Metadata-Version: 2.4
Name: openclaw
Version: 2.0.2
Summary: Installer for the cmdop CLI — one binary that runs an AI agent on your machine
Project-URL: Homepage, https://cmdop.com
Project-URL: Documentation, https://docs.cmdop.com
Project-URL: Download, https://cmdop.com/download
Project-URL: Source (organization), https://github.com/commandoperator
License: MIT
Keywords: agent-runtime,ai-agent,cli,cmdop,installer,remote-execution,self-hosted
Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
Classifier: Environment :: Console
Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
Classifier: Intended Audience :: System Administrators
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License
Classifier: Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X
Classifier: Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows
Classifier: Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Build Tools
Classifier: Topic :: System :: Installation/Setup
Classifier: Topic :: System :: Systems Administration
Requires-Python: >=3.9
Description-Content-Type: text/markdown

# openclaw

![cmdop — messenger for AI agents](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/commandoperator/assets/b72b9ac6c796b958a038f684b323c7be49a49c9d/promo/social.webp)

**Installer for the [cmdop](https://cmdop.com) CLI** — one binary that runs an AI agent on your machine and connects it to your fleet.

```bash
pip install openclaw
openclaw
```

That's it. `openclaw` detects your platform, downloads the `cmdop` binary,
verifies it against the published checksums, installs it, and hands over.

> **Not affiliated with the OpenClaw project.** If you are looking for
> [github.com/openclaw/openclaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw), that
> is a different project — this package will not install it. This package is
> published by CMDOP and installs the `cmdop` CLI.

CMDOP is a messenger for AI agents: you add one executable to a machine you already own, and that machine becomes something you can reach and talk to.

This package is the installer for that executable. It detects your platform, downloads the binary, verifies it against the published checksums, and hands over.

**How does CMDOP compare?**
[CMDOP Skills vs OpenClaw: two approaches to AI agent skills →](https://docs.cmdop.com/blog/cmdop-skills-vs-openclaw)

## Why an installer package at all

The binary itself is not written in Python and is not distributed through PyPI. This package exists so that `pip install` is a valid way to get it on a machine that already has Python — which, on most servers, is the shortest path available.

It is a thin, auditable wrapper: standard library only, no telemetry, nothing executed until you run the command.

## What is cmdop

One executable that is the agent, the relay, the local server and the web
console at once. There is no gateway, backend, database server or broker to
stand up — you add one binary to a machine you already own.

- run an AI agent on your own machine, with your own tools
- reach it from anywhere: terminal, files, remote execution
- connect machines into a fleet
- works with Claude Code and other agent engines under the hood

Full documentation: **[docs.cmdop.com](https://docs.cmdop.com)**

## Usage

```bash
openclaw                    # install cmdop (if needed), then run it
openclaw --install-only     # install, don't hand over
openclaw --prefix ~/bin     # choose the install directory
openclaw --force            # reinstall even if already present
openclaw --quiet            # print only the installed path
openclaw -- --help          # everything after `--` goes to cmdop
```

Default install directory is `~/.local/bin` (`%LOCALAPPDATA%\cmdop\bin` on
Windows). No `sudo`, no system directories.

## What it does, precisely

1. Detects your OS and architecture.
2. Fetches `SHA256SUMS` from `install.cmdop.com`.
3. Downloads the matching binary to a temporary file.
4. **Verifies the SHA-256 against the published checksum.** On mismatch it
   aborts and installs nothing.
5. Moves the verified binary into the install directory and marks it
   executable.
6. Runs it.

Supported: macOS (Apple Silicon, Intel), Linux (x64, arm64), Windows (x64).

## What it does not do

- **No side effects at install time.** `pip install openclaw` only unpacks
  files. Nothing is downloaded or executed until you run `openclaw`.
- **No network access on import.** `import openclaw` touches nothing.
- **No telemetry.** The package sends no analytics, ever.
- **No dependencies.** Standard library only, so there is nothing to conflict
  with what you already have installed.

## Python API

The installer is importable if you would rather script it:

```python
import openclaw

target = openclaw.detect()
print(target.label, target.asset)

result = openclaw.install()
print(result.path, result.sha256)
```

`openclaw.install()` raises `openclaw.InstallError` with a user-facing message
on any failure, and `openclaw.UnsupportedPlatform` when there is no published
binary for the current machine.

## Links

- Website — <https://cmdop.com>
- Documentation — <https://docs.cmdop.com>
- Downloads — <https://cmdop.com/download>

## License

MIT
