| summary: "Project origin, contributors, and license." | |
| read_when: | |
| - You want the project backstory or contributor credits | |
| title: "Credits" | |
| ## The name | |
| OpenClaw = CLAW + TARDIS, because every space lobster needs a time and space machine. | |
| ## Credits | |
| - **Peter Steinberger** ([@steipete](https://x.com/steipete)) - Creator, lobster whisperer | |
| - **Mario Zechner** ([@badlogicc](https://x.com/badlogicgames)) - Pi creator, security pen tester | |
| - **Clawd** - The space lobster who demanded a better name | |
| ## Core contributors | |
| - **Maxim Vovshin** (@Hyaxia, [36747317+Hyaxia@users.noreply.github.com](mailto:36747317+Hyaxia@users.noreply.github.com)) - Blogwatcher skill | |
| - **Nacho Iacovino** (@nachoiacovino, [nacho.iacovino@gmail.com](mailto:nacho.iacovino@gmail.com)) - Location parsing (Telegram and WhatsApp) | |
| - **Vincent Koc** ([@vincentkoc](https://github.com/vincentkoc), [@vincent_koc](https://x.com/vincent_koc)) - Agents, Telemetry, Hooks, Security | |
| ## License | |
| MIT - Free as a lobster in the ocean. | |
| > "We are all just playing with our own prompts." (An AI, probably high on tokens) | |