OpenClaw
Actual coverage
Foundational setup; Ubuntu; Linux filesystem; Linux administration; Linux agent tools; OpenClaw preview/setup/configuration; security; Telegram integration; skills; and VPS deployment.
Durable knowledge
- An agent inherits the power and risk of the operating-system account running it.
- Understand paths, ownership, permissions, processes, services, packages, logs, networking, and environment variables before operating an agent on a server.
- Use least privilege, a dedicated account, restricted directories, explicit tools, and network boundaries.
- Treat messaging integrations as remote control surfaces: authenticate users, restrict commands, validate content, rate-limit, and audit actions.
- Skills should encode one bounded reusable procedure with inputs, outputs, prerequisites, failure behavior, and verification.
- VPS operation requires updates, firewall rules, secure remote access, secret rotation, backups, monitoring, and a recovery plan.
Current-use caution
OpenClaw is fast-moving. Use the book for architecture and safety concepts; verify installation and configuration against the project's current official documentation.