Local Agents
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Apr. 7, 2026 / Hardware Insights
What GPU for Running OpenClaw Locally
Running OpenClaw locally is not the same as running a simple chat model. Once you move into agentic workflows with tool calling, long system prompts, and multi-step reasoning, the hardware requirements shift in a very specific way. VRAM becomes the primary constraint, memory bandwidth defines responsiveness, and model size directly affects reliability. This article focuses...
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Apr. 5, 2026 / Local Agents
OpenClaw (local) — Hardware and LLM Overview
OpenClaw is a personal, self-hosted AI assistant platform designed to run on your own hardware while connecting to the communication tools you already use. Instead of being just a chat interface, it functions as an agent system—capable of reasoning, executing tasks, and interacting with software and services across multiple steps. A typical OpenClaw setup includes...
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Apr. 2, 2026 / Hardware Insights
Best Laptop for Running OpenClaw AI Agent Locally
Running OpenClaw locally is very different from running a chat UI. If you have already read guides like Best Mini Computer for Running OpenClaw AI Agent and Understanding OpenClaw Hardware Requirements, you know the bottleneck is not just loading a model. It is sustaining long agent loops with tool calls, large context, and repeated prompt...
