? Skill it. These feel like shortcuts you craft for your own brain, so your future self shows up already caffeinated. The more you teach it, the more it feels like a tiny assistant that knows your quirks (and kindly ignores your chaotic folder names).
The pièce de résistance: Claude Code + locally hosted models. This is where the waves really start to splash. Claude Code acts like the friendly translator between your terminal workflows and the models you’re running on your own machine. So yes—your local model can now actually do things in context, not just chat about them. It’s the difference between a librarian and a librarian who can also teleport books to your desk.
The vibe is: OpenClaw for the terminal, skills for the superpowers, and Claude Code for the bridge. Put together, it’s like a tiny AI band where each member has an instrument and nobody is off-beat. I’m still discovering the edges, but it already feels like a toolkit that’s both playful and surprisingly powerful.
Final verdict: OpenClaw is making waves because it’s not just smart—it’s useful, customizable, and weirdly fun. The terminal gets friendlier, skills make it personal, and Claude Code makes even local models feel like they’re fully plugged in. It’s a good time to be a terminal gremlin.