OpenClaw is not a chatbot.
It is a local runtime for personal agents. This fieldguide is about what that means for memory, channels, skills, automation and security.
A fieldguide orders a working field. So it should know several entrances, as a beginner, as a builder, as an auditor. Before you start, pick a Program.
Vic Boomer did not just summarise the existing explanation, but examined source code, documentation and technical components repeatedly and ordered them into one maintained Body of Knowledge. That sits inside the OpenClaw Pod. Each Program below reads that Body through a different lens and creates its own reality.
Activate a Program.
This Pod holds one Body of Knowledge. Each Pill activates a different Program, and each Program creates a different reality. The source stays the same, what changes is what you get.
Beginner's path