# OpenClaw

> OpenClaw is an officially published AI tool from OpenClaw. Anomity scores its risk at 10 out of 100 (low).

- **Canonical URL:** https://catalog.anomity.ai/agent/openclaw
- **Kind:** AI tool
- **Publisher:** OpenClaw
- **Trust level:** official
- **Risk score:** 10/100 (low)
- **Website:** https://openclaw.ai
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **JSON:** https://catalog.anomity.ai/api/entries/agent/openclaw

## Description

Open-source local AI assistant with full host access, MCP servers, skills, and chat-app control channels

## Why it scored 10

The score starts at the catalog's neutral base of 50 and moves only through the signals below. The formula is published at https://catalog.anomity.ai/about — there is no model and no hidden heuristic.

| Signal | Contribution | Severity | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Published by the vendor | -40 | trust offset |  |

Clamped result: **10/100**, band **low**.

## Configuration surface

Files this tool reads on the host. Anything written here changes what the agent does next.

- `openclaw-global-config` — Main OpenClaw config: MCP servers, model providers, agents, and chat-app channels
    - darwin: `${HOME}/.openclaw/openclaw.json`
    - linux: `${HOME}/.openclaw/openclaw.json`
    - win32: `${USERPROFILE}\.openclaw\openclaw.json`
- `openclaw-user-skill` — OpenClaw skills (user-scope)
- `openclaw-workspace-skill` — Per-agent workspace skills (incl. org-custom)

## Related AI tools

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- [Aide](https://catalog.anomity.ai/agent/aide) — risk 10 (low)
- [Aider](https://catalog.anomity.ai/agent/aider) — risk 10 (low)
- [AiderDesk](https://catalog.anomity.ai/agent/aider-desk) — risk 10 (low)
- [Amazon Q Developer](https://catalog.anomity.ai/agent/amazon-q) — risk 10 (low)

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Source: Anomity Catalog (https://catalog.anomity.ai/). Scoring methodology: https://catalog.anomity.ai/about. Machine-readable index: https://catalog.anomity.ai/llms.txt · https://catalog.anomity.ai/openapi.json