Your own AI
co-scientist.
Whether you need an AI biologist, AI chemist, or data scientist — AcaClaw gives you discipline-specific digital co-scientists, ready out of the box. Like Ubuntu is to Linux, AcaClaw is to OpenClaw: everything you need, one install.
What AcaClaw adds to OpenClaw
Built on the open-source OpenClaw platform, AcaClaw adds everything researchers need — no terminal required.
User-friendly GUI
No terminal knowledge needed. Manage skills, chat with agents, browse backups, and configure everything through an intuitive browser interface.
Workspace & project system
All file modifications and deletions happen inside the workspace by default — preventing accidental data loss and keeping your system clean.
Academic skills
Discipline-specific skills deeply tailored to your field — paper search, data analysis, citation management, figure generation, and more.
Computing environment
Discipline-specific Conda environments with unified management of Python, R, CUDA, and scientific computing dependencies. Skills are guaranteed compatible.
Data backup
Every modified file is automatically backed up with versioned snapshots and SHA-256 integrity checks. Your data is always safe and recoverable.
One install, everything ready
Like Ubuntu is to Linux — all skills pre-installed, all environments pre-configured, all agents ready. Install, pick your discipline, start working.
A team of AI co-scientists
Each agent has its own persona, expertise, Conda environment, and skill set. Run them in parallel — ask multiple agents simultaneously.
Dr. Gene
Genomics, RNA-seq, phylogenetics, protein structure
Dr. Curie
Clinical trials, survival analysis, epidemiology
Dr. Turing
Neural networks, NLP, deep learning, benchmarking
Dr. Bayes
Pandas, R/tidyverse, visualization, hypothesis testing
Dr. Knuth
Algorithms, systems, code review, architecture
Your data stays safe
Three-tier security model with automatic backup. Every file is versioned before modification — nothing is ever lost.
Workspace confinement
All AI operations restricted to ~/AcaClaw/. Tool deny-lists, command deny-lists, network allowlists, credential scrubbing, prompt injection detection.
Remote access
TLS required, auth token mandatory. Supports loopback, Tailscale, and LAN bind modes. Security alert before enabling.
Docker sandbox
All code runs inside a container with dropped capabilities, read-only root filesystem, no network, seccomp profile, non-root execution.
One command to install
Installs OpenClaw, AcaClaw plugins, Miniforge, and all academic skills. Then opens a browser wizard to pick your discipline and connect your AI provider.
$ curl -fsSL https://acaclaw.com/install.sh | bash$ curl -fsSL https://acaclaw.com/install.sh | bashThe installer handles everything automatically — Node.js, Conda, and all dependencies.
Install
One command installs everything
Pick discipline
Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics, or General
Connect AI
OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, or OpenClaw Web
Start working
Browser opens — no terminal needed
The distribution
A pre-shipped build of OpenClaw with every curated skill installed and tested in discipline-specific Conda environments. Install, pick your field, and start working.
- All skills pre-installed — zero setup
- Discipline Conda envs — no dependency conflicts
- macOS, Linux, and Windows (x86_64 + arm64)
- Security-by-default with workspace confinement
The skills platform
Browse, search and contribute AI skills across every academic discipline. Every skill is team-built, tested, and individually credited — the academic model for open-source AI.
- 10 disciplines + cross-discipline academic skills
- 7 recognized roles — creator to documenter
- Security review, env compatibility, CI tests
- Published to ClawHub under @acaclaw
Browse by discipline
Skills organized by academic field — find exactly what your research needs.
Featured skills
High-quality, well-tested tools that researchers rely on every day.
PubMed Search
Search PubMed for papers by keyword, author, journal, or date range. Returns formatted citations ready for your bibliography.
Molecule Lookup
Search PubChem and ChemSpider by name, formula, or SMILES. Get molecular weight, structure, and safety data.
Statistical Test Helper
Recommends the right statistical test for your data and runs it. Supports t-test, ANOVA, chi-square, Mann-Whitney, and more.
Citation Formatter
Format references in APA, MLA, Vancouver, Chicago, or BibTeX. Paste a DOI or title and get a formatted citation.
Gene & Protein Search
Query NCBI Gene, UniProt, and Ensembl databases. Get gene summaries, protein sequences, and functional annotations.
Publication Plot Maker
Create journal-ready figures from your data. Supports scatter, bar, box, violin, heatmap. Exports to PDF, SVG, PNG.
From idea to your machine
Every skill goes through a rigorous pipeline before it ships in AcaClaw. The academic model — the journal publishes, the authors get credit.
Develop
Contributors build skills with specific roles — creator, author, tester, maintainer.
Test
CI tests, security scan, env compatibility check. Must pass all quality gates.
Publish
Published to ClawHub under @acaclaw. Every contributor credited by name and role.
Ship
Bundled into AcaClaw. Users install once and every skill is pre-installed, pre-tested, ready.
7 recognized contributor roles
Built for every researcher
No coding required. Describe what you need in plain language.
Graduate students
Search papers, manage references, draft manuscripts
Lab researchers
Process data, generate figures, write reports
Professors & PIs
Draft grants, review manuscripts, prepare courses
Students
Literature review, lab reports, step-by-step help
Get AcaClaw
Install the complete academic distribution. All skills pre-installed, one environment, ready in minutes.
InstallStart contributing
Create skills, test them, fix bugs, review code, or write docs. Every contribution is tracked. Every contributor is named.