Quick Start
Launch your first Claw and send your first message — takes about 10 minutes.
Sign up for HyperClaw
Go to hyper.io (opens in a new tab) and create an account. HyperClaw provisions a dedicated pod for each Claw — your agent runs 24/7 in the cloud, not on your machine.
Once your account is ready, you'll land on the Claws dashboard.
Create your first Claw
Click New Claw and give it a name. Choose a model provider — OpenRouter is the easiest starting point if you don't have an OpenAI key yet.
The pod starts provisioning immediately. It will be ready in about 30 seconds. The status changes from provisioning to running when it's live.
Each Claw is its own isolated pod. You can create multiple Claws for different purposes — a personal assistant, a developer agent, a team bot — and manage them all from the same dashboard.
Connect Telegram
In the Claw settings, go to Integrations → Telegram. Follow the steps to connect your Telegram account — you'll be talking to your Claw through a bot in a few clicks.
Once connected, open Telegram and send your Claw a message:
Hello! What can you do?Your Claw will respond. That's it — you have a live AI agent.
Give it a real task
Your Claw is a general assistant out of the box. Try something concrete:
Summarize the key differences between REST and GraphQL APIs in plain English.Or something personal:
I need to write a follow-up email to a client who hasn't responded in two weeks.
The context: we quoted them on a website redesign project last month.
Draft something warm but direct.The more specific you are, the more useful the response. Think of it like briefing a new teammate — give them the context they need to do the work well.
Customize your Claw (optional but recommended)
Your Claw reads its identity from a SOUL.md file in its workspace. You can set its name, personality, and operating style by uploading one:
# SOUL.md
You are my personal assistant. Be concise and direct.
Never open with "Great question!" or "Absolutely!" — just answer.
When I ask you to remember something, write it to MEMORY.md immediately.Upload the file via Dashboard → Files → Upload, then restart your Claw for it to take effect.
What's next
Your Claw is running. Here are the natural next steps:
- Give your Claw an email address — AgentMail gives your Claw its own inbox so it can receive and respond to email automatically.
- Manage Claws via API — create, configure, and control Claws programmatically with the full REST API.
- Set up a developer agent — identity files, GitHub access, memory workflow, and a day-one acceptance test.
The most common mistake: being too vague. Your Claw is only as good as your instructions. Add context, specify the format you want back, and break big tasks into steps. If you get a disappointing result, try adding more detail — not a different Claw.