OpenClaw Crosses 310K Stars — Fastest-Growing Open-Source AI Project in History Becomes Default Personal AI Assistant Gateway

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OpenClaw, the local-first personal AI assistant created by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger, has crossed 310,000 GitHub stars and 58,000 forks with 1,200+ contributors, making it arguably the fastest-growing open-source project ever. The gateway architecture sits between users and inference backends, connecting AI models to 50+ integrations including WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal, and iMessage — no subscription, just bring your own API key. For builders running local models, OpenClaw is becoming the de facto orchestration layer between LLMs and daily communication channels.