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MateClaw
Build AI that thinks, acts, remembers, and ships.
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MateClaw is a personal AI operating system built with Java + Vue 3, powered by Spring AI Alibaba.
Not another chatbox. A complete system where AI agents reason, use tools, build memory, digest knowledge into Wiki pages, create multimodal content, and show up across every channel where work happens.
Three things make it different:
- Agents do work, not just talk — ReAct loops and Plan-and-Execute for real task completion
- Knowledge is shaped, not just stored — An LLM-powered Wiki that digests raw material into structured, linked pages
- The whole widget — One team, one deployment, from desktop app to IM channels — end-to-end
Why MateClaw
Most open-source AI tools do one thing well. MateClaw does the whole thing.
| Capability | MateClaw | Dify | LobeChat | FastGPT | NextChat | MaxKB | Open WebUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent (ReAct + Plan-Execute) | Yes | ReAct only | Partial | No | No | No | No |
| LLM Wiki Knowledge Base | Yes | RAG only | RAG only | RAG only | No | RAG only | RAG only |
| Compound Memory System | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| MCP Protocol | Yes | Plugin | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Tool Guard & Approval | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Skill Marketplace | Yes | Plugin Market | Plugin Store | No | No | No | No |
| Multi-Channel IM | 7 channels | Webhook only | 2 channels | No | No | No | No |
| Desktop App | Electron + JRE | No | PWA only | No | Yes | No | No |
| Multimodal Creation | TTS/STT/Img/Music/Video | No | TTS/Img | No | No | I/O only | No |
| Tech Stack | Java + Vue 3 | Python + Next.js | TypeScript + Next.js | TypeScript + Next.js | TypeScript + Next.js | Python + Vue | Python + Svelte |
The difference: Others give you a chat UI or a workflow builder. MateClaw gives you an AI operating system — agents that reason, remember, use tools with guardrails, and show up everywhere your work happens.
Architecture
Technical 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.