- ChannelMessageRouter: include assistantMessageId in message_complete and done broadcasts so ChatConsole observers can reconcile the streaming placeholder to the persisted DB row by id instead of falling back to the FIFO 'claim' heuristic (which occasionally dropped the assistant bubble on external channel conversations). Capture the id from ConversationService.saveMessage in both the sync agentService.chat path and the streaming processWithStreaming path; switch to HashMap since Map.of rejects null values when save is skipped (e.g. under approval). - ChatConsole: add a 'running' indicator on the sidebar so users can tell which conversations have an in-flight agent run. Pulsing amber dot on the channel icon (both expanded and collapsed modes) plus a '生成中…' / 'Generating…' pill in expanded mode. - ChatConsole: don't cancel the previous conversation's streaming run when switching conversations — let it keep running in the background and reconcile when the user comes back. |
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MateClaw
Build AI that thinks, acts, remembers, and ships.
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An AI agent. A knowledge engine. A memory system. A tool runtime. A multi-channel presence.
One product. The whole widget.
MateClaw is a personal AI operating system built with Java + Vue 3, powered by Spring AI Alibaba. It's not a chatbox, not a workflow builder, not just another coding assistant. It's the entire system — from reasoning to remembering to shipping — in one deployment.
Three things make it insanely different:
- Agents do work, not just talk — ReAct + Plan-and-Execute. Not one-shot answers — iterative reasoning that actually completes tasks
- Knowledge is shaped, not just stored — An LLM Wiki that digests raw material into structured, linked pages. The difference between a warehouse and a library
- End-to-end, no compromises — Web console, desktop app, 7 IM channels, tool guardrails, enterprise auth. One team, one deployment, one experience
Why MateClaw
Most AI tools do one thing well. MateClaw does the whole thing.
| Capability | MateClaw | OpenClaw | CoPaw | QClaw | Claude Code | Cursor | Windsurf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Orchestration | ReAct + Plan-Execute | Multi-agent teams | Multi-agent collab | Specialist agents | Agent Teams + subagents | Background Agents (cloud VM) | Cascade engine |
| Knowledge System | LLM Wiki (digestion) | Intelligence Mode + Wiki | Personal KB | Knowledge graph | CLAUDE.md (no RAG) | Codebase indexing | No |
| Memory | Extract + Consolidate + Dream | SQLite + Dreaming + Wiki | ReMe (hybrid retrieval) | 3-layer memory | 3-layer (CLAUDE.md + auto + files) | No persistent memory | Memories (~48h learning) |
| Tool Guard & Approval | RBAC + approval flow | HITL + risk levels | No | No | Permissions + Sandbox + Hooks | No | Turbo Mode (auto-approve) |
| Multi-Channel IM | 7 channels | 25+ channels | 7 channels | 5 channels | 3 channels (preview) | IDE only | IDE only |
| Web Management UI | Full admin dashboard | Control UI | Console UI | Dashboard | Enterprise dashboard | No | No |
| Desktop App | Electron + bundled JRE | macOS menu bar | Electron (Beta) | Win/Mac app | Claude Desktop (Mac/Win) | VS Code fork | VS Code fork |
| Multimodal Creation | TTS/STT/Img/Music/Video | TTS/Video/Music/Image | Vision input | No | Vision input only | No | No |
| Skill Ecosystem | ClawHub marketplace | ClawHub registry | Python skills | Templates | 340+ plugins, 1300+ skills | MCP marketplace | MCP one-click |
| Enterprise Auth | RBAC + JWT | Basic (password) | Basic auth | No | SSO/SCIM/RBAC | SSO + Teams | Teams plan |
| Open Source | Apache 2.0 | MIT | Apache 2.0 | Partial | No (source-available) | No | No |
| Pricing | Free | Free | Free | Free (beta) | $20–200/mo | $0–200/mo | $0–200/mo |
| Tech Stack | Java + Vue 3 | TypeScript | Python + TS | OpenClaw fork | TypeScript | Electron (VS Code) | Electron (VS Code) |
What makes MateClaw different?
