Your phone, your agent: AI that doesn't phone home

What it does

PalmClaw is an Android app that runs a full AI agent stack—memory, skills, tools, and multi-channel routing—directly on your phone. You bring your own LLM API key; the app handles the rest, including talking to Telegram, Discord, Slack, Feishu, Email, and WeCom.

The interesting bit

Most agent frameworks assume a server or at least a laptop. PalmClaw treats the Android sandbox as the runtime boundary, which is either admirably paranoid or just practical for anyone who’d rather not rent a VPS to run a bot. The “detect chats” flow for channel binding is a nice touch—send one message, tap a button, done.

Key highlights

• Native Android agent runtime with Compose UI; no PC or server required
• Six channel integrations with guided setup (Telegram, Discord, Slack, Feishu, Email, WeCom)
• Built-in tool and skill system with templates for agent, user, tools, memory, and heartbeat
• Auto-update checks and downloads baked in since v0.1.4
• Open source under ModalityDance; ~1,100 stars, active releases

Caveats

• No hosted model included—you must configure your own provider API key
• Roadmap is honest about needing more tests, visual tool/skill editors, and broader Android-native automation (accessibility, screen capture, Termux)
• v0.1.x release history suggests rapid iteration; expect rough edges in permissions and UI polish

Verdict

Grab it if you want a personal AI agent that lives on a spare Android phone and bridges your chat apps without cloud hosting. Skip if you need mature desktop integrations or aren’t comfortable wiring up bot tokens and API keys by hand.