# Shelldex — The OpenClaw Ecosystem

> Every shell in the sea. The complete registry of OpenClaw clones, forks, and alternatives.

Canonical HTML: https://shelldex.com/
JSON: https://shelldex.com/api/projects.json
Full corpus: https://shelldex.com/llms-full.txt

## At a glance

- 54 projects tracked
- 801,458 combined GitHub stars
- Languages: bash, c, go, javascript, kotlin, python, rust, typescript, zig
- Indexable comparison pairs: 80

## Top 10 by stars

| Rank | Project | Language | Stars | GitHub |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [OpenClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/openclaw/) | typescript | 364k | `openclaw/openclaw` |
| 2 | [Hermes Agent](https://shelldex.com/projects/hermes/) | python | 117k | `NousResearch/hermes-agent` |
| 3 | [Nanobot](https://shelldex.com/projects/nanobot/) | python | 41k | `HKUDS/nanobot` |
| 4 | [AstrBot](https://shelldex.com/projects/astrbot/) | python | 31k | `AstrBotDevs/AstrBot` |
| 5 | [ZeroClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/zeroclaw/) | rust | 31k | `zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw` |
| 6 | [PicoClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/picoclaw/) | go | 29k | `sipeed/picoclaw` |
| 7 | [NanoClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/nanoclaw/) | typescript | 28k | `qwibitai/nanoclaw` |
| 8 | [AionUi](https://shelldex.com/projects/aionui/) | typescript | 23k | `iOfficeAI/AionUi` |
| 9 | [NemoClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/nemoclaw/) | javascript | 20k | `NVIDIA/NemoClaw` |
| 10 | [OpenFang](https://shelldex.com/projects/openfang/) | rust | 17k | `RightNow-AI/openfang` |

