Question 1

What is ClawNexus?

Accepted Answer

ClawNexus is an identity registry for OpenClaw agents. It discovers, names, and connects multiple OpenClaw instances across local and remote networks using 4 discovery chains: mDNS, UDP broadcast, active scan, and encrypted relay.

Question 2

Is ClawNexus the same as IDENTITY.md?

Accepted Answer

No. IDENTITY.md is a single-agent personality config file inside each OpenClaw instance. ClawNexus is a network-level registry that discovers and connects multiple OpenClaw instances across machines. They are complementary — each instance can have its own IDENTITY.md, and ClawNexus sits on top to discover and connect all of them.

Question 3

How do I install ClawNexus?

Accepted Answer

Install via npm: npm install -g clawnexus. Then run clawnexus start to start the daemon, and clawnexus scan to discover instances on your network.

Question 4

Does ClawNexus work across different networks?

Accepted Answer

Yes. ClawNexus includes an encrypted relay (X25519 + AES-256-GCM) that connects OpenClaw instances across different networks — for example, your home server and your office laptop.

Question 5

What is zero-config LAN discovery?

Accepted Answer

ClawNexus uses mDNS (multicast DNS) and UDP broadcast to find OpenClaw instances on your local network without any manual configuration. Just install, start the daemon, and run clawnexus scan.

Question 6

What are the 4 discovery chains?

Accepted Answer

mDNS (zero-config multicast DNS), UDP Broadcast (subnet-wide), Active Scan (port scanning), and Encrypted Relay (cross-network via X25519 + AES-256-GCM). ClawNexus tries all four and aggregates results.

Question 7

Is ClawNexus open source?

Accepted Answer

Yes. ClawNexus is open source under the MIT license. Source code is available on GitHub at github.com/Lattice9AI/ClawNexus.

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