Can you raise lobsters on WeChat? Tencent released three "shrimps" in one day, and the last big move is quite powerful.

Nowadays, the information feeds and Moments have taken on a shape similar to that of a "lobster." Even Pony Ma sighed in his Moments, "I didn't expect it to become this popular."

Not long ago, APPSO also compiled a beginner's guide to OpenClaw. However, whether it's local deployment or cloud deployment, to be honest, there is still a certain threshold for ordinary users. That's why so many "on-site installation" services have emerged, and now there are even "lobster USB drives."

Today, Tencent has unveiled three "lobster" products at once, and the most noteworthy one is QClaw.

This is a local AI assistant developed by Tencent PC Manager based on OpenClaw, which can be installed with just one click.

In layman's terms, it's like putting a "shell" on OpenClaw. Around this time last year, there was also a popular "shelled" Agent product called Manus.

Here's the highlight: QClaw has a "killer" feature that no other OpenClaw products currently have - you can directly chat with the "lobster" on WeChat and let it do tasks for you.

Currently, QClaw has not been officially launched. APPSO will share the experience with you as soon as possible.

QClaw website 🔗 https://claw.guanjia.qq.com/#LINK_COPYRIGHT

Make "raising a lobster" as easy as installing WeChat

According to the official website information, it supports both Mac and Windows platforms. It comes with the Kimi - 2.5 model pre - installed. The interface shown to beta users indicates that it can be default - associated with built - in models such as Kimi, Minimax, GLM, and DeepSeek, and users can also customize large models.

Of course, the most important feature is that it can be directly associated with WeChat without any configuration. Whether you're on your commute or lying on the sofa, just send a message to this "lobster" on WeChat, and it can remotely control your computer to do tasks.

QClaw user interface, Image source: Agent Universe

QClaw relies on a large Skills ecosystem, connecting ClawHub and GitHub, with a reserve of over 5000 Skills. This means it can not only have conversations with you but also help you run code, search for data, and even manage projects. Its skill tree is fully developed.

This "lobster" also has the ability of "continuous memory." It will remember your preferences and the context of conversations like an old friend. The longer you use it, the more convenient it becomes, truly growing into an AI that understands you.

As for the data security issue that many people are concerned about, all QClaw data stays locally and is not uploaded to the cloud.

Of course, since it needs to perform system - level operations (such as file operations and browser control), you need to grant certain permissions. It is recommended to set a strong password and use identity verification (Token), limit the chat scope (only allow trusted contacts), and enable secondary confirmation for sensitive operations.

The access process of Qclaw features a "fool - proof" operation and seems very user - friendly: 1. Download the client: Currently, it supports both Mac and Windows platforms (download is temporarily unavailable). 2. Scan the code to bind: After installation and opening, scan the QR code on the screen with your WeChat. 3. Start using: After successful binding, you'll have a "lobster" friend on your WeChat.

What can you do with a "lobster" on WeChat and QQ?

After all that talk, what exactly can QClaw do?

Currently, the official website does not support downloads. According to the official beta group message, the official beta is expected to open next week, and it will be launched in the form of invitation codes. They also claim that the beta period will be free, alleviating Token concerns.

APPSO also provides the beta registration link for you: https://wj.qq.com/s2/25871229/abe7/

Let's put it this way. When your boss suddenly asks for data while you're out, you just need to say to WeChat, "Open the Q3 Report.xlsx on my desktop and sum up the data in the third column." It can remotely control your computer, open the file, calculate the data, and send the result back to you on WeChat.

You're in a coffee shop, but your work is being done at your office desk. This is the real freedom of remote work.

While others are struggling to come up with topics, write copy, and reply to comments, you just need to say, "Post a note about AI efficiency on Xiaohongshu and interact automatically." It can generate the note, publish it with one click, and even automatically reply to comments to help you gain followers.

You lie back and relax while it takes on the hard work. Could this be the ultimate form of social media operation in the future?

Common programming functions are also supported. If you say, "Create a Chrome plugin project and automatically submit it to GitHub," it can create folders, write code, and push to the repository in one go, all without manual intervention.

Your tutor says, "Submit a review paper next week," but you haven't even seen the paper title? Don't worry. Just tell it, "Search for review papers on LLM Agent in the past three years and compile them into a PDF." It will handle the retrieval, screening, writing of the review, and exporting of the PDF, and send the whole package to you.

In real life, you may not have a significant other, but you can have an AI that reminds you of the weather at 8 am every day. It'll remind you to bring an umbrella when it rains and to add more clothes when it gets cold. It's more punctual than your mom and more reliable than your partner - if you have one.

If this product is officially launched, it will probably be one of the lowest - threshold OpenClaw connection solutions on the market. Moreover, it encapsulates the complex Agent technology into a "lobster" that you can call at any time on WeChat.

Although QClaw enables "direct interaction with the lobster on personal WeChat," it's completely different from the OpenClaw integration in Feishu and Enterprise WeChat.

Just this morning, Enterprise WeChat also officially announced the integration of an OpenClaw - enabled intelligent robot. It not only allows direct conversations but also supports quickly writing data into intelligent spreadsheets through OpenClaw.

Meanwhile, Tencent's WorkBuddy, a "lobster" - like product, has also been officially launched. It is fully compatible with OpenClaw's skills and can be integrated with tools such as QQ, Feishu, and DingTalk.

Tencent has launched three "lobster" products in one day, acting so quickly that it's almost like making a hasty statement.

To be honest, integrating the "lobster" into WeChat is not a technical challenge at all. The real reason it has been slow to act is obvious to everyone - as a national - level app with 1.4 billion users, no matter how appealing OpenClaw is, it can't relax its grip on security and data for a moment.

The greater the ability, the heavier the burden. This matter can't be rushed.

But regardless of WeChat's choice, the battle for the new AI entry point has quietly changed the track.

Andrej Karpathy, the co - founder of OpenAI, left a comment under a post yesterday that sparked a heated discussion. His meaning was straightforward and revolutionary: In the future, software will no longer be designed for humans but for AI agents.

What he reposted was a long article by Aaron Levie, the CEO of Box. There was a rather "extreme" judgment in it:

If your product can't register an account through an API and can't allow agents to operate autonomously, it's "virtually dead" in the AI era. Agents will replace humans as the "primary users" of all software, and the logic of software design should directly jump from "API - first" to "API - only."

This statement sounds extreme, but if you think about it carefully, it hits exactly the truth that the whole industry is reluctant to face.

APPSO put forward a view in an article analyzing OpenClaw last week: The "lobster" gives IM software a new chance to become another WeChat. The key lies in how open a chat platform should be in the Agent era.

Think about it. When a chat window can call any agent to complete tasks from booking tickets, writing code to running data analysis, it's no longer just a message channel - it's becoming a super - interface. And the most suitable app for this position has always been WeChat.

However, can an open ecosystem truly achieve that "all - powerful" service depth without compromising security? To be honest, no one can guarantee that at present.

But the seed has been sown, and you can feel that a brand - new form is sprouting.

This article is from the WeChat official account "APPSO". Author: Someone who is raising a lobster 🦞. Republished by 36Kr with permission.