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Fast, small, secure, local-first personal AI assistant infrastructure: one Rust binary for tools, memory, channels, providers, and sandboxed autonomy.
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<p align="center"> <img src="assets/mascot-no-bg.png" width="200" alt="Zippy — ZeptoClaw mascot"> </p> <h1 align="center">ZeptoClaw</h1> <p align="center"> <strong>Fast, small, secure, and local-first personal AI assistant infrastructure.</strong> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://zeptoclaw.com/docs/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-zeptoclaw.com-3b82f6?style=for-the-badge&logo=bookstack&logoColor=white" alt="Documentation"></a> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://github.com/qhkm/zeptoclaw/actions/workflows/ci.yml"><img src="https://github.com/qhkm/zeptoclaw/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg" alt="CI"></a> <a href="https://github.com/qhkm/zeptoclaw/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/qhkm/zeptoclaw?color=blue" alt="Release"></a> <a href="LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0-blue" alt="License"></a> </p> --- ``` $ zeptoclaw agent --stream -m "Analyze our API for security issues" 🤖 ZeptoClaw — Streaming analysis... [web_fetch] Fetching API docs... [shell] Running integration tests... [longterm_memory] Storing findings... → Found 12 endpoints, 3 missing auth headers, 1 open redirect → Saved findings to long-term memory under "api-audit" ✓ Analysis complete in 4.2s ``` ZeptoClaw is one Rust binary for running personal AI agents locally, at the edge, or on a VPS — with tools, memory, channels, providers, and sandboxed autonomy built in. We studied the best AI assistants — and their tradeoffs: OpenClaw's integrations without the large TypeScript app footprint, NanoClaw's container-isolated simplicity without narrowing to a tiny assistant core, NemoClaw's OpenShell guardrails without the Docker/k3s footprint, and PicoClaw's edge efficiency with Rust's safety and runtime controls. <p align="center"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/binary-~6MB-3b82f6" alt="~6MB binary"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/startup-~50ms-3b82f6" alt="~50ms startup"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/RAM-~6MB-3b82f6" alt="~6MB RAM"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/tests-3%2C900%2B-3b82f6" alt="3,900+ tests"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/providers-18-3b82f6" alt="18 providers"> </p> ## Why ZeptoClaw We studied what works — and what doesn't. **OpenClaw** proved a personal AI assistant can grow into a broad integration and skills ecosystem. **NanoClaw** proved container isolation can be simple enough to understand and customize. **NemoClaw** proved managed guardrails matter — policy-gated sandboxes, routed inference, credential injection, channel messaging, and digest-verified blueprints. **PicoClaw** proved edge assistants can run on $10 hardware with a Go binary under 10MB of RAM. **ZeptoClaw** took notes. The integrations, the security, the governance, the size discipline — without the tradeoffs each one made. One 6MB Rust binary that starts in 50ms, uses 6MB of RAM, and ships with container isolation, prompt injection detection, and a circuit breaker provider stack. | | OpenClaw | NemoClaw | NanoClaw | PicoClaw | **ZeptoClaw** | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | **Core shape** | Broad TypeScript assistant + skills ecosystem | OpenClaw managed through OpenShell | Small TypeScript Claude assistant | Go edge assistant | **Single Rust binary** | | **Footprint focus** | Integration breadth | Docker/k3s guardrails, ~2.4GB sandbox image | ~500-line core | <10MB RAM | **~6MB binary / ~6MB RAM** | | **Tools & memory** | 100+ skills | OpenClaw tools in sandbox | Minimal, customizable core | Web search, memory, scheduled tasks | **33 built-ins + plugins + memory** | | **Providers** | Multi-provider ecosystem | Routed managed inference | Claude-focused | Multi-LLM | **18 providers** | | **Channels** | Broad chat integrations | Telegram/Discord/Slack via OpenShell | WhatsApp-focused | 16+ channels | **10 active built-ins + plugins** | | **Isolation** | Skill/user-permission model | OpenShell: La
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Would you bet a product on this? Bounded 0–100 and slow moving.
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