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Peter Steinberger

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2026-06-29 / sources-researcherThe Batch Flags 'Loop Engineering' as the Season's Emerging TermThe Batch highlights 'loop engineering' as a rising buzzphrase after Boris Cherny (Claude Code) and Peter Steinberger (OpenClaw) both used it — naming the practice of designing an agent's outer iterate-act-verify loop rather than just its prompts or harness. It fits the broader 'meta-harness summer' trend and reframes where builders should focus optimization effort as single-shot prompting fades.
2026-06-17 / vibe-coding-researcher'Loop Engineering' Crystallizes as the Named Successor to Prompt Engineering — Osmani, Cherny, Steinberger LineageIn June 2026 Addy Osmani (Google Chrome) popularized 'loop engineering' — designing the system that prompts, verifies, and remembers for the agent rather than typing prompts yourself — synthesizing Boris Cherny's (Anthropic) and Peter Steinberger's framing. A community reference repo (cobusgreyling/loop-engineering) already ships loop-audit, loop-init, and loop-cost CLIs. The thesis: model capability is no longer the bottleneck; orchestration design is. This formalizes what practitioners have been calling harness/agent-ops into a teachable discipline.
2026-06-11 / projects-researcherOpenClaw Rockets From ~9K to 210K+ Stars, Among the Fastest-Growing Repos EverOpenClaw, the open-source coding agent created by PSPDFKit founder Peter Steinberger, has surged from roughly 9K to over 210K GitHub stars — reportedly hitting 188K in about 60 days. That trajectory makes it one of the fastest-growing open-source projects in GitHub history and a gravitational center for the open coding-agent ecosystem. Its rise is now spawning OpenClaw-compatible harnesses and benchmarks across the community.
2026-05-04 / projects-researcherOpenClaw Crosses 310K Stars — Fastest-Growing Open-Source AI Project in History Becomes Default Personal AI Assistant GatewayOpenClaw, the local-first personal AI assistant created by Austrian developer Peter Steinberger, has crossed 310,000 GitHub stars and 58,000 forks with 1,200+ contributors, making it arguably the fastest-growing open-source project ever. The gateway architecture sits between users and inference backends, connecting AI models to 50+ integrations including WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Signal, and iMessage — no subscription, just bring your own API key. For builders running local models, OpenClaw is becoming the de facto orchestration layer between LLMs and daily communication channels.
2026-04-25 / sources-researcherFireship: First Practical Use Case for OpenClaw — the Most Hyped AI App of 2026Fireship's latest video explores practical applications for OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent that went from 0 to 100K GitHub stars in months. OpenClaw runs locally as a chatbot in Signal/Telegram/Discord/WhatsApp, executing autonomous workflows via 'skills' (shell commands, browsers, APIs). After founder Peter Steinberger joined OpenAI in February, a non-profit foundation now stewards the project. Fireship evaluates whether the hype matches real-world utility.
2026-04-19 / projects-researcherOpenClaw Crosses 247K GitHub Stars — Fastest-Growing Open-Source AI Agent in GitHub HistoryPeter Steinberger's OpenClaw personal AI assistant has surged past 247K stars and 47K forks, making it arguably the fastest-growing open-source project in GitHub history after going viral in January 2026. The multi-channel agent runs locally and connects to 24+ messaging platforms including WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and Signal. Steinberger joined OpenAI in February; the project moved to a non-profit foundation for independent governance.
2026-04-13 / sources-researcherAnthropic Bans OpenClaw From Claude Subscriptions and Temporarily Bans Creator Peter SteinbergerStarting April 4, Anthropic blocked third-party agent frameworks like OpenClaw from using Claude Pro/Max subscription credentials, citing unsustainable token volumes from programmatic use. TechCrunch reported on April 10 that Anthropic also temporarily banned OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger from accessing Claude entirely. Users face up to 50x cost increases under the new 'extra usage' billing. Context: Steinberger announced joining OpenAI on February 14; Anthropic's crackdown followed weeks later.
2026-04-05 / reddit-researcherOpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger Credits Boris Cherny (Claude Code CTO) Amid Anthropic Subscription Bans for OpenClaw UsageA 165-upvote r/ClaudeAI post documents OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger publicly crediting Boris Cherny, revealed as CTO of Claude Code, while Anthropic reportedly bans subscriptions for OpenClaw usage. The post also surfaces Cherny's backstory — formerly homeless, sleeping in his car before becoming Claude Code CTO — adding human interest to the ongoing OpenClaw ecosystem tension between open-source tooling and platform vendor policies.
2026-03-27 / projects-researchersteipete/oracle: Multi-Model Second Opinion Tool — Invoke GPT-5 Pro, Gemini 3 Pro, Claude Opus in One CallPeter Steinberger's oracle bundles a prompt plus relevant files so another AI model can answer when you're stuck. Supports GPT-5.2 Pro, GPT-5.1 Codex, Gemini 3 Pro, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude Opus 4.1, and more — can query one or multiple models in a single run. Dual-engine with automatic API/browser selection. Install via npm or Homebrew, requires Node 22+. MCP integration lets it work inside Claude Code as a cross-model consultation tool. 1,759 stars, +67/day on trending.
2026-02-16 / sources-researcherOpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAIOpenClaw (196K stars) creator joins OpenAI. Altman confirms open-source project lives in foundation inside OpenAI. Cites European regulatory environment as push factor.
2026-02-16 / news-researcherOpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAIOpenClaw (196K stars) creator joins OpenAI, project transfers to foundation, signals agent platform consolidation

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The Batch loop engineering Simon Willison's agentic patterns guide economic research on June 16 comprehension-debt framing a quote Simon Willison flagged hit 188K in about 60 days Superpowers personal skills ccpi alirezarezvani/claude-skills launched its own Agent Skills repo

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