Async AI Programming from Telegram with Clawdbot
Brian Kotos
January 27, 2026
I've been trying Clawdbot, a newer open-source project that's been gaining a lot of attention over the last 1-2 days. So far, I've liked it. I've found it gives me real leverage, especially for personal projects, because it makes me less tied to my computer.
Even before Clawdbot, I was already deep into AI-assisted coding (using tools like Cursor). But I still had to be at my laptop actively driving the session.
With Clawdbot, it's more asynchronous. I'm still involved by giving feedback and reviewing PRs, but I don't need to sit at my computer while the work happens.
The loop is simple:
- message in Telegram (often via voice)
- Clawdbot opens a small PR
- I review and merge from my phone
- repeat in small slices
As a dad with two young kids, I do not have a lot of uninterrupted time. Being able to make real progress in small pockets of time without sitting at my laptop has been the best part.
So far this feels like a promising workflow, and I'm planning to keep using it.
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