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I ditched OpenClaw and built a more secure AI agent (Blink and Mac Mini)

  • Eric Paulsen--Coder.com
  • published date: 2026-02-13 16:00:29 UTC

I wanted everything OpenClaw offered: a personal AI agent on my own hardware, connected to my real tools, available around the clock. But I also wanted a system where the secure setup is the default, without requiring constant hardening and maintenance.

The promise and the problem with OpenClaw OpenClaw recently took the developer world by storm. Within weeks, thousands of people had set up their own personal AI assistant. An always-on digital chie… [+20189 chars]