- Google extensions (Gmail, Google Calendar) can now be activated on a
- The WASM runtime now uses Wasmtime and WASI 48.0.3, fixing recent guest fuel
Ironclaw by NEAR AI
IronClaw is an Agent OS focused on privacy, security and extensibility
Recently added on Oct 10, 2026. The description, category and pricing were filled in from public metadata and have not been checked by an editor yet.
Price
Free (OSS)
free and open source
Popularity
#13 in General
Gid Score 34 / 100 · #172 of 378 overall
Trend
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about +3 GitHub stars a day
Development
Updated recently
latest 1.4.1, 11d ago
Community
12.6K GitHub stars
public signals
What Ironclaw does
Key facts
| Maker | NEAR AI |
|---|---|
| First released | February 2026 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust |
| Open issues and PRs | 1,547 |
Pricing
Open source under the Apache-2.0 licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
, checked Oct 10, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Quick answers
- Free to start?Yes
- Open source?Yes (Apache-2.0)
- Closest alternativeOpenClaw · all alternatives
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Ironclaw news
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Ironclaw 1.4.1 released
Google extensions (Gmail, Google Calendar) can now be activated on a; The WASM runtime now uses Wasmtime and WASI 48.0.3, fixing recent guest fuel
What changed: recent Ironclaw releases
6 stable releases in the last 90 days · Full changelog
- Durable notification inbox: runs publish authoritative outcomes and
- Background subagents: a parent turn can spawn children that run and deliver
- Persistent per-user sandbox containers on the local-Docker profile, reached
- Managed per-user sandbox egress proxy, with manifest-declared direct-exec
- Run-now for automations, plus exact run capability facts.
- Durable backend suggestions generated over the user's own no-approval,
- Upgrades from 1.2 now accept and preserve the released extension
- The canonical Reborn runtime image again supports opt-in, public-key-only
- Per-user model preferences. Each user picks their own model from WebUI
- Structured automations. A scheduled trigger now carries a validated
- Document editing. Structural edits to .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx
- Telegram linked devices. Pair a personal Telegram account with the bot
- The runtime container image now installs curl, so in-container HTTP
- Reborn PR test planning and the root-partition runner now share one test
- Windows first-start filesystem publication now uses native atomic rename
- Release smoke runs preserve the Windows account identity required to secure
- Slack channel context. Pinging the bot at the top level of a channel
- canreplyinthreads channel presentation flag declaring each channel's
- Custom MCP servers. Register a hosted MCP server from the WebUI and use
- IronHub install flow. Install extensions from an IronHub deep link,
- Attachments. Durable cross-channel file flows: a file sent on one
- Slack slash commands. Native /ironclaw commands in Slack, backed by a
- Memory as an extension. The memory provider is modeled as a userland
- Sandbox lane (opt-in, partly unwired). A RuntimeKind::Sandbox runtime
- Platforms. Seven targets — macOS (Apple Silicon, Intel), Linux
- Guided setup. ironclaw onboard provisions the config, the encrypted
- Model providers. 26 providers in the built-in catalog, including NEAR AI,
- Web UI. ironclaw serve starts the WebChat v2 interface with the frontend
- Extensions. Twelve first-party extensions ship embedded and install
- Channels. Slack and Telegram, both configured from the WebUI; Slack
Ironclaw popularity and usage data
The GitHub repository has 12.6K stars, 75 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.4.1, published Sep 29, 2026; there were 1 stable releases in the past 30 days.
Download the raw daily series: ironclaw.csv
Gid Score breakdown
Adoption—
Community46
Attention—
Momentum50
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Ironclaw FAQ
How much does Ironclaw cost?
Open source under the Apache-2.0 licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Is Ironclaw open source?
Yes. Ironclaw is open source, released under the Apache-2.0 license.
How popular is Ironclaw?
The GitHub repository has 12.6K stars, 75 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 1.4.1, published Sep 29, 2026; there were 1 stable releases in the past 30 days.
What is the latest version of Ironclaw?
The latest stable release we track is 1.4.1, published on Sep 29, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Ironclaw?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Gid Score are OpenClaw, DeepSeek Harness, Hermes Agent, Manus.
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Where these numbers come from
GitHub: nearai/ironclaw. Site rank: ironclaw.com on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: ironclaw.com, github.com.