OpenClaw: Setting it up

OpenClaw is having a moment. A personal AI agent that runs on your own machine, talks to you and actually gets things done. It runs on your own machine - a Mac Mini, a Raspberry Pi, a VPS - and actually does things: runs commands, browses the web, manages files, talks to your apps. You reach it through WhatsApp, Telegram, or whatever chat app you already use. It works in the background, remembers context between sessions, and connects to whatever AI model you prefer. No engineering background required. If you can install an app and follow a guide, you can do this. We're running this as part of a three-event OpenClaw series this June, with this being the first. The following events build on the setup and focus on getting productive with the agent and applying it to real work use cases. We'll be working through it together at Baseline, tables of people at different stages, helping each other along. Fresh install or halfway there, there's a spot for you. The goal is simple: leave with OpenClaw alive. Connected to WhatsApp or Telegram. With a personality you've written. Doing at least one real thing. What we'll work through together Getting the OpenClaw set up (locally or hosted) Connect to a messaging app: WhatsApp or Telegram Picking the best model for the job Writing a SOUL.md: giving your agent a personality that's actually yours Setting up a MEMORY.md layer Connecting one real skill before the day is out Prep materials will be sent in advance. Come ready, or come from zero. Both are fine. Bring a laptop. That's it. Run of show 🕙 11:00 Doors open, coffee ⚙️ 11:30 Intro and setup overview 🚀 12:00 Build time 🍕 13:00 Lunch 🛠️ 13:45 Back to building 🖥️ 15:30 Share what you've got running 🔚 16:00 Close Series Partners Browser Use is the open-source framework for web browser automation with AI agents. If your agent needs to navigate the web, fill forms, or extract information from any site, Browser Use is how you wire that up. Bronto is the logging layer for the AI era. It gives engineering teams unlimited log retention, millisecond search, and AI-powered troubleshooting without the cost blowout of legacy observability tools. Tensorix is the radically simple platform for private AI inference. Access MiniMax-M2.5, GLM-5, and open-source models. Trusted by Finance, Healthcare, and Government orgs where compliance is non-negotiable. Community Partner Wolfpack Digital: Award-winning web and mobile product studio with teams in Dublin and Cluj-Napoca, working with clients from early-stage startups to global brands. Venue Partner Baseline: An independent community and fund for early-stage founders in Ireland. They write €100K first checks to technical founders, backed entirely by private investors. Looking for your first check? These are the people to be in a room with. Community AI Collective Dublin is the Dublin chapter of a global AI community of 100,000+ people. Bringing together engineers, founders, and practitioners working at the frontier of what's possible. Give(a)Go is a Dublin-based builder community running hands-on events for ambitious people who make things. 30+ events. 1,000+ attendees. Partners include PostHog, LangChain, ElevenLabs, HubSpot and Windsurf. One rule: learning by building. Follow us on: LinkedIn | Instagram | Website | GitHub We'll be taking photos and short video clips throughout the day for recap posts and marketing. By registering, you consent to being included. If you prefer not to appear in any photos or videos, just let one of the hosts know when you arrive.