Frequently Asked Questions

PicoClaw is an ultra-lightweight personal AI assistant built with Go, inspired by the nanobot project. It uses under 10MB memory, supports multi-architecture deployment, and integrates with multiple messaging platforms. About 95% of the core code is auto-generated by AI agents, refined with human-in-the-loop. See About and Features.

Compared to OpenClaw (TypeScript) and NanoBot (Python), PicoClaw uses ~99% less memory (100MB+ → <10MB) and starts in under 1 second instead of 30+. It also supports RISC-V and runs on hardware as cheap as $10. See Comparison.

Telegram, Discord, QQ, DingTalk, LINE. Run picoclaw gateway and set bot tokens in config. Full setup: Integrations.

64MB+ RAM recommended (minimum ~10MB). x86_64, ARM64, RISC-V. Runs on Raspberry Pi, Mac, Linux, Windows (WSL2), Docker. See Get Started and Download.

OpenRouter, Zhipu, Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Groq, Gemini, and more. Configure in config.json. Details: Providers.

github.com/sipeed/picoclaw. Star for updates. Official site: picoclaw.net.

PicoClaw has built-in cron support: one-time reminders (“remind me in 1 hour”), recurring tasks (“daily report at 8am”), and cron expressions. Manage via HEARTBEAT.md and picoclaw cron list / picoclaw cron add. See Heartbeat.