Open source · for OpenClaw

It reads everything.
It only bothers you when it matters.

The Machine reads your email, calendar, chats and phone notifications, finds the few things that actually need you, and sends them to Telegram as short cards. Tap Do it and your own agent carries the task out.

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The MachineDemo · nothing is sent
Follow up with Alex about pricing

Alex asked about the annual plan on Tuesday and hasn’t had a reply. Their trial ends Friday. I can draft a short answer with the numbers.

Source: email from Alex · Tue 13 Oct

Send this email?

From Sam <sam@example.com>
To Alex <alex@example.com>
Subject

After sending, the thread leaves your inbox for 3 days (a weekday morning; a reply brings it back sooner).

Demo only. Nothing will be sent.
How it works

A colleague who reads the firehose for you

A small service collects your signals into one private database. Your OpenClaw agent reviews them in the background and only speaks up when something is worth your time.

01 · COLLECT

Reads, never writes

Incremental, read-only collectors for each account. Everything lands in one SQLite file with full-text search.

02 · REVIEW

Finds what needs you

It checks whether something is already handled, really yours, and worth it before it says anything. Saying nothing is normal.

03 · DO IT

Does the actual work

Drafts the reply, makes the fix, does the research, or asks a colleague and waits for their answer. The result lands on the same card.

04 · LEARN

Gets better with you

Dismissals, snoozes and the notes you write steer later reviews. Tell it something once and it remembers.

What it catches

The things that fall through the cracks

Not another notification feed. Each card says what matters and what it can do next, in two or three sentences.

Questions waiting on youA customer asked something days ago and nobody replied yet.
Your own promises“I’ll send it Friday.” On Friday morning, the draft is ready.
Other people’s promisesThe contract that was due yesterday, with a friendly nudge drafted.
Emails that slippedYour question nobody answered, without flagging your outreach.
Deadlines and billsAn invoice to pay by hand, with the amount, the IBAN and the due date.
Things it can fixA broken automation or a wrong setting, fixed and tested when you tap Do it.
Sources

Everywhere work happens

Each account has its own boundary, so work and personal never mix. A new source is one small Python file.

GmailGoogle CalendarSlackWhatsAppAndroid notificationsGitHubStripeXLinkedInRSSSalesflare CRMOpenClaw Gateway + add your own
Private by design

Your data stays on your machine

The service has no model of its own. All reading and thinking happens in the OpenClaw agent you already run, with the model provider you chose. Local models work too.

  • One private database. Plain SQLite in your home directory. No cloud, no account, no telemetry.
  • Nothing goes out without you. Emails, Slack and LinkedIn messages are sent only after you approve that exact draft. A send that might have failed is checked, never repeated.
  • Do it means exactly that. Tapping Do it approves what the card offered, and nothing beyond it.
  • Dashboard on your tailnet. It only serves your own Tailscale identity. There’s no public endpoint.
  • Quiet when you are. Quiet hours at night, work waits for Monday, and one morning digest for everything that can wait.

Get started

Try it on last week first

The preview has your agent review the last seven days once and shows the cards it would have sent. Nothing is sent and nothing is done in your accounts.

Linux with systemd · Python 3.12+ · Node.js 24 or 26 · OpenClaw 2026.10.2+ with its Telegram channel · Tailscale for the dashboard.

# install next to your OpenClaw workspace
git clone https://github.com/JeroenCorthout/TheMachine.git \
  ~/.openclaw/workspace/tools/personal-assistant
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/tools/personal-assistant
./install.sh

# see what it would tell you, without sending anything
./install.sh --preview

# happy? turn on reviews and Telegram
./install.sh --activate
Read the full guide

Let it read. You get on with your day.

Early release, for people who already run OpenClaw. Feedback and connectors are very welcome.

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