Every product in this table is genuinely strong. Here's where MateClaw carves its own space:
- Plan-and-Execute orchestration — Break complex work into ordered steps, execute each, adapt mid-flight. Others have multi-agent, but structured task planning with dynamic replanning is rare
- LLM Wiki that digests, not just retrieves — Others index and search. MateClaw's Wiki turns raw material into structured, linked pages with summaries — a search engine vs. an encyclopedia
- Java ecosystem — Built for teams already running Spring Boot in production. One JAR, one deploy. No Python runtime, no Node.js dependency chain
- Complete admin dashboard — Agents, models, tools, skills, channels, security, cron jobs, token usage — all in one web UI. Not a CLI-first afterthought
- Full multimodal creation — TTS, STT, image, music, and video generation as first-class built-in features. OpenClaw matches here; most others don't
- Free and open, no asterisks — Apache 2.0. No token billing, no seat pricing, no feature gating. Claude Code starts at $20/mo, Cursor and Windsurf up to $200/mo
Architecture
Core Capabilities
Agent Runtime
- ReAct agents — Think, act, observe, repeat. Iterative reasoning that gets things done
- Plan-and-Execute — Decompose complex work into ordered steps, then execute each one
- Dynamic configuration — Load agent personality, tools, and constraints from the database at runtime
- Runtime resilience — Context pruning, smart truncation, stale stream cleanup, and recovery
Knowledge & Memory
- LLM Wiki — AI-powered knowledge base that digests raw materials into structured, linked pages with summaries
- Workspace memory —
AGENTS.md,SOUL.md,PROFILE.md,MEMORY.md, daily notes - Memory lifecycle — Post-conversation extraction, scheduled consolidation, dreaming workflows
- Compound memory — Understanding improves over time instead of resetting every query
Tools, Skills & MCP
- Built-in tools — Web search, file ops, memory access, date/time, and more
- MCP integration — stdio, SSE, and Streamable HTTP transports
- Skill system — Installable
SKILL.mdpackages with ClawHub marketplace - Tool guard — Approval flows, file-path protection, runtime filtering
Multimodal Creation
Text-to-speech · Speech-to-text · Image generation · Music generation · Video generation
Model Flexibility
14+ providers including DashScope, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, Kimi, Ollama, LM Studio, MLX, and more. Configure everything in the web UI.
Surfaces
- Web console — Chat, agents, tools, skills, knowledge, models, security, settings
- Desktop app — Electron with bundled JRE 21, no Java installation needed
- Channels — DingTalk, Feishu, WeChat Work, Telegram, Discord, QQ
Quick Start
Prerequisites
- Java 17+ · Node.js 18+ · pnpm · Maven 3.9+
Local Development
# Backend
cd mateclaw-server
mvn spring-boot:run # http://localhost:18088
# Frontend
cd mateclaw-ui
pnpm install && pnpm dev # http://localhost:5173
Login: admin / admin123
Docker
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d # http://localhost:18080
Desktop App
Download from GitHub Releases. Bundles JRE 21 — no Java needed.
Tech Stack
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Backend | Spring Boot 3.5 · Spring AI Alibaba 1.1 |
| Agent | StateGraph Runtime |
| Database | H2 (dev) / MySQL 8.0+ (prod) |
| ORM | MyBatis Plus 3.5 |
| Auth | Spring Security + JWT |
| Frontend | Vue 3 · TypeScript · Vite |
| UI | Element Plus · TailwindCSS 4 |
| Desktop | Electron · electron-updater |
Project Structure
mateclaw/
├── mateclaw-server/ Spring Boot backend
├── mateclaw-ui/ Vue 3 SPA frontend
├── mateclaw-desktop/ Electron desktop app
├── docker-compose.yml
└── .env.example
Documentation
Full docs at claw.mate.vip/docs
Roadmap
- Richer multi-agent collaboration
- Smarter model routing
- Deeper multimodal understanding
- Stronger long-term memory
- Richer ClawHub ecosystem
Contributing
git clone https://github.com/matevip/mateclaw.git
cd mateclaw
cd mateclaw-server && mvn clean compile
cd ../mateclaw-ui && pnpm install && pnpm dev
Why The Name
Mate is companion. Claw is capability.
A system that stays with you, and a system that grabs work and moves it.

