--- title: nearai/ironclaw: IronClaw is OpenClaw inspired... description: IronClaw is a privacy-focused AI assistant written in Rust that keeps all data local and encrypted. It runs untrusted tools in WebAssembly sandboxes with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/nearai-ironclaw-ironclaw-is-openclaw-inspired-implementation-in-rust-focused-on-privacy-and-securit-1trcvfhwp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: nearai/ironclaw: IronClaw is OpenClaw inspired implementation in Rust focused on privacy and security | daily.dev og:description: IronClaw is a privacy-focused AI assistant written in Rust that keeps all data local and encrypted. It runs untrusted tools in WebAssembly sandboxes with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/nearai-ironclaw-ironclaw-is-openclaw-inspired-implementation-in-rust-focused-on-privacy-and-securit-1trcvfhwp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1TrcvFhwp.png og:image:alt: nearai/ironclaw: IronClaw is OpenClaw inspired implementation in Rust focused on privacy and security og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # nearai/ironclaw: IronClaw is OpenClaw inspired implementation in Rust focused on privacy and security **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 7 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary IronClaw is a privacy-focused AI assistant written in Rust that keeps all data local and encrypted. It runs untrusted tools in WebAssembly sandboxes with capability-based permissions, implements prompt injection defense, and supports multiple channels (REPL, HTTP, Telegram, web gateway). Features include dynamic tool building, hybrid search memory, scheduled routines, and Docker-based job isolation. Requires PostgreSQL with pgvector extension and NEAR AI authentication. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [NanoClaw’s answer to OpenClaw is minimal code, maximum isolation](https://daily.dev/posts/nanoclaw-s-answer-to-openclaw-is-minimal-code-maximum-isolation-qgvpdgiuw) · The New Stack · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [OpenClaw, but in containers: Meet NanoClaw](https://daily.dev/posts/openclaw-but-in-containers-meet-nanoclaw-rzz1wfyde) · The Register · 4 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust), [#postgresql](https://daily.dev/tags/postgresql), [#webassembly](https://daily.dev/tags/webassembly) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/nearai-ironclaw-ironclaw-is-openclaw-inspired-implementation-in-rust-focused-on-privacy-and-securit-1trcvfhwp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"nearai/ironclaw: IronClaw is OpenClaw inspired implementation in Rust focused on privacy and security","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/nearai-ironclaw-ironclaw-is-openclaw-inspired-implementation-in-rust-focused-on-privacy-and-securit-1trcvfhwp","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/nearai-ironclaw-ironclaw-is-openclaw-inspired-implementation-in-rust-focused-on-privacy-and-securit-1trcvfhwp"},"datePublished":"2026-02-13T20:57:30.925Z","dateModified":"2026-02-14T07:33:43.229Z","description":"IronClaw is a privacy-focused AI assistant written in Rust that keeps all data local and encrypted. It runs untrusted tools in WebAssembly sandboxes with...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2bea263499d7c2eb4b58d6d2530ee48d?_a=AQAEunF","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2bea263499d7c2eb4b58d6d2530ee48d?_a=AQAEunF","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hacker News","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hacker News","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/hn","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/nearai-ironclaw-ironclaw-is-openclaw-inspired-implementation-in-rust-focused-on-privacy-and-securit-1trcvfhwp","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai,security,rust,postgresql,webassembly","timeRequired":"PT7M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hacker News","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"nearai/ironclaw: IronClaw is OpenClaw inspired implementation in Rust focused on privacy and security"}]} ```