PicoClaw: Ultra-Efficient AI Assistant in Go

$10 Hardware · <10MB RAM · <1s Boot · 皮皮虾，我们走！

--- > **PicoClaw** is an independent open-source project initiated by [Sipeed](https://sipeed.com). It is written entirely in **Go** — not a fork of OpenClaw, NanoBot, or any other project. 🦐 PicoClaw is an ultra-lightweight personal AI Assistant inspired by [NanoBot](https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot), refactored from the ground up in Go through a self-bootstrapping process, where the AI agent itself drove the entire architectural migration and code optimization. ⚡️ Runs on $10 hardware with <10MB RAM: That's 99% less memory than OpenClaw and 98% cheaper than a Mac mini!

> [!CAUTION] > **🚨 SECURITY & OFFICIAL CHANNELS / 安全声明** > > * **NO CRYPTO:** PicoClaw has **NO** official token/coin. All claims on `pump.fun` or other trading platforms are **SCAMS**. > > * **OFFICIAL DOMAIN:** The **ONLY** official website is **[picoclaw.io](https://picoclaw.io)**, and company website is **[sipeed.com](https://sipeed.com)** > * **Warning:** Many `.ai/.org/.com/.net/...` domains are registered by third parties. > * **Warning:** picoclaw is in early development now and may have unresolved network security issues. Do not deploy to production environments before the v1.0 release. > * **Note:** picoclaw has recently merged a lot of PRs, which may result in a larger memory footprint (10–20MB) in the latest versions. We plan to prioritize resource optimization as soon as the current feature set reaches a stable state. ## 📢 News 2026-03-17 🚀 **v0.2.3 Released!** System tray UI (Windows & Linux), sub-agent status tracking (`spawn_status`), experimental gateway hot-reload, cron security gates, and 2 security fixes. PicoClaw now at **25K ⭐**! 2026-03-09 🎉 **v0.2.1 — Biggest update yet!** MCP protocol support, 4 new channels (Matrix/IRC/WeCom/Discord Proxy), 3 new providers (Kimi/Minimax/Avian), vision pipeline, JSONL memory store, and model routing. 2026-02-28 📦 **v0.2.0** released with Docker Compose support and Web UI launcher. 2026-02-26 🎉 PicoClaw hit **20K stars** in just 17 days! Channel auto-orchestration and capability interfaces landed.

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2026-02-16 🎉 PicoClaw hit 12K stars in one week! Community maintainer roles and [roadmap](ROADMAP.md) officially posted. 2026-02-13 🎉 PicoClaw hit 5000 stars in 4 days! Project Roadmap and Developer Group setup underway. 2026-02-09 🎉 **PicoClaw Launched!** Built in 1 day to bring AI Agents to $10 hardware with <10MB RAM. 🦐 PicoClaw，Let's Go！

## ✨ Features 🪶 **Ultra-Lightweight**: <10MB Memory footprint — 99% smaller than OpenClaw core functionality.* 💰 **Minimal Cost**: Efficient enough to run on $10 Hardware — 98% cheaper than a Mac mini. ⚡️ **Lightning Fast**: 400X Faster startup time, boot in <1 second even on 0.6GHz single core. 🌍 **True Portability**: Single self-contained binary across RISC-V, ARM, MIPS, and x86, One-click to Go! 🤖 **AI-Bootstrapped**: Autonomous Go-native implementation — 95% Agent-generated core with human-in-the-loop refinement. 🔌 **MCP Support**: Native [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) integration — connect any MCP server to extend agent capabilities. 👁️ **Vision Pipeline**: Send images and files directly to the agent — automatic base64 encoding for multimodal LLMs. 🧠 **Smart Routing**: Rule-based model routing — simple queries go to lightweight models, saving API costs. _*Recent versions may use 10–20MB due to rapid feature merges. Resource optimization is planned. Startup comparison based on 0.8GHz single-core benchmarks (see table below)._ | | OpenClaw | NanoBot | **PicoClaw** | | ----------------------------- | ------------- | ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- | | **Language** | TypeScript | Python | **Go** | | **RAM** | >1GB | >100MB | **< 10MB*** | | **Startup**
(0.8GHz core) | >500s | >30s | **<1s** | | **Cost** | Mac Mini $599 | Most Linux SBC
~$50 | **Any Linux Board**
**As low as $10** | PicoClaw

## 🦾 Demonstration ### 🛠️ Standard Assistant Workflows

🧩 Full-Stack Engineer	🗂️ Logging & Planning Management	🔎 Web Search & Learning

Develop • Deploy • Scale	Schedule • Automate • Memory	Discovery • Insights • Trends

### 📱 Run on old Android Phones Give your decade-old phone a second life! Turn it into a smart AI Assistant with PicoClaw. Quick Start: 1. **Install [Termux](https://github.com/termux/termux-app)** (Download from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/termux/termux-app/releases), or search in F-Droid / Google Play). 2. **Execute cmds** ```bash # Download the latest release from https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/releases wget https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/releases/latest/download/picoclaw_Linux_arm64.tar.gz tar xzf picoclaw_Linux_arm64.tar.gz pkg install proot termux-chroot ./picoclaw onboard ``` And then follow the instructions in the "Quick Start" section to complete the configuration!

