Moonshot AI Launches Kimi Claw: Native OpenClaw Integration with 5,000 Community Skills
Narrative
Moonshot AI announces Kimi Claw, a rebranded native integration of OpenClaw into kimi.com, offering persistent AI agents with 5,000+ community-built skills and 40GB cloud storage. Designed for developers and data scientists, it enables 24/7 agent environments with seamless tool integration and multi-agent orchestration.
Reality
Launched February 16, 2026; available immediately to Kimi Pro users. Builds on OpenClaw's viral open-source traction following OpenAI's hire of creator Peter Steinberger (Feb 15, 2026). Adds community skill marketplace on top of the open-source agent framework. Moonshot claims 2x faster task completion vs standard Kimi K2.5 agents — self-reported, no independent verification yet.
Implication
Accelerates Moonshot's push into agentic AI amid competition from Anthropic Claude Cowork and OpenAI Frontier. Demonstrates that open-source agent frameworks can become product platforms — OpenClaw lives on as a product even as its creator joins a competitor. Highlights growing demand for persistent, tool-equipped agents in developer workflows.