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openclaw projects

Five systems built with OpenClaw that I use in everyday life — from remembering what I read to running my home and removing repetitive personal admin.

5 projects

How it’s set up

OpenClaw runs on a private VPS accessible only through a Tailscale network, so it isn’t exposed to the public internet. WhatsApp is the everyday interface for requests, approvals, alerts, and status updates. Behind it, 11 separate workspaces keep each area focused and isolated.

Scheduled automations make the agent proactive: sending reminders, scanning for important events, monitoring the house, and regularly collecting useful data. Important actions pause for approval, while automated health checks, backups, and integration tests keep everything dependable.

Tailscale-only · self-hosted · 11 workspaces · proactive automations · human approval

Readlog

Remember everything you read

Send Readlog a screenshot, article link, podcast episode, YouTube video, or photo of a highlighted book page. It identifies the source, captures the important ideas, removes duplicates, and adds everything to one reading history. It also handles publications that require a login, including The Economist and The Information.

Impact: I can save something from almost anywhere without thinking about formats, apps, or filing systems — and find it again later.

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Home Automation

A house that monitors itself and explains what is happening

OpenClaw connects the devices and services around the house through Home Assistant, giving it one place to monitor doors, locks, lights, water, climate, cars, sprinklers, network health, and the pool.

Alerts when something needs attention, such as an unlocked door, a possible leak, a device going offline, or sprinklers failing to run
Lovelace dashboards designed for quick household lookup and displayed on TRMNL e-ink screens around the house
Rachio monitoring that verifies watering and automatically accounts for rain
A pool chemistry agent that turns test readings into clear chemical doses and mixing instructions

Impact: Instead of checking several apps — or discovering problems after the fact — the house provides one reliable view and speaks up when something is wrong.

Life Automation

Less personal admin and fewer dropped balls

A collection of small automations that remove repetitive work from everyday life:

Send a meal photo and get calories, macros, and a running daily food log
Manage shared Costco and Walmart lists through chat, then push the Costco list to a reMarkable before shopping
Send Todoist tasks to the reMarkable, then use handwritten checkmarks to complete them in Todoist
Preview and remove unwanted email while preserving a veto window
Turn school emails into a simple weekly digest, then create only the calendar events I approve

Impact: Routine tasks are captured where they naturally happen — chat, email, photos, or paper — and carried through without another app or dashboard to manage.

Music

Turn a DJ set into a Beatport playlist

Give OpenClaw the name or link of a DJ set. It finds the tracklist across multiple sources, matches the tracks against Beatport, and presents the results for review. After approval, it creates or updates the playlist while avoiding duplicates.

Impact: Rebuilding a set that used to require searching and matching tracks one by one becomes a quick review-and-approve workflow.

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Website Builds

Useful websites taken from idea to launch

Helicon Works

A complete website for my AI consulting practice — from positioning and naming through design, domain setup, launch, and ongoing measurement.

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Los Altos List

A neighborhood WhatsApp group transformed into a searchable directory of trusted local service providers that improves as new recommendations arrive.

view Los Altos List →