# ClawGo vs OpenClaw

> Side-by-side comparison of two projects in the OpenClaw ecosystem.

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| Field | ClawGo | OpenClaw |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Headless OpenClaw client in Go | The OG self-hosted AI super-agent |
| Language | go | typescript |
| Status | active | active |
| Stars | 79 | 372k |
| Forks | 33 | 77049 |
| Open issues | 2 | 7041 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-01-05T10:44:42Z | 2026-05-15T16:50:31Z |
| 7d growth | 0 | 3106 |
| MCP support | no | yes |
| Requires LLM | yes | yes |
| Platforms | embedded | server |
| Categories | lightweight, iot | reference, self-hosted |
| Health score | 35/100 | 95/100 |
| Leaderboard rank | #47 | #1 |

## Key differences

- OpenClaw has 4710x more stars (372k vs 79), indicating significantly broader adoption.
- OpenClaw is growing faster with +3.1k stars this week vs +0 for ClawGo.
- ClawGo is written in Go while OpenClaw uses TypeScript, which may influence your choice depending on your stack.
- OpenClaw was updated today, while ClawGo's last commit was 130 days ago.
- ClawGo has a higher fork-to-star ratio (42% vs 21%), suggesting more active contributor participation.
- ClawGo supports embedded/IoT hardware while OpenClaw does not.

## Descriptions

### ClawGo

Minimal headless node client for Raspberry Pi and Linux — connects to the gateway bridge for voice and chat

### OpenClaw

The original. Self-hosted AI super-agent platform. Formerly Clawdbot, then Moltbot. The project that started it all.