OpenClaw went viral. Meet the maintainers building and securing it.
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github.blog
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Gregg Cochran
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Why it matters
Running an AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → project that executes on user devices turns code review and contributor trust into a security control. The maintainers describe how they rescaled review and supply-chain defenses when AI-authored pull requests outpaced human reading.
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