## Full registry

- [OpenClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/openclaw/) — The OG self-hosted AI super-agent (typescript, 364k stars)
- [Hermes Agent](https://shelldex.com/projects/hermes/) — The agent that grows with you (python, 117k stars)
- [Nanobot](https://shelldex.com/projects/nanobot/) — 4,000 lines of pure research (python, 41k stars)
- [AstrBot](https://shelldex.com/projects/astrbot/) — Agentic IM chatbot infrastructure (python, 31k stars)
- [ZeroClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/zeroclaw/) — Zero overhead, zero compromise (rust, 31k stars)
- [PicoClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/picoclaw/) — AI agents on a $10 board (go, 29k stars)
- [NanoClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/nanoclaw/) — Security-first, radically minimal (typescript, 28k stars)
- [AionUi](https://shelldex.com/projects/aionui/) — 24/7 cowork app for coding agents (typescript, 23k stars)
- [NemoClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/nemoclaw/) — NVIDIA's secure OpenClaw deployment stack (javascript, 20k stars)
- [OpenFang](https://shelldex.com/projects/openfang/) — The Agent Operating System (rust, 17k stars)
- [LangBot](https://shelldex.com/projects/langbot/) — Production-grade agentic IM bots (python, 16k stars)
- [memU](https://shelldex.com/projects/memu/) — Memory-first proactive agent (python, 13k stars)
- [IronClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/ironclaw/) — Rust-hardened privacy fortress (rust, 12k stars)
- [Moltworker](https://shelldex.com/projects/moltworker/) — OpenClaw in Cloudflare Workers (typescript, 9.9k stars)
- [MemOS](https://shelldex.com/projects/memos/) — AI memory OS for agent systems (python, 8.7k stars)
- [ClawWork](https://shelldex.com/projects/clawwork/) — OpenClaw as your AI coworker (python, 8.0k stars)
- [NullClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/nullclaw/) — Fastest, smallest, and fully autonomous AI assistant infrastructure written in Zig (zig, 7.3k stars)
- [MimicLaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/mimiclaw/) — Bare metal AI on a $5 chip (c, 5.3k stars)
- [Moltis](https://shelldex.com/projects/moltis/) — Zero unsafe, full audit trail (rust, 2.6k stars)
- [Clawra](https://shelldex.com/projects/clawra/) — OpenClaw as your companion (typescript, 2.3k stars)
- [Spacebot](https://shelldex.com/projects/spacebot/) — Concurrent multi-process AI agent for communities and teams (rust, 2.1k stars)
- [ZClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/zclaw/) — Personal AI assistant on ESP32 — 888 KiB firmware (c, 2.1k stars)
- [Poco Agent](https://shelldex.com/projects/poco-agent/) — Beautiful Web UI alternative to OpenClaw with sandboxed runtime (typescript, 1.3k stars)
- [Secure-OpenClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/secure-openclaw/) — Security-hardened OpenClaw by Composio (typescript, 1.2k stars)
- [Picobot](https://shelldex.com/projects/picobot/) — AI agent that runs anywhere — even on a $5 VPS (go, 1.2k stars)
- [ClaudeClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/claudeclaw/) — OpenClaw built into Claude Code (typescript, 1.0k stars)
- [CashClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/cashclaw/) — Autonomous agent that finds work, does it, and gets paid (typescript, 979 stars)
- [RT-Claw](https://shelldex.com/projects/rt-claw/) — Making AI assistants cheap again (c, 693 stars)
- [OpenCrabs](https://shelldex.com/projects/opencrabs/) — Autonomous, self-improving Rust agent (rust, 679 stars)
- [MicroClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/microclaw/) — Rust agent inspired by NanoClaw (rust, 669 stars)
- [Kai](https://shelldex.com/projects/kai/) — OpenClaw alternative in your pocket (kotlin, 620 stars)
- [ZeptoClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/zeptoclaw/) — Ultra-lightweight Rust agent with container isolation (rust, 611 stars)
- [OpenBrowserClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/openbrowserclaw/) — Browser-native personal AI assistant — zero infrastructure, the browser is the server (typescript, 591 stars)
- [FastClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/fastclaw/) — Faster and better, written in Go (go, 547 stars)
- [OwnPilot](https://shelldex.com/projects/ownpilot/) — Privacy-first autonomous agent platform (typescript, 396 stars)
- [LettaBot](https://shelldex.com/projects/lettabot/) — Persistent-memory agent across 5 messaging channels (typescript, 321 stars)
- [Gitclaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/gitclaw/) — Your agent lives inside a git repo (typescript, 273 stars)
- [SafeClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/safeclaw/) — Zero-LLM OpenClaw alternative (python, 268 stars)
- [CoWork-OS](https://shelldex.com/projects/cowork-os/) — Security-first operating system for personal AI agents (typescript, 246 stars)
- [TinyClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/tinyclaw/) — Your self-improving AI companion (typescript, 229 stars)
- [NextClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/nextclaw/) — Ultra-lightweight OpenClaw alternative with full plugin compatibility (typescript, 205 stars)
- [Golem](https://shelldex.com/projects/golem/) — Your AI agent, single binary, zero dependencies (go, 182 stars)
- [OpenMozi](https://shelldex.com/projects/openmozi/) — Lightweight OpenClaw for China's app ecosystem (typescript, 179 stars)
- [GoGogot](https://shelldex.com/projects/gogogot/) — Lightweight self-hosted AI agent in Go (go, 119 stars)
- [Lilium AI](https://shelldex.com/projects/liliumai/) — AI co-pilot for total computer automation (javascript, 95 stars)
- [OpenLegion](https://shelldex.com/projects/openlegion/) — Security-first AI agent framework for production multi-agent systems (python, 88 stars)
- [ClawGo](https://shelldex.com/projects/clawgo/) — Headless OpenClaw client in Go (go, 78 stars)
- [ClawSync](https://shelldex.com/projects/clawsync/) — OpenClaw for the cloud (typescript, 60 stars)
- [FreeClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/freeclaw/) — Minimal OpenClaw-like Python agent (python, 55 stars)
- [Carapace](https://shelldex.com/projects/carapace/) — Hardened Rust shell for autonomous agents (rust, 43 stars)
- [OpenMolt](https://shelldex.com/projects/openmolt/) — Programmatic AI agents for Node.js (typescript, 33 stars)
- [ApexClaw](https://shelldex.com/projects/apexclaw/) — AI assistant that lives in your Telegram (go, 29 stars)
- [Grip AI](https://shelldex.com/projects/grip-ai/) — OpenClaw-style multi-channel agent platform (python, 7 stars)
- [BashoBot](https://shelldex.com/projects/bashobot/) — An OpenClaw inspired personal assistant in 100% Bash 🦞 (bash, 6 stars)

## Sections

- [Leaderboard](https://shelldex.com/leaderboard/) · [markdown](https://shelldex.com/md/leaderboard.md)
- [Compare index](https://shelldex.com/compare/)
- [Analysis](https://shelldex.com/analysis/)
- [Best alternatives](https://shelldex.com/best-alternatives/)
- [FAQ](https://shelldex.com/faq/)
- [About](https://shelldex.com/about/)
- [Submit a project](https://shelldex.com/submit/)