PicoClaw: Ultra-Efficient AI Assistant in Go

$10 Hardware · 10MB RAM · 1s Boot · 皮皮虾，我们走！

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🦐 PicoClaw is an ultra-lightweight personal AI Assistant inspired by nanobot, refactored from the ground up in Go through a self-bootstrapping process, where the AI agent itself drove the entire architectural migration and code optimization.

⚡️ Runs on $10 hardware with <10MB RAM: That's 99% less memory than OpenClaw and 98% cheaper than a Mac mini!

📢 News

2026-02-09 🎉 PicoClaw Launched! Built in 1 day to bring AI Agents to $10 hardware with <10MB RAM. 🦐 皮皮虾，我们走！

✨ Features

🪶 Ultra-Lightweight: <10MB Memory footprint — 99% smaller than Clawdbot - core functionality.

💰 Minimal Cost: Efficient enough to run on $10 Hardware — 98% cheaper than a Mac mini.

⚡️ Lightning Fast: 400X Faster startup time, boot in 1 second even in 0.6GHz single core.

🌍 True Portability: Single self-contained binary across RISC-V, ARM, and x86, One-click to Go!

🤖 AI-Bootstrapped: Autonomous Go-native implementation — 95% Agent-generated core with human-in-the-loop refinement.

	OpenClaw	NanoBot	PicoClaw
Language	TypeScript	Python	Go
RAM	>1GB	>100MB	< 10MB
Startup (0.8GHz core)	>500s	>30s	<1s
Cost	Mac Mini 599$	Most Linux SBC ~50$	Any Linux Board As low as 10$

🦾 Demonstration

🛠️ Standard Assistant Workflows

🧩 Full-Stack Engineer	🗂️ Logging & Planning Management	🔎 Web Search & Learning

Develop • Deploy • Scale	Schedule • Automate • Memory	Discovery • Insights • Trends

🐜 Innovative Low-Footprint Deploy

PicoClaw can be deployed on almost any Linux device!

$9.9 LicheeRV-Nano E(Ethernet) or W(WiFi6) version, for Minimal Home Assistant
$30~50 NanoKVM, or $100 NanoKVM-Pro for Automated Server Maintenance
$50 MaixCAM or $100 MaixCAM2 for Smart Monitoring

picoclaw_detect_person.mp4

🌟 More Deployment Cases Await！

📦 Install

Install with precompiled binary

Download the firmware for your platform from the release page.

Install from source (latest features, recommended for development)

git clone https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw.git

cd picoclaw
make deps

# Build, no need to install
make build

# Build for multiple platforms
make build-all

# Build And Install
make install

🐳 Docker Compose

You can also run PicoClaw using Docker Compose without installing anything locally.

# 1. Clone this repo
git clone https://github.com/sipeed/picoclaw.git
cd picoclaw

# 2. Set your API keys
cp config/config.example.json config/config.json
vim config/config.json      # Set DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN, API keys, etc.

# 3. Build & Start
docker compose --profile gateway up -d

# 4. Check logs
docker compose logs -f picoclaw-gateway

# 5. Stop
docker compose --profile gateway down

Agent Mode (One-shot)

# Ask a question
docker compose run --rm picoclaw-agent -m "What is 2+2?"

# Interactive mode
docker compose run --rm picoclaw-agent

Rebuild

docker compose --profile gateway build --no-cache
docker compose --profile gateway up -d

🚀 Quick Start

Tip

Set your API key in ~/.picoclaw/config.json. Get API keys: OpenRouter (LLM) · Zhipu (LLM) Web search is optional - get free Brave Search API (2000 free queries/month)

1. Initialize

picoclaw onboard

2. Configure (~/.picoclaw/config.json)

{
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "workspace": "~/.picoclaw/workspace",
      "model": "glm-4.7",
      "max_tokens": 8192,
      "temperature": 0.7,
      "max_tool_iterations": 20
    }
  },
  "providers": {
    "openrouter": {
      "api_key": "xxx",
      "api_base": "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"
    }
  },
  "tools": {
    "web": {
      "search": {
        "api_key": "YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY",
        "max_results": 5
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Get API Keys

LLM Provider: OpenRouter · Zhipu · Anthropic · OpenAI · Gemini
Web Search (optional): Brave Search - Free tier available (2000 requests/month)

Note: See config.example.json for a complete configuration template.

4. Chat

picoclaw agent -m "What is 2+2?"

That's it! You have a working AI assistant in 2 minutes.