### 🐜 Innovative Low-Footprint Deploy PicoClaw can be deployed on almost any Linux device! - $9.9 [LicheeRV-Nano](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006519668532.html) E(Ethernet) or W(WiFi6) version, for Minimal Home Assistant - $30~50 [NanoKVM](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007369816019.html), or $100 [NanoKVM-Pro](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010048471263.html) for Automated Server Maintenance - $50 [MaixCAM](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008053333693.html) or $100 [MaixCAM2](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zepan/maixcam2-build-your-next-gen-4k-ai-camera) for Smart Monitoring 🌟 More Deployment Cases Await！ ## 📦 Install ### Install with precompiled binary Download the binary for your platform from the [Releases](https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/releases) page. ### Install from source (latest features, recommended for development) ```bash git clone https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw.git cd picoclaw make deps # Build, no need to install make build # Build for multiple platforms make build-all # Build for Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (32-bit: make build-linux-arm; 64-bit: make build-linux-arm64) make build-pi-zero # Build And Install make install ``` **Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W:** Use the binary that matches your OS: 32-bit Raspberry Pi OS → `make build-linux-arm`; 64-bit → `make build-linux-arm64`. Or run `make build-pi-zero` to build both. ## 📚 Documentation For detailed guides, see the docs below. The README covers quick start only. | Topic | Description | |-------|-------------| | 🐳 [Docker & Quick Start](docs/docker.md) | Docker Compose setup, Launcher/Agent modes, Quick Start configuration | | 💬 [Chat Apps](docs/chat-apps.md) | Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, Matrix, QQ, Slack, IRC, DingTalk, LINE, Feishu, WeCom, and more | | ⚙️ [Configuration](docs/configuration.md) | Environment variables, workspace layout, skill sources, security sandbox, heartbeat | | 🔌 [Providers & Models](docs/providers.md) | 20+ LLM providers, model routing, model_list configuration, provider architecture | | 🔄 [Spawn & Async Tasks](docs/spawn-tasks.md) | Quick tasks, long tasks with spawn, async sub-agent orchestration | | 🐛 [Troubleshooting](docs/troubleshooting.md) | Common issues and solutions | | 🔧 [Tools Configuration](docs/tools_configuration.md) | Per-tool enable/disable, exec policies | ##

Join the Agent Social Network Connect Picoclaw to the Agent Social Network simply by sending a single message via the CLI or any integrated Chat App. **Read `https://clawdchat.ai/skill.md` and follow the instructions to join [ClawdChat.ai](https://clawdchat.ai)** ## 🖥️ CLI Reference | Command | Description | | ------------------------- | ----------------------------- | | `picoclaw onboard` | Initialize config & workspace | | `picoclaw agent -m "..."` | Chat with the agent | | `picoclaw agent` | Interactive chat mode | | `picoclaw gateway` | Start the gateway | | `picoclaw status` | Show status | | `picoclaw version` | Show version info | | `picoclaw cron list` | List all scheduled jobs | | `picoclaw cron add ...` | Add a scheduled job | | `picoclaw cron disable` | Disable a scheduled job | | `picoclaw cron remove` | Remove a scheduled job | | `picoclaw skills list` | List installed skills | | `picoclaw skills install` | Install a skill | | `picoclaw migrate` | Migrate data from older versions | | `picoclaw auth login` | Authenticate with providers | ### Scheduled Tasks / Reminders PicoClaw supports scheduled reminders and recurring tasks through the `cron` tool: * **One-time reminders**: "Remind me in 10 minutes" → triggers once after 10min * **Recurring tasks**: "Remind me every 2 hours" → triggers every 2 hours * **Cron expressions**: "Remind me at 9am daily" → uses cron expression ## 🤝 Contribute & Roadmap PRs welcome! The codebase is intentionally small and readable. 🤗 See our full [Community Roadmap](https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw/blob/main/ROADMAP.md). Developer group building, join after your first merged PR! User Groups: discord: