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OpenClaw project rebrands multiple times since November

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Simon Willison has documented the evolving naming conventions of the AI project OpenClaw. Over several months, the project has undergone multiple name changes, including Warelay, CLAWDIS, CLAWDBOT, Clawdbot, Moltbot, and most recently, OpenClaw. This tracking was done to prepare for a lightning talk at PyCon US. AI

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OpenClaw project rebrands multiple times since November

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · simonwillison.net ·

    To prepare for my #PyConUS lightning talk this afternoon I decided to track down ALL of the names that @openclaw has used since November, using a script against

    To prepare for my #PyConUS lightning talk this afternoon I decided to track down ALL of the names that @openclaw has used since November, using a script against its GitHub repo Warelay → CLAWDIS → CLAWDBOT → Clawdbot → Moltbot →🦞 OpenClaw simonwillison.net/2026/May/16/...

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/openclaw-names

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