💬 Chat Apps

Talk to your picoclaw through Telegram, Discord, or DingTalk

Channel	Setup
Telegram	Easy (just a token)
Discord	Easy (bot token + intents)
QQ	Easy (AppID + AppSecret)
DingTalk	Medium (app credentials)

Telegram (Recommended)

1. Create a bot

Open Telegram, search @BotFather
Send /newbot, follow prompts
Copy the token

2. Configure

{
  "channels": {
    "telegram": {
      "enabled": true,
      "token": "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN",
      "allowFrom": ["YOUR_USER_ID"]
    }
  }
}

Get your user ID from @userinfobot on Telegram.

3. Run

picoclaw gateway

Discord

1. Create a bot

Go to https://discord.com/developers/applications
Create an application → Bot → Add Bot
Copy the bot token

2. Enable intents

In the Bot settings, enable MESSAGE CONTENT INTENT
(Optional) Enable SERVER MEMBERS INTENT if you plan to use allow lists based on member data

3. Get your User ID

Discord Settings → Advanced → enable Developer Mode
Right-click your avatar → Copy User ID

4. Configure

{
  "channels": {
    "discord": {
      "enabled": true,
      "token": "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN",
      "allowFrom": ["YOUR_USER_ID"]
    }
  }
}

5. Invite the bot

OAuth2 → URL Generator
Scopes: bot
Bot Permissions: Send Messages, Read Message History
Open the generated invite URL and add the bot to your server

6. Run

picoclaw gateway

QQ

1. Create a bot

Go to QQ Open Platform
Create an application → Get AppID and AppSecret

2. Configure

{
  "channels": {
    "qq": {
      "enabled": true,
      "app_id": "YOUR_APP_ID",
      "app_secret": "YOUR_APP_SECRET",
      "allow_from": []
    }
  }
}

Set allow_from to empty to allow all users, or specify QQ numbers to restrict access.

3. Run

picoclaw gateway

DingTalk

1. Create a bot

Go to Open Platform
Create an internal app
Copy Client ID and Client Secret

2. Configure

{
  "channels": {
    "dingtalk": {
      "enabled": true,
      "client_id": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
      "client_secret": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
      "allow_from": []
    }
  }
}

Set allow_from to empty to allow all users, or specify QQ numbers to restrict access.

3. Run

picoclaw gateway

Join the Agent Social Network

Connect Picoclaw to the Agent Social Network simply by sending a single message via the CLI or any integrated Chat App.

Read https://clawdchat.ai/skill.md and follow the instructions to join ClawdChat.ai

⚙️ Configuration

Config file: ~/.picoclaw/config.json

Workspace Layout

PicoClaw stores data in your configured workspace (default: ~/.picoclaw/workspace):

~/.picoclaw/workspace/
├── sessions/          # Conversation sessions and history
├── memory/           # Long-term memory (MEMORY.md)
├── cron/             # Scheduled jobs database
├── skills/           # Custom skills
├── AGENTS.md         # Agent behavior guide
├── IDENTITY.md       # Agent identity
├── SOUL.md           # Agent soul
├── TOOLS.md          # Tool descriptions
└── USER.md           # User preferences

Providers

Note

Groq provides free voice transcription via Whisper. If configured, Telegram voice messages will be automatically transcribed.

Provider	Purpose	Get API Key
`gemini`	LLM (Gemini direct)	aistudio.google.com
`zhipu`	LLM (Zhipu direct)	bigmodel.cn
`openrouter(To be tested)`	LLM (recommended, access to all models)	openrouter.ai
`anthropic(To be tested)`	LLM (Claude direct)	console.anthropic.com
`openai(To be tested)`	LLM (GPT direct)	platform.openai.com
`deepseek(To be tested)`	LLM (DeepSeek direct)	platform.deepseek.com
`groq`	LLM + Voice transcription (Whisper)	console.groq.com

Zhipu

1. Get API key and base URL

Get API key

2. Configure

{
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "workspace": "~/.picoclaw/workspace",
      "model": "glm-4.7",
      "max_tokens": 8192,
      "temperature": 0.7,
      "max_tool_iterations": 20
    }
  },
  "providers": {
    "zhipu": {
      "api_key": "Your API Key",
      "api_base": "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4"
    },
  },
}

3. Run

picoclaw agent -m "Hello"

Full config example

{
  "agents": {
    "defaults": {
      "model": "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5"
    }
  },
  "providers": {
    "openrouter": {
      "api_key": "sk-or-v1-xxx"
    },
    "groq": {
      "api_key": "gsk_xxx"
    }
  },
  "channels": {
    "telegram": {
      "enabled": true,
      "token": "123456:ABC...",
      "allow_from": ["123456789"]
    },
    "discord": {
      "enabled": true,
      "token": "",
      "allow_from": [""]
    },
    "whatsapp": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "feishu": {
      "enabled": false,
      "app_id": "cli_xxx",
      "app_secret": "xxx",
      "encrypt_key": "",
      "verification_token": "",
      "allow_from": []
    },
    "qq": {
      "enabled": false,
      "app_id": "",
      "app_secret": "",
      "allow_from": []
    }
  },
  "tools": {
    "web": {
      "search": {
        "api_key": "BSA..."
      }
    }
  }
}

