Andyclaw
An open-source AI assistant for Android that can control your device, manage crypto wallets, run Linux commands, and operate autonomously in the background. Built by Freedom Factory for the dGEN1 and ethOS, but runs on any Android device.
How It Works
AndyClaw is a single APK that operates in two modes depending on what device it's running on:
On ethOS (dGEN1)
When installed on a device running ethOS, AndyClaw automatically detects the OS wallet service and unlocks privileged mode. No API key needed — authentication is handled by signing a message with your ethOS wallet.
What you get in privileged mode:
Wallet integration (send transactions, check balances, manage tokens across Ethereum, Optimism, Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, and more)
XMTP messaging (send and receive onchain messages)
Full device control (WiFi, Bluetooth, mobile data, audio, power)
Phone calls and call management
Calendar read/write
App installation and management (install, uninstall, clear data, force stop)
Device power controls (reboot, shutdown)
Code execution
Screen time and usage stats
OS-managed heartbeat (the OS triggers the AI periodically, no foreground service needed)
An autonomous sub-account wallet the AI controls for micro-payments and DeFi
On Stock Android
When installed on a regular Android device, AndyClaw runs in open mode. You bring your own OpenRouter API key to power the LLM.
What you get in open mode:
Chat with the AI assistant
Device info (battery, storage, device details)
Clipboard read/write
Contacts read/write
SMS send/read
Camera capture
Location and navigation
App listing and launching
Notification reading
File system operations
Shell commands
Web search
Long-term memory (the AI remembers things across sessions)
Background heartbeat via foreground service
Termux integration (if Termux is installed)
ClawHub skills (install community-made skills)
Setup:
Install the APK
On first launch, enter your OpenRouter API key (get one at openrouter.ai)
Tell the AI what you want help with
Name your AI (or keep the default)
Share your values/priorities
Choose which skills to enable (or turn on YOLO mode for full access)
Features
AI Agent Loop
AndyClaw uses an agentic tool-use loop. The AI can chain multiple tool calls together to accomplish complex tasks — checking your battery, looking up a contact, sending them a message, and logging what it did, all in a single conversation turn. Up to 20 tool iterations per request.
Heartbeat
The heartbeat is the AI's autonomous background pulse. It wakes up periodically (default: 30 minutes, configurable) and can:
Check device status (battery, connectivity, storage)
Review notifications and messages
Execute pending tasks
Log what it found and did
On ethOS, the OS triggers the heartbeat directly. On stock Android, a foreground service keeps it alive.
Heartbeat logs are viewable in-app so you can see exactly what the AI did while you weren't looking.
Skills System
Skills are modular capabilities the AI can use. There are 30 built-in skills covering everything from device info to crypto wallets. Skills are tier-aware — some are available on all Android devices, others require ethOS privileged access.
ClawHub lets you install community-created skills written as SKILL.md files. These can be instruction-only (the AI follows written procedures) or Termux-executable (the AI runs scripts in a Linux environment).
Termux Integration
If Termux is installed, the AI gets a full Linux environment. It can run bash commands, install packages, execute scripts, and interact with the terminal. ClawHub skills can define Termux entrypoints that get synced and executed automatically.
Long-Term Memory
The AI has a semantic memory system backed by SQLite FTS4 and vector embeddings. It can store and retrieve memories across sessions — facts you tell it, things it learns, context from conversations. Memories are automatically injected into the system prompt when relevant.
Sessions
Chat history is persisted. You can resume previous conversations or start fresh ones.
Extensions
Third-party apps can register as AndyClaw extensions, providing additional skills that get discovered and loaded automatically.
Requirements
Android 15+ (API 35)
An OpenRouter API key (stock Android only — get one at openrouter.ai)
Optional: Termux for Linux command execution
Models
AndyClaw routes through OpenRouter (stock Android) or a premium gateway (ethOS). The default model is minimax/minimax-m2.5. You can switch models in settings.
Building From Source
Create local.properties if it doesn't exist and add any optional keys:
Build the APK:
The APK will be at app/build/outputs/apk/release/.
Permissions
AndyClaw requests a wide range of permissions to support its full skill set. On stock Android, most privileged permissions (device power, package management, system settings) are not usable — they require system-level access that only ethOS provides. Standard permissions (contacts, SMS, camera, location, etc.) are requested at runtime when a skill needs them.
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