What it takes to run an AI coworker on iMessage
The article discusses the development of a managed openclaw that operates within iMessage. It highlights the infrastructure and processes involved in creating a personal AI assistant, including the importance of version control and updates. Additionally, it emphasizes the significance of proper messaging integration to maintain reputation on platforms like iMessage.
- ▪The managed openclaw instance is designed to operate purely within iMessage.
- ▪Opencomputer.dev provides the necessary infrastructure to support long-running AI workloads without timeouts.
- ▪Version control is crucial for maintaining stability, as updates can introduce breaking changes.
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← Back to blogWhat it takes to run an AI coworker on iMessageWritten by Mohamed Habib, CTO Digger · May 22, 2026Our team recently shipped clawputer.app, a managed openclaw that lives purely in your iMessage. The idea was simple:A managed openclaw instance for every userLives purely in your iMessageText to start a conversation right awayTo preface this, we are opencomputer.dev. We build computers for agents, specifically optimised for "always on" workloads like openclaw, hermes, and the Claude Agent SDK (folks building clawputer-like apps, basically).Our thesis is that having no timeouts on how long the VM stays on is the way to go for "hosted claw" (or clawternative) offerings. Think Poke, but for your vertical usecase.
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