Mar 15, 2026
How I built my wife a personal AI assistant on OpenClaw (and what actually took time)
A setup guide for people building for someone who will never read a setup guide.
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A setup guide for people building for someone who will never read a setup guide.
The complete checklist: hardware, subscriptions, email, remote access, and messaging. Get these set up and your AI agent can go live in a day.
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