OpenClaw: Getting it alive

OpenClaw is having a moment. A personal AI agent that runs on your own machine, talks to you and actually gets things done.

NOTE: Registration needs to be completed here: giveago.co/register/openclaw-1

It runs on your own machine - a Mac Mini, a Raspberry Pi, a VPS - and actually does things: runs commands, browses the web, manages files, talks to your apps. You reach it through WhatsApp, Telegram, or whatever chat app you already use. It works in the background, remembers context between sessions, and connects to whatever AI model you prefer.

No engineering background required. If you can install an app and follow a guide, you can do this.

We're running this as part of a three-event OpenClaw series this June, with this being the first. The following events build on the setup and focus on getting productive with the agent and applying it to real work use cases.

NOTE: Registration needs to be completed here: giveago.co/register/openclaw-1

We'll be working through it together at Baseline, tables of people at different stages, helping each other along. Fresh install or halfway there, there's a spot for you.

The goal is simple: leave with OpenClaw alive. Connected to WhatsApp or Telegram. With a personality you've written. Doing at least one real thing.

What we'll work through together:

• Getting OpenClaw set up (locally or hosted)
• Connect to a messaging app: WhatsApp or Telegram
• Picking the best model for the job
• Writing a SOUL.md: giving your agent a personality that's actually yours
• Setting up a MEMORY.md layer
• Connecting one real skill before the day is out

NOTE: Registration needs to be completed here: giveago.co/register/openclaw-1

Prep materials will be sent in advance. Come ready, or come from zero. Both are fine. Bring a laptop. That's it.

Run of show:
11:00 Doors open, coffee
11:30 Intro and setup overview
12:00 Build time
13:00 Lunch
13:45 Back to building
15:30 Share what you've got running
16:00 Close

NOTE: Registration needs to be completed here: giveago.co/register/openclaw-1
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