Core Concepts: Gateway, Agents, Tools

Claire Vo went from public OpenClaw skeptic to running nine dedicated AI agents that manage her businesses, write code, close sales deals, and make sure she gets to her kids' basketball games on time. In this episode, she shares her complete power-user's guide to OpenClaw—covering everything from setup and key concepts to practical workflows and building your own team of agents.

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In this episode, you'll learn:

• What OpenClaw is and why it's more autonomous and powerful than other AI tools

• How to choose the right setup: Mac Mini, VPS, or a hosted option

• Six ready-to-copy workflows you can start using immediately

• How to run multiple agents with specific roles (Claire's full 9-agent setup)

• The best tools and integrations to connect your agents to the real world

• Key security considerations and how to think about risk

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References:

• 1Password: https://1password.com

• Attio: https://attio.com

• Brave Search API: https://brave.com/search/api/

• Buffer: https://buffer.com

• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com

• ChatPRD: https://chatprd.ai

• Claire Vo: https://linkedin.com/in/clairevo

• ClaWHub: https://clawhub.com

• Claude: https://claude.ai

• DigitalOcean: https://digitalocean.com

• Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com

• Exa: https://exa.ai

• Every / Plus One: https://every.to

• Firecrawl: https://firecrawl.dev

• GitHub: https://github.com

• Google Cloud: https://cloud.google.com

• Hostinger: https://hostinger.com

• How I AI podcast: https://howiai.com

• Intercom: https://intercom.com

• Linear: https://linear.app

• Mac Mini: https://apple.com/mac-mini

• Obsidian: https://obsidian.md

• OpenClaw: https://openclaw.ai

• Perplexity: https://perplexity.ai

• Railway: https://railway.app

• Render: https://render.com

• Slack: https://slack.com

• Sonos: https://sonos.com

• Telegram: https://telegram.org

• TikTok: https://tiktok.com

• WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com

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