v3.0 — Now with native function calling

AI with tentacles
in every chat

One agent. Every channel. WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack — connected to the smartest AI models. Deploy in 60 seconds.

$ curl -fsSL https://squidclaw.dev/hatch | bash
$ npx squidclaw
$ brew install node@22 && npm i -g squidclaw
$ squidclaw
PS> iwr -useb https://squidclaw.dev/hatch.ps1 | iex 

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🦑 SquidClaw 3.0.0 — Eight arms, infinite possibilities.

✓ Claude Sonnet 4 connected
✓ WhatsApp linked
✓ Telegram @your_bot ready
✓ Gateway listening on :18789

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SquidClaw

Eight arms. Zero limits.

Everything you need to build, deploy, and scale AI agents.

🔌

Multi-Channel

WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Signal, iMessage — one agent, all platforms.

🧠

Any AI Model

Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, Llama — swap with one config change. Native function calling.

🛠️

40+ Tools

Search, browse, shell, files, image gen, TTS — batteries included.

⏰

Cron & Memory

Scheduled tasks, persistent memory, proactive check-ins.

🤖

Sub-Agents

Spawn agents for complex tasks. Multi-agent orchestration built in.

🔒

Self-Hosted

Your machine, your data. No cloud dependency. Full control.

Tentacles everywhere

Connect to the platforms your users already use.

WhatsApp WhatsApp
Telegram Telegram
Discord Discord
Slack Slack
iMessage iMessage
Signal Signal
Matrix Matrix
IRC

Plug in any brain

Use the best model for the job. Switch anytime.

Claude Opus 4
Claude Sonnet 4
GPT-4o
GPT-o3
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini Flash
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek R1
Mistral Large
Llama 3.1
Qwen 2.5
Grok
Ollama (local)
🖥️ Prefer a GUI?

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Same SquidClaw engine — but with a full web dashboard. No terminal needed. Create agents, connect channels, monitor usage, all from your browser.

  • ✓ Visual agent builder
  • ✓ One-click channel setup
  • ✓ Usage & billing dashboard
  • ✓ Team & multi-agent management
  • ✓ Managed hosting — we handle everything
Try Preplix →
🦑 SquidClaw
CLI / Terminal
Self-hosted
Free & open source
Full control
For developers
🚀 Preplix
Web dashboard
Cloud managed
Pay per agent
Zero maintenance
For everyone

Ready to dive in?

One command. Sixty seconds. Your AI agent, live.

$ npx squidclaw click to copy