Hardware Access

Use a dedicated MacBook (or similar) in clamshell mode, running 24/7 connected to the internet. This is your OpenClaw host.

A wiped MacBook Air sits on your desk in clamshell mode so it never sleeps. It stays connected to the internet around the clock, giving OpenClaw a persistent runtime. This dedicated machine ensures your automations, cron jobs, and integrations never go offline because you closed your laptop.

Install TeamViewer for full GUI access and Tailscale for SSH so you can reach your OpenClaw machine from anywhere.

TeamViewer gives you full remote desktop control when you need to interact with the GUI directly. Tailscale provides a secure mesh VPN for SSH access, letting you code on the machine with Cursor from any other computer. Together, they make your always-on machine accessible from anywhere in the world.

Use Cursor IDE with SSH remote into your OpenClaw machine for a proper development experience instead of chatting through Telegram.

While Telegram is great for interacting with OpenClaw day-to-day, actual development is better done in a real IDE. SSH into the OpenClaw machine from Cursor on your main computer to see file trees, diffs, and manage code properly. This gives you the best of both worlds — chat for usage, IDE for building.