CLI Reference

Command	Description
`picoclaw onboard`	Initialize config & workspace
`picoclaw agent -m "..."`	Chat with the agent
`picoclaw agent`	Interactive chat mode
`picoclaw gateway`	Start the gateway
`picoclaw status`	Show status
`picoclaw cron list`	List all scheduled jobs
`picoclaw cron add ...`	Add a scheduled job

Scheduled Tasks / Reminders

PicoClaw supports scheduled reminders and recurring tasks through the cron tool:

One-time reminders: "Remind me in 10 minutes" → triggers once after 10min
Recurring tasks: "Remind me every 2 hours" → triggers every 2 hours
Cron expressions: "Remind me at 9am daily" → uses cron expression

Jobs are stored in ~/.picoclaw/workspace/cron/ and processed automatically.

🤝 Contribute & Roadmap

PRs welcome! The codebase is intentionally small and readable. 🤗

discord: https://discord.gg/V4sAZ9XWpN

🐛 Troubleshooting

Web search says "API 配置问题"

This is normal if you haven't configured a search API key yet. PicoClaw will provide helpful links for manual searching.

To enable web search:

Get a free API key at https://brave.com/search/api (2000 free queries/month)

Add to ~/.picoclaw/config.json:

{
  "tools": {
    "web": {
      "search": {
        "api_key": "YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY",
        "max_results": 5
      }
    }
  }
}

Getting content filtering errors

Some providers (like Zhipu) have content filtering. Try rephrasing your query or use a different model.

Telegram bot says "Conflict: terminated by other getUpdates"

This happens when another instance of the bot is running. Make sure only one picoclaw gateway is running at a time.

📝 API Key Comparison

Service	Free Tier	Use Case
OpenRouter	200K tokens/month	Multiple models (Claude, GPT-4, etc.)
Zhipu	200K tokens/month	Best for Chinese users
Brave Search	2000 queries/month	Web search functionality
Groq	Free tier available	Fast inference (Llama, Mixtral)

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 97 Commits
.github/workflows		.github/workflows
assets		assets
cmd/picoclaw		cmd/picoclaw
config		config
pkg		pkg
skills		skills
.dockerignore		.dockerignore
.env.example		.env.example
.gitignore		.gitignore
Dockerfile		Dockerfile
LICENSE		LICENSE
Makefile		Makefile
README.ja.md		README.ja.md
README.md		README.md
docker-compose.yml		docker-compose.yml
go.mod		go.mod
go.sum		go.sum

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PicoClaw: Ultra-Efficient AI Assistant in Go

$10 Hardware · 10MB RAM · 1s Boot · 皮皮虾，我们走！

📢 News

✨ Features

🦾 Demonstration

🛠️ Standard Assistant Workflows

🐜 Innovative Low-Footprint Deploy

📦 Install

Install with precompiled binary

Install from source (latest features, recommended for development)

🐳 Docker Compose

Agent Mode (One-shot)

Rebuild

🚀 Quick Start

💬 Chat Apps

Join the Agent Social Network

⚙️ Configuration

Workspace Layout

Providers

CLI Reference

Scheduled Tasks / Reminders

🤝 Contribute & Roadmap

🐛 Troubleshooting

Web search says "API 配置问题"

Getting content filtering errors

Telegram bot says "Conflict: terminated by other getUpdates"

📝 API Key Comparison

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$10 Hardware · 10MB RAM · 1s Boot · 皮皮虾，我们走！

📢 News

✨ Features

🦾 Demonstration

🛠️ Standard Assistant Workflows

🐜 Innovative Low-Footprint Deploy

📦 Install

Install with precompiled binary

Install from source (latest features, recommended for development)

🐳 Docker Compose

Agent Mode (One-shot)

Rebuild

🚀 Quick Start

💬 Chat Apps

Join the Agent Social Network

⚙️ Configuration

Workspace Layout

Providers

CLI Reference

Scheduled Tasks / Reminders

🤝 Contribute & Roadmap

🐛 Troubleshooting

Web search says "API 配置问题"

Getting content filtering errors

Telegram bot says "Conflict: terminated by other getUpdates"

📝 API Key Comparison

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