Peter Steinberger 'State of the Claw' Keynote: 30,000 Stars, OpenClaw Foundation, and the Philosophy of Agent Taste
When Peter Steinberger delivered the “State of the Claw” keynote, he wasn’t just presenting metrics. He was taking stock of something that grew faster than almost anyone expected — and grappling with what that growth means for everyone who builds on it. OpenClaw hit 30,000 GitHub stars as an early viral milestone, a number that would be impressive for any developer tool, and genuinely remarkable for a project in the agentic AI space where most frameworks come and go inside a product cycle. That growth isn’t just a vanity metric. It reflects a community of practitioners who found something that worked for their real, daily workflows — and told other practitioners about it. ...