The Magic of Convergence
You may or may not have heard about the new Personal AI OS Moltbot that's taking the Open Source AI ecosystem and Tech Twitter by storm.
If you haven't, here's the TL;DR: it's an AI virtual assistant that's dramatically capable and designed to fit into the pattern of your life and your tools. It messages you in Slack, not a third-party app.
There's a lot magical about it, but mostly it's the magic of convergence.
"Smartphones had GPS for years. But until the iPhone, interactive maps on your phone weren't a thing. Moltbot is that moment — for personal AI."
We're building moltpod.com to bring that magic to more developers and business users.
Watch: Full Setup Walkthrough
We made a quick video showing how to set up your own Moltbot instance — and a preview of what's possible when your AI assistant actually knows you.
In this video, we walk through spinning up Moltbot on a $5 Linux VPS from scratch. No complicated infrastructure. No vendor lock-in. Just your AI assistant, running on your terms.
The Builders
What Makes Moltbot Different
Lives in Your Chat
Slack, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp, iMessage — wherever you already are.
Actually Remembers
Context that persists across conversations. Your assistant knows you.
Extensible
Skills, tools, and integrations. Make it do exactly what you need.
Self-Hosted
Your data stays yours. Run it on your own infrastructure.
For Developers: Start Here
If you're comfortable with a terminal, you can have Moltbot running in under 30 minutes:
- Spin up a $5/mo VPS (DigitalOcean, Hetzner, etc.)
- Clone the repo and run the setup script
- Connect your chat platforms
- Start talking to your AI
📚 Full documentation: docs.clawd.bot
💻 Source code: github.com/clawdbot/clawdbot
💬 Community: Discord
Don't Want to Self-Host?
We get it — not everyone wants to manage infrastructure. That's why we're building moltpod.com: managed hosting with all the power, none of the DevOps.
Same capabilities, same customization options, but we handle the infrastructure so you can focus on what matters.
Get Early Access
We're onboarding developers and business users now.
What's Next
We're working on publishing the security model of the system, as well as building robust, enterprise-grade guardrails. Because when your AI assistant has access to your tools and data, trust isn't optional — it's foundational.
Stay tuned.
Acknowledgments
Huge thanks to Peter Steinberger and the open source community for building the amazing foundation that we continue to contribute to. 🦞