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OpenClaw Multi-Agent System — Build Guide

Build a personal AI agent system on macOS that runs 24/7, managed via Telegram.

This guide documents real-world experience building and operating a multi-agent system with OpenClaw on a Mac Mini. Every lesson comes from production use — not theory.

What You’ll Build

3 AI agents that automate your daily life, split by domain of concern:

All controlled via Telegram. All running on your Mac. ~$11/month API cost.

Guide Structure

Getting Started

  1. Prerequisites & Installation — Hardware, software, first agent
  2. Architecture Overview — How OpenClaw works, key concepts
  3. Your First Agent — SOUL.md, TOOLS.md, Telegram bot setup

Core Skills

  1. Google Workspace Integration — Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sheets, Tasks
  2. Browser Automation — Playwright for Goodreads, Facebook
  3. Cron Jobs & Scheduling — Automated workflows, delivery, troubleshooting

Advanced

  1. Multi-Agent Design — 3-agent split by domain of concern
  2. 3 Agent Profiles — Detailed tools, workflows & diagrams for each agent
  3. Model Selection — Unified M2.7, fallback chains, local models
  4. Memory System — Kioku-lite, tri-hybrid search, knowledge graph
  5. Operational Playbook — Debugging, common errors, maintenance

Recipes

  1. Recipe: Morning Briefing
  2. Recipe: Email Triage
  3. Recipe: Content Digest
  4. Recipe: Book Tracker
  5. Recipe: Expense Tracker

Quick Start (5 minutes)

# Install OpenClaw
brew install openclaw

# Create your first agent
openclaw init

# Start the gateway
openclaw gateway start

# Chat with your agent on Telegram!

Read Prerequisites & Installation for the full setup.


Built with lessons from 2+ months of daily production use. Contribute on GitHub.