v1.0.0
The first public release of HolaClaw — a native macOS app for creating and running your own self-hosted AI assistants, each in its own private space on your Mac.
Highlights
Your own assistants, isolated
Create self-hosted AI assistants that each run in their own isolated environment on your Mac — and install in seconds.
Telegram
Bring an assistant to your phone by connecting it to Telegram through a guided pairing wizard.
- Feature A native macOS app to create, configure, and manage your own self-hosted AI assistants.
- Feature Each assistant runs in its own isolated environment on your Mac, and installs in seconds.
- Feature Connect the AI provider of your choice with your own account — Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI, or DeepSeek.
- Feature Chat with your assistant right in the app, with replies that stream in as they are written.
- Feature Connect an assistant to Telegram through a guided pairing wizard.
- Feature Send voice messages and have them transcribed on-device with speech-to-text.
- Feature Run a large language model locally on your Mac — no API key or internet connection required.
- Feature Customize each assistant's personality, name, and avatar.
- Feature Per-assistant skills you can switch on and configure individually.
- Feature A built-in browser tool so assistants can look things up for you.
- Feature Assistants resume automatically after a restart, and around sleep and wake.
- Feature In-app updates, with an optional automatic-update preference.