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Posted by philip1209 1/27/2026

Clawdbot Renames to Moltbot(github.com)
249 points | 227 commentspage 2
janpio 1/27/2026|
Motivation for rename: https://x.com/moltbot/status/2016058924403753024 https://xcancel.com/moltbot/status/2016058924403753024
ludwigvan 1/27/2026||
Seems like an official ClaudeBot from Anthropic is in the works, then?
jsheard 1/27/2026|||
They already use the name ClaudeBot for their web crawler:

https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8896518-does-anthropi...

dewey 1/27/2026|||
After Claude Cowork etc. that doesn't really sound like a surprise.
_--__--__ 1/27/2026||
>and honestly? "Molt" fits perfectly - it's what lobsters do to grow.

So do we think Anthropic or the artist formerly known as Clawdbot paid for the tokens to have Claude write this tweet announcing the rename of a Product That Is Definitely Not Claude?

low_tech_punk 1/27/2026||
When I visit https://www.molt.bot/ with Edge browser, there is a bloody red screen screaming malware. What's wrong with the name?
nvr219 1/27/2026|
Probably very new domain reg
d4rkp4ttern 1/27/2026||
I almost thought it was MalBot, which would have been more apt.
pawelduda 1/27/2026||
It sounds nice at a first glance, but how useful is it actually? Anyone got real, non-hypothetical use cases that outweigh the risks?
ainiriand 1/27/2026||
My experience. I have it running on my desktop with voice to text with an API token from groq, so I communicate with it in WhatsApp audios. I Have app codes for my Fastmail and because it has file access can optimize my Obsidian notes. I have it send me a morning brief with my notes, appointments and latest emails. And of course I have it speaking like I am some middle age Castillian Lord.
harmoni-pet 1/27/2026||
How is that adding value to your life or productivity in any way? You just like working via text message instead of using a terminal? I don't get it. What do you do when it goes off the rails and starts making mistakes?
ainiriand 1/28/2026||
I tell him: Summarize this article for me, and generate a note in Obsidian with the insights. Create a shopping list with these items, remind me tomorrow to call someone... Standard PA stuff. It never went off the rails yet.
simianwords 1/27/2026||
Here's an actual idea.

With this, I can realistically use my apple watch as a _standalone_ device to do pretty much everything I need.

This means I can switch off my iphone, keep use my apple watch as a kind of remote to my laptop. I can chat with my friends (not possible right now with whatsapp!), do some shopping, write some code, even read books!

This is just not possible now using an apple watch.

ethansinjin 1/28/2026||
> I can chat with my friends (not possible right now with whatsapp!)

btw, WhatsApp has an Apple Watch App! https://faq.whatsapp.com/864470801642897

simianwords 1/28/2026||
doesn't work with iphone switched off
vivzkestrel 1/28/2026||
- out of the loop here, what is this clawdbot and who is generating hype for this? and why?
realty_geek 1/27/2026||
Oh dear, I bought claudeception.com on a whim - hope that doesn't upset anyone.

I had some ideas on what to host on there but haven't got round to it yet. If anyone here has a good use for it feel free to pitch me...

direwolf20 1/27/2026||
You can still make a list of all the times Claude was confidently incorrect.
bigfishrunning 1/27/2026|||
The bandwidth requirements of that site would be very expensive
direwolf20 1/27/2026||
Bandwidth for text is cheap. Don't use cloud.

You could register cloudeception as well and have it tell you how much cloud bandwidth costs are daylight robbery.

owebmaster 1/28/2026||
Cloudeception.com
realty_geek 1/28/2026|||
ha ha - that is actually quite a good idea ;)
JKCalhoun 1/28/2026||
"clau deception" might be a problem.
pnathan 1/28/2026||
I'm looking forward to when I can run a tolerably useful model locally. Next time I buy a desktop one of its core purposes will be to run models for 24/7 work.
prettyblocks 1/28/2026|
Define useful I guess. I think the agentic coding loop we can achieve with hosted frontier models today is a really long way away from consumer desktops for now.
ChrisArchitect 1/27/2026||
Related:

Clawdbot - open source personal AI assistant

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46760237

esquivalience 1/28/2026||
According to the README, Anthropic itself is one of the contributors to this project.
har2008preet 1/28/2026|
That might be because someone has committed directly using claude code
jeffwask 1/27/2026|
Coincidence? Article calling it a pump and dump earlier today.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46780065

adastra22 1/28/2026|
Pump and dump of what?
jeffwask 1/28/2026||
Try reading the article
adastra22 7 days ago||
I did. The creator of Clawdbot/Moltbot/OpenClaw has nothing at all to do with the crypto grifts going on.
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