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tnm/zclaw — AI Agent in 888 KiB on ESP32 (Show HN, 269 pts)

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Personal AI assistant on a $5 chip. Cron scheduling, GPIO control, persistent memory, custom tools via natural language, Telegram communication. 869,838 bytes total including WiFi and TLS. The most complete open-source option for physical AI agent hardware.

Clone it: github.com/tnm/zclaw | C, ESP32


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