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OpenClaw Traces Name Evolution From WhatsApp Relay Tool To AI Assistant

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Simon Willison#193@SIMONW

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

Timestamps and commit hashes: Warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI (Twilio) 📡 Warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI (Twilio) 📡 warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI (Twilio) 📡 warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI 📡 warelay — Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp—Twilio-backed or QR-linked. warelay 📡 - Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp via Twilio or QR-linked WhatsApp Web; webhook setup in one command 📡 warelay — Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp—Twilio-backed or QR-linked. 📡 warelay — Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp. 🦞 CLAWDIS — WhatsApp Gateway for AI Agents 🦞 CLAWDIS — WhatsApp & Telegram Gateway for AI Agents 🦞 CLAWDIS — Personal AI Assistant 🦞 CLAWDBOT — Personal AI Assistant 🦞 Clawdbot — Personal AI Assistant 🦞 Moltbot — Personal AI Assistant 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
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ORIGINAL POSTSimon Willison#193Simon Willison@SIMONW

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

Timestamps and commit hashes: Warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI (Twilio) 📡 Warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI (Twilio) 📡 warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI (Twilio) 📡 warelay — WhatsApp Relay CLI 📡 warelay — Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp—Twilio-backed or QR-linked. warelay 📡 - Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp via Twilio or QR-linked WhatsApp Web; webhook setup in one command 📡 warelay — Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp—Twilio-backed or QR-linked. 📡 warelay — Send, receive, and auto-reply on WhatsApp. 🦞 CLAWDIS — WhatsApp Gateway for AI Agents 🦞 CLAWDIS — WhatsApp & Telegram Gateway for AI Agents 🦞 CLAWDIS — Personal AI Assistant 🦞 CLAWDBOT — Personal AI Assistant 🦞 Clawdbot — Personal AI Assistant 🦞 Moltbot — Personal AI Assistant 🦞 OpenClaw — Personal AI Assistant
9:33 PM · May 16, 2026 · 8K Views
REPLYSimon Willison#193Simon Willison@SIMONW

Notes and script are here https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/16/openclaw-names/

Simon WillisonSimon Willison@simonw

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

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