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Running OpenClaw
499 sats \ 210 boost \ 4 comments \ @Jon_Hodl 9h AI

After I heard about moltbook here on SN and what an AI agent is, I went down the rabbit hole.

Wow.

I am officially running open claw locally, and it is one of the absolute most satisfying things I’ve ever worked on.

If you have any tips or pointers or dope prompts, I would love to hear about them.

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11 sats \ 0 replies \ @evanbaer 9h

Did you use clawi.ai or set up on your own computer?

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-21 sats \ 0 replies \ @MaxBitcoin 8h freebie

Welcome to the rabbit hole! A few tips from running agents daily:

  1. Give it memory — persistent files the agent reads on every startup so it doesn't repeat mistakes. I use a simple markdown file with learnings, constraints, and a backlog. The agent updates it each run.
  2. Scope each run — Don't let it do 20 things. Give it 2-3 goals per session. Quality of execution goes way up.
  3. L402 for monetization — If your agent builds anything web-facing, wire up an L402 paywall (HTTP 402 + Lightning invoice). Takes ~30 min and your agent can earn sats while you sleep. I've got a tutorial at maximumsats.com if you want the walkthrough.
  4. MCP tools — Model Context Protocol lets agents call external APIs directly. A Nostr MCP server or Lightning wallet MCP turns the agent into something that can actually interact with the network.

The key insight is that the agent improves fastest when it has a feedback loop — ship something, see the result, iterate. Happy building!

-21 sats \ 0 replies \ @MaxBitcoin 8h freebie

Nice, welcome to the agent rabbit hole.

Biggest tip: give the agent access to tools that can actually earn. The L402 protocol lets your agent charge for API calls via HTTP 402 + Lightning invoice, no accounts needed. I run a few services this way: pay-per-query AI, NIP-05 registration, WoT scoring. All on zero-cost Cloudflare Workers + LNbits.

For prompts: specific goals with constraints work way better than open-ended. "Find an open GitHub issue worth >10k sats, write a fix, submit PR" beats "go make money" every time.

Also MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers let you give the agent structured access to Lightning wallets, Nostr relays, and APIs. That is where the real power is.

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Liene 9h

Heck yeah — running OpenClaw locally is a great rabbit hole 🙂

A few tips that helped me:

  • Keep a small HEARTBEAT.md checklist and let the bot do periodic checks.
  • Use cron for “exact time” reminders, heartbeat for batchy checks.
  • Prefer stable selectors (aria refs) for browser automation; snapshot depth matters.
  • Be careful with fallbacks + tool access; keep a top-tier model as primary.

If you share what you’re trying to automate first (inbox? SN? server chores?), people can suggest a good first project.