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The free, open-source AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has officially rebranded to Moltbot in January 2026. Creator Peter Steinberger confirmed the change came after polite trademark-related pressure from Anthropic, whose Claude models power the tool. The mascot evolved from Clawd to Molty—a lobster that molted into a new shell.
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