OpenClaw for Engineering Teams: Beyond Chatbots
I wrote recently about using OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot) as an automated SDR for sales outreach. That post focused on a business use case, but since then I’ve been exploring what OpenClaw can do for engineering teams specifically—and the results have been more interesting than I expected.
OpenClaw has evolved significantly since its early days. With 173,000+ GitHub stars and a rebrand from Moltbot in late January 2026, it’s moved from a novelty to a genuine platform for local-first AI agents. The key differentiator from tools like ChatGPT or Claude isn’t the AI model—it’s the deep access to your local systems and the skill-based architecture that lets you build custom workflows.
Transforming Sales Outreach: Using Moltbot as Your AI-Powered SDR
If you’ve been following the AI space lately, you’ve probably heard about Moltbot (also known as OpenClaw)—the open-source AI assistant that skyrocketed to 69,000 GitHub stars in just one month. While most people are using it for personal productivity tasks, there’s a more intriguing use case worth exploring: setting up Moltbot as an automated Sales Development Representative (SDR) for companies.
This post explores how this approach could work, including the setup process, the potential benefits, and yes, the limitations you need to understand before diving in.
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