Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Clawpy, self-hosting, autonomy, and safety.

What is Clawpy?

Clawpy is an open-source Agentic OS and control plane for AI-assisted work. It coordinates agents, browser workflows, computer-use workflows, coding, media/publishing, memory, marketplace operations, integrations, and human review surfaces.

Is Clawpy only a multi-agent chat app?

No. Chat is one entry point, but the project is aimed at operational workflows: planning, running tools, reviewing outcomes, preserving memory, scheduling work, and escalating decisions to a human when needed.

What LLM providers does Clawpy support?

Clawpy is designed for bring-your-own-key routing across major model providers and local/runtime options. The exact supported model list changes over time, so the safest mental model is provider-flexible routing rather than one fixed model stack.

Can agents use the internet or a browser?

Yes, when enabled. Browser Mode and web-tool integrations support supervised research and web workflows. External access should be treated as a governed capability: profiles, permissions, policy checks, and human review matter.

Can agents control my computer?

Clawpy includes desktop control services for supervised computer-use workflows. The design direction is interruptible, reviewable operation rather than invisible control. Risky or blocked actions should route through Alfred, Guardian, approval gates, or an emergency-stop path.

What is Clawpito?

Clawpito is Clawpy's coding workflow. It can review code, plan changes, apply scoped fixes, run validation, produce release-readiness reports, and enforce hygiene checks such as file-size budgets, exception-policy guards, duplicate-mechanics detection, and architecture-layer checks.

Is Clawpy autonomous?

Clawpy supports autonomous and semi-autonomous workflows, but the intended default is governed autonomy. The system should keep audit records, expose confidence and readiness, and ask for human approval when policy, risk, cost, or uncertainty requires it.

Is my data private?

In self-hosted mode, your data stays on infrastructure you control. You manage your own model keys, secrets, runtime configuration, and storage. External providers may still receive data when you explicitly configure their APIs or integrations.

How much does it cost?

The open-source project is self-hostable. You pay for your infrastructure and any external model/API usage you configure. Marketplace, commerce, or hosted offerings may have separate pricing if enabled.

Can I run Clawpy on my laptop?

Yes for development and smaller workflows, assuming you have the required runtime dependencies. Heavier browser, media, multi-agent, and long-running workloads may be better on a stronger local machine or VPS.

How is Clawpy different from ChatGPT or Claude?

Single-model assistants focus on conversation. Clawpy focuses on governed operations: multiple roles, persistent memory, browser/computer tooling, coding/release workflows, media/publishing routes, integration channels, and human review.