NullClaw is a lightweight, local-first autonomous AI assistant — a static binary that boots in milliseconds with no runtime dependencies beyond libc. It connects to locally-running AI model servers (Lemonade, Ollama) and exposes a gateway for chat channels (Telegram, Discord, Signal, web UI) and agentic tasks such as file operations, code execution, and scheduled jobs.
On first launch the service automatically detects running Lemonade and Ollama instances and configures them as providers, with Lemonade as the preferred default. No cloud account or API key is required.
Run 'nullclaw.inference-snap' to pick a Canonical inference snap (gemma4, gemma3, deepseek-r1, and others) as the primary provider.
Run the interactive setup wizard at any time:
nullclaw onboard
The background gateway service starts automatically the first time you run any nullclaw command and is managed as a standard systemd user unit:
systemctl --user status nullclaw systemctl --user stop nullclaw
SECURITY NOTE
This tool is capable of executing code, accessing files, and interacting with external services on your behalf. Due to the nature of autonomous AI agents, we recommend installing and running this snap inside an LXD container as best practice. A container provides an extra layer of confinement, limiting the agent's reach to the container environment and reducing exposure to your host system and personal data.
lxc launch ubuntu:24.04 my-agent lxc exec my-agent -- snap install --classic nullclaw
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
On Arch Linux, snap can be installed from the Arch User Repository (AUR). The manual build process is the Arch-supported install method for AUR packages, and you’ll need the prerequisites installed before you can install any AUR package. You can then install snap with the following:
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/snapd.git
cd snapd
makepkg -si
Once installed, the systemd unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
If AppArmor is enabled in your system, enable the service which loads AppArmor profiles for snaps:
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor.service
To enable classic snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between /var/lib/snapd/snap and /snap:
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install NullClaw, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install nullclaw --candidate --classic
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