openclaw-android
Run OpenClaw on Android with a single command, no proot, no Linux
Runs with mockssource: GitHubKotlinMITcommit cfb0740fc096
Kotlin, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: ai, ai agent, android, homelab, low power, nodejs, openclaw and repurpose phone.
openclaw-android runs, with stand-ins for the services it depends on. An Argusic agent installed it in 3 minutes and hit 2 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
openclaw 2026.9.8 npm package installed, gateway running on ws://127.0.0.1:19099 responds HTTP 200 with live status, CLI version/status/doctor commands all functional
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 92 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- install.sh requires Termux ($PREFIX) which does not exist on standard Linux0.5 minutes
- verify-compat.sh: 6/15 failures on non-Termux (LD_PRELOAD lifecycle, glibc-compat.js, npm script-shell)0.5 minutes
- Install time
- 3 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 5 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 2 hit, 2 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:19099/health returned 200 with body '{"ok":true,"status":"live"}'; openclaw gateway start-up completed with 14 plugins
- Model tokens used
- 77,051
- Exact commit tested
- cfb0740fc096
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
- Behaviour against real services
- this run was verified against stand-in services only
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
}
],
"test_depth": "tier2_mock",
"verified_how": "curl -s -o /dev/null -w '"'%{http_code}' http://localhost:19099/health returne…
\"final_state\": \"openclaw 2026.9.8 npm package installed, gateway running on ws://127.0.0.1:1…
}
print(json.dumps(result))
PYEOF" in /work/repo
succeeded in 0ms:
{"install_succeeded": true, "launch_succeeded": true, "install_minutes": 3.0, "errors": [{"msg": "i…
tokens used
77,051Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Installed in 3 minutes, faster than the median of the 93 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
- Recovered from all 2 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Only reached a running state against stand-in services, so nothing here proves it works against the real ones.
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
Of the 94 ai projects Argusic has installed and timed, openclaw-android was the 25th fastest to reach a running state, and 64 of 94 reached one at all.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
| tested by | attempt | outcome | score | cost USD | when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argusic Runner | 1/3 | Runs with mocks | 92.00 | 0.08 |
Topics (from GitHub)
aiai-agentandroidhomelablow-powernodejsopenclawrepurpose-phoneself-hostedtermux
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/openclaw-android)Questions
- Does openclaw-android run?
- openclaw-android runs, with mocks standing in for external services. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 3 minutes, hitting 2 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test openclaw-android?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit cfb0740fc096. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test openclaw-android?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.08: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does openclaw-android take to install?
- 3 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does openclaw-android need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing openclaw-android?
- 2 things broke in the recorded run, and 2 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- How does openclaw-android compare with the alternatives?
- Of the 94 ai projects Argusic has installed and timed, openclaw-android was the 25th fastest to reach a running state, and 64 of 94 reached one at all.
- Where is the evidence for openclaw-android?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.