how it works
The short version: you talk to an AI assistant that runs in a private cloud container just for you. Here's the longer version.
Your Private Container
When you subscribe, we spin up a dedicated instance in the cloud that's exclusively yours. It runs OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant, connected to Claude.
Your container has its own file storage, its own conversation history, and its own set of integrations. Nobody else shares it.
Channels
Channels are how you organize conversations. Think of them like dedicated chat rooms for different purposes — one for work tasks, one for personal stuff, one for a specific project.
Each channel maintains its own context so the AI knows what you're working on without mixing things up.
AI Models
Free tier: Conversations are powered by Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, a fast and capable model from Google. Responses run through a Supabase Edge Function — no container needed.
Paid tier: Conversations go through your dedicated OpenClaw instance to Claude (Opus and Sonnet). Claude is included in the subscription. There is no API key to bring and nothing billed to you by a third party.
Daily Briefing
You can set up a Daily Briefing that delivers weather and a news topic of your choice via push notification at a time you pick. Available on both free and paid tiers.
Set it up by tapping the + menu in chat and choosing "Daily Briefing." The AI will walk you through picking your topic and delivery time.
File Workspace
Paid subscribers get a private file workspace on their own instance. You can browse, read, write, and delete files from within the app. Your AI assistant can also access these files — handy for storing configs, notes, or anything else.
Integrations
The paid tier gives you access to 100+ integrations through OpenClaw — Telegram, Notion, Google Drive, Spotify, Slack, Gmail, GitHub, and many more. These are configured through your OpenClaw instance and managed via channels.
Connection & Reliability
The app auto-connects when you open it and auto-reconnects if the connection drops (exponential backoff up to 30 seconds, 10 attempts). There's a small status dot in the nav bar — green means connected, orange means reconnecting, red means offline.
If you cancel your subscription, you drop back to the free tier instantly. No lock-out, no lost messages. You can keep chatting immediately.
want the full technical details? The complete architecture docs, infrastructure setup, and API reference are at docs.openclaw.ai.