Fetching from the wire…
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
Public story · 2026-02-23 · source-backed
Karpathy continues developing the "Claws" personal agent infrastructure category. His latest pattern: configuration via skills rather than config files. "Write the most maximally forkable repo possible, and then have the skills to fork it into any desired configuration" — connecting to meta-learning (MAML). He endorsed NanoClaw (~4,000 lines, containerized, auditable) over OpenClaw ("400K lines of vibe coded monster that is being actively attacked at scale").
Builder takeaway: Small, auditable, forkable agent cores + skill-based customization > monolithic configurable platforms.
Source: Simon Willison | NanoClaw
Each link below shares sources, entities, or timing with this story.
nanoclaw competes with OpenClaw / Shared entities / Same source / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (nanoclaw competes with OpenClaw); both cover Claws, Karpathy, NanoClaw, OpenClaw; cite the same source (Simon Willison).
Linked by a graph relationship (nanoclaw competes with OpenClaw); both cover Claws, Karpathy, NanoClaw; cite the same source (Simon Willison).
Anthropic deprecates OpenClaw / Shared entities / Same source domain / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Anthropic deprecates OpenClaw); both cover Claws, Karpathy, Simon Willison; reported by the same outlet (simonwillison.net).
OpenClaw uses Claude Code / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (OpenClaw uses Claude Code); both cover Karpathy, Write; reported by the same outlet (github.com).
Anthropic deprecates OpenClaw / Shared entity: Karpathy / Same source domain / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Anthropic deprecates OpenClaw); both cover Karpathy; reported by the same outlet (github.com).
OpenClaw uses Claude Code / Shared entities / Same source domain / What happened next / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (OpenClaw uses Claude Code); both cover OpenClaw, Simon Willison; reported by the same outlet (simonwillison.net).
nanoclaw competes with OpenClaw / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (nanoclaw competes with OpenClaw); both cover Claws, Karpathy, NanoClaw, OpenClaw; overlapping topics (auditable, claw, coded, karpathy).
Meta criticizes OpenClaw / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (Meta criticizes OpenClaw); both cover Builder, Karpathy, OpenClaw; reported by the same outlet (simonwillison.net).