Clawdbot: The Agent That Lives Where You Do
// January 8, 2026
We have a fragmentation problem. To use Claude, I go to a website. To use ChatGPT, I open an app. To use my custom tools, I open a terminal.
But the most natural interface for communication isn't a dedicated "AI app"—it's the messaging app you're already using 100 times a day.
This is why Clawdbot by Peter Steinberger (@steipete) is such a significant shift. It doesn't ask you to adopt a new workflow. It simply adds a contact to your existing one.
The "Just Talk To It" Philosophy
Peter has been vocal about his "no-bs" approach to agentic engineering. His philosophy is simple: shipping at inference speed. He runs multiple agents on main, creating a chaotic but incredibly fast feedback loop.
Clawdbot is the infrastructure for that lifestyle. It’s an open-source, self-hosted platform that connects LLMs directly to WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage, Slack, Discord, and Signal.
Suddenly, your AI isn't a destination. It's just... there.
Why "Headless AI" Matters
We are moving towards a world of Headless AI. The value isn't in the chat UI; it's in the routing and the capabilities.
With Clawdbot, the friction of "opening the tool" disappears.
- Walking the dog? Voice note your agent on WhatsApp to add a todo.
- In a team Slack? @mention the bot to summarize the thread or deployment status.
- Driving? Have a conversation via Signal that actually logs data to your notion.
This is "Ambient Computing" realized not through smart speakers, but through the text channels that already dominate our attention.
Open Source & Private
Crucially, Clawdbot is open source. In an era where we are handing over more of our cognition to closed platforms, owning the "router" for your agents is a power move. You control the keys, you control the history, and you control which models (OpenAI, Anthropic, or local) process your data.
The Future is Collaborative
The most exciting part isn't just chatting one-on-one. It's the multi-agent routing. Clawdbot isn't just a bot; it's a gateway to any bot. It handles the session management so you can route a request to a "Coder Agent" or a "Scheduler Agent" seamlessly.
This is how we will work in 2026 and beyond: surrounded by invisible, specialized agents that live in our group chats, ready to jump in when summoned.
Peter is building the nervous system for this future. If you want to see what "Agentic 2.0" looks like, stop looking for a new IDE and start looking at your contact list.