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moltworker

Cloudflare Worker that runs the OpenClaw assistant inside a Cloudflare Sandbox container

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Stars: 9.9k
License: Apache-2.0
Last commit: Mar 2026
Language: TypeScript

Stars, last 29 weeks+423

9,525 on 31 Mar 20269,948 on 20 Oct 2026

From GitHub's daily star counts.

Checked 21 Oct 2026 on GitHub.

Cloudflare is hiring: 440 open roles

Overview

Packages the OpenClaw personal assistant (formerly Moltbot/Clawdbot) to run in a Cloudflare Sandbox container fronted by a Worker. It adds an admin UI at /_admin/ for device pairing, Cloudflare Access auth, optional R2 backups every 5 minutes, and Telegram, Discord and Slack channels. The README labels it an unsupported proof of concept.

Who it is for: Self-hosters wanting OpenClaw on Cloudflare instead of their own server

Strengths

Always-on hosting without managing a server; deploys with wrangler and npm run deploy
Admin UI for approving devices, restarting the gateway and triggering R2 backups
Model routing through Cloudflare AI Gateway: Anthropic, OpenAI, Groq or Workers AI
Includes a CDP shim and a cloudflare-browser skill for screenshots and video

Weaknesses

Marked experimental proof of concept, not officially supported, may break without notice
Needs Workers Paid plan; README estimates about $34.50/month running 24/7
Data is lost on container restart unless R2 is configured
Cold start takes 1-2 minutes; setup requires Cloudflare Access and device pairing

What it needs

RAM ≥ 4 GB
no GPU
Docker
Needs Cloudflare Workers Paid plan, Cloudflare Sandbox/Containers, Cloudflare Access, Anthropic API key or Cloudflare AI Gateway, R2 (optional)
Models: Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, Groq, Workers AI

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3	openhumanRust agent harness with desktop app, built-in memory and embeddable library42.2k starsGPL-3.0	84 out of 100
#4	ZeroClawSingle Rust binary agent runtime with 30+ channels and hardware access33k starsApache-2.0	79 out of 100
#5	career-opsJob-search agent that scores postings against your CV and drafts applications76.2k starsMIT	77 out of 100

How to choose

Check which channels it supports today (WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, email) and whether each needs a paid API.
Look at how memory is stored and whether you can inspect or wipe it.
Actions need credentials; prefer assistants that scope them per tool.

Health

Releases: No GitHub releases
Top contributor: 86% of commits125 of 146 in the last 12 months
Security advisories: NoneOn GitHub, in the last 12 months
OpenSSF Scorecard: Not checked

Read from GitHub, deps.dev and OpenSSF on 21 Oct 2026. Bots and coding-agent accounts are left out of the commit counts. Not part of the score: how we check.

License in plain words

Apache-2.0 Permissive

Use it at work: Yes
Change it and rebrand it: Yes
Sell it or host it for others: Yes

Your part: Keep the notices and mark the files you change. It also grants you the contributors’ patent rights.

A plain summary, not legal advice. Read the license on GitHub ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Where to run it

RackNerd ↗ (opens in a new tab)Budget KVM VPS from $26.99 a year to run Docker apps yourself.
RepoCloud ↗ (opens in a new tab)One-click hosting for about 890 open-source apps, each on its own VPS.

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