{"product_id":"openclaw-personal-and-technical-automation-self-hosted-paperback","title":"OpenClaw: Personal and Technical Automation, Self-Hosted - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Tannenbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpenClaw is the most-deployed agentic-AI framework in the world. This is the book that takes you from pip install openclaw to running a serious deployment.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgentic AI moved from research demo to daily tool in 2025-2026, and OpenClaw - open-source, self-hosted, messaging-app-native - became the de facto framework for everyone who wanted real agents without surrendering to a vendor. Today it's used by individuals to automate their inbox, by engineers to wire it into terminals and IDEs, and by teams to run shared agents that touch real systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpenClaw: Agentic AI for Everyday Work\u003c\/strong\u003e is the complete reference: how it works, how to set it up, how to use it day-to-day, and - critically - how to operate it without one of the documented failures from the Agents of Chaos study landing in your environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFirst principles\u003c\/strong\u003e. What an \"agent\" actually is, why OpenClaw chose messaging apps over a dedicated UI, and the Agents of Chaos moment that shaped how the entire ecosystem now thinks about safety.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSetup, end to end\u003c\/strong\u003e. Pick the right deployment shape, install OpenClaw, configure a model, wire your first channel (Slack, Discord, Gmail, iMessage, or your own), and have your first useful conversation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDaily rhythm. Memory, context, and sessions\u003c\/strong\u003e. The skills system. Writing your own skills. ClawHub and the community ecosystem of pre-built capabilities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe builder branch\u003c\/strong\u003e. When you need a plugin instead of a skill. Native plugins and the SDK. Bundle plugins and the compatibility layer. Packaging, distribution, and versioning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChannels and integrations\u003c\/strong\u003e. Messaging platforms in depth. Email and calendar (the productivity stack). Browser automation and the web. Developer integrations (GitHub, Linear, Sentry, databases, deploy platforms). Smart home, voice, and specialty channels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity and operational discipline\u003c\/strong\u003e. The threat surface for agentic AI. The AGENTS.md policy engine. Sandbox modes. Identity, channels, and allowlists. The NemoClaw governance ecosystem and the third-party tools that grew up around OpenClaw after Agents of Chaos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Agents of Chaos study, in depth\u003c\/strong\u003e. Why the paper changed everything. The eleven failure modes - what triggers each, how they manifest, what defends against them. What changed in OpenClaw after publication. The defensive posture for serious deployment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMulti-user and team operations\u003c\/strong\u003e. Beyond a single user. Multi-user deployment patterns. Operations, observability, and OTEL v2.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference appendices\u003c\/strong\u003e. Configuration reference. Plugin SDK quick reference. AGENTS.md cookbook with copy-paste policies. The full Agents of Chaos failure-mode taxonomy as a quick-reference card. Glossary. Resources and further reading.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a curious power user, a developer building on the framework, or a security or governance practitioner trying to deploy agents responsibly, this book covers the layer you need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes the eleven Agents of Chaos failure modes mapped to defensive controls, full coverage of OpenClaw's AGENTS.md policy engine, and updated coverage of the post-paper ecosystem (NemoClaw, AxonFlow, MoltGuard, and the rest).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71360995197181,"sku":"9798950533136","price":42.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/RIzgugqHvT9798950533136.webp?v=1790185943","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/openclaw-personal-and-technical-automation-self-hosted-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}