Persistent agent

IronClaw

A Rust reimplementation of the OpenClaw idea from NEAR AI that runs untrusted tools in WASM sandboxes, keeps encrypted local memory and credentials, and runs routines on cron schedules, events, webhooks and a heartbeat.

Maker
NEAR AI
Status
Available
Launched
25 Feb 2026
Open source
Yes
Pricing
free, self-hosted (you pay for model API usage); NEAR AI also hosts it with a free Starter tier (one agent) and paid tiers

Capabilities

  • memory
  • heartbeat
  • scheduled tasks
  • triggers
  • code execution
  • files
  • self-built tools
  • sandboxing

Surfaces

  • cli
  • web
  • telegram
  • slack
  • webhooks

Plugs into

  • mcp
  • plugins
  • webhooks

Runs on

  • near-ai
  • anthropic
  • openai
  • google-gemini
  • github-copilot
  • ollama
  • aws-bedrock
  • openai-compatible

Sources