Clawdbot is the fastest-growing open-source AI project of 2026. 44,000+ GitHub stars. Created by Peter Steinberger after selling PSPDFKit and feeling "profound existential emptiness."

But the coverage is suspiciously one-sided. What they're not telling you:

• Federico Viticci (MacStories) burned 180 million tokens in one week

• Security researchers found 1,009 exposed gateways

• 512 security issues identified (8 critical)

• One Hacker News user spent $300+ in 2 days

• OAuth tokens stored in plaintext

So why is it still remarkable? Because Steinberger didn't just build a tool. He packaged a vision of what AI assistants SHOULD be: persistent, proactive, living where you already communicate, and capable of improving themselves.

I was so inspired that I built my own version (Wiz). New post breaks down both sides - with real quotes from Hacker News users, the full MacStories review, and why the process of building taught me things using someone else's tool never could.

What's your take - install Clawdbot or build your own?