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Posted by philip1209 1/27/2026

Clawdbot Renames to Moltbot(github.com)
249 points | 227 commentspage 3
hombre_fatal 1/27/2026|
A pun or homophone (Clawd) on the product you're targeting (Claude) is one of the worst naming memes in tech.

It was horrid to begin with. Just imagine trying to talk about Clawd and Claude in the same verbal convo.

Even something like "Fuckleglut" would be better.

shrubble 1/27/2026||
Ogden Nash has his poem about canaries:

"The song of canaries Never varies, And when they're moulting They're pretty revolting."

Wondering if Moltbot is related to the poem, humorously.

djmips 1/27/2026|
I believe it's more about molting lobsters. Clawdbot used a lobster mascot or something.
0dayman 1/27/2026||
what a unfortunate name!
sergiotapia 1/27/2026||
crypto rug pullers in shambles hehe
lifetimerubyist 1/28/2026||
This thing stores all your API keys in plain text in its config directory.

It reads untrusted data like emails.

This thing is a security nightmare.

ath3nd 1/27/2026||
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JasonKui 1/30/2026||
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theyneverlear 1/28/2026||
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jbrooks84 1/28/2026||
Crypto boy ai pig slop
dcre 1/27/2026|
Hard to think of a worse name. Maybe Moistbot?