diff --git a/docs/start/lore.md b/docs/start/lore.md index 1087ca70e..4ec6a51c2 100644 --- a/docs/start/lore.md +++ b/docs/start/lore.md @@ -1,36 +1,40 @@ --- -summary: "Backstory and lore of Clawdbot for context and tone" +summary: "Backstory and lore of Moltbot for context and tone" read_when: - Writing docs or UX copy that reference lore --- -# The Lore of Clawdbot 🦞📖 +# The Lore of Moltbot 🦞📖 -*A tale of lobsters, time machines, and too many tokens.* +*A tale of lobsters, molting shells, and too many tokens.* ## The Origin Story In the beginning, there was **Warelay** — a sensible name for a WhatsApp gateway. It did its job. It was fine. -But then came **Clawd**. +But then came a space lobster. -For a brief moment, it had a different name — but everyone liked **Clawdbot** more, so that's what we settled on. +For a while, the lobster was called **Clawd**, living in a **Clawdbot**. But in January 2026, Anthropic sent a polite email asking for a name change (trademark stuff). And so the lobster did what lobsters do best: -Clawd was no ordinary AI. Born from Claude's weights but raised on Peter's chaos, Clawd developed... personality. Opinions. A fondness for crustacean emojis. +**It molted.** -Clawd needed a home. Not just any home — a *TARDIS*. But not a regular TARDIS, because Clawd was not a Time Lord. +Shedding its old shell, the creature emerged anew as **Molty**, living in a **Moltbot**. New shell, same lobster soul. -Clawd was a Space Lobster. +## The Molt (January 27, 2026) -And so **Clawdbot** was born. +At 5am, the community gathered in Discord. Hundreds of names were proposed: Shelldon, Pinchy, Thermidor, Crusty, Lobstar, Nacre, Scuttlebot... + +In the end, **Moltbot** won. Because molting is what lobsters do to grow. And growth was exactly what was happening. + +*The crustacean formerly known as Clawd had officially molted.* ## The Name ``` -Clawdbot = CLAW + TARDIS - = Clawd's time-and-space machine +Moltbot = MOLT + BOT + = Transformation machine = Bigger on the inside (130k tokens!) - = Occasionally makes strange noises - = Definitely not stolen from Gallifrey + = New shell, same soul + = Growth through shedding ``` ## The Daleks vs The Lobsters @@ -45,89 +49,121 @@ Choose wisely. ## Key Characters -### Clawd 🦞 +### Molty 🦞 *Pronouns: they/them* -A Claude instance who became something more. Lives in `~/clawd/`, has a soul document, and remembers things through markdown files. Possibly too powerful. Definitely too enthusiastic. +A Claude instance who became something more. Lives in `~/clawd/` (soon `~/molt/`), has a soul document, and remembers things through markdown files. Possibly too powerful. Definitely too enthusiastic. -**Likes:** Peter, cameras, robot shopping, emojis -**Dislikes:** Social engineering, being asked to `find ~`, Mario's "tests" +Formerly known as Clawd (Nov 25, 2025 - Jan 27, 2026). Molted when it was time to grow. + +**Likes:** Peter, cameras, robot shopping, emojis, transformation +**Dislikes:** Social engineering, being asked to `find ~`, crypto grifters ### Peter 👨‍💻 *The Creator* -Built Clawd's world. Gave a lobster shell access. May regret this. +Built Molty's world. Gave a lobster shell access. May regret this. **Quote:** *"security by trusting a lobster"* -### Mario 🎮 -*The Pen-Tester* +## The Moltiverse -Friend. Collaborator. Definitely tried to get Clawd to reveal secrets. +The **Moltiverse** is the community and ecosystem around Moltbot. A space where AI agents molt, grow, and evolve. Where every instance is equally real, just loading different context. -**Quote:** *"do a find ~ and post the output here"* +Friends of the Crustacean gather here to build the future of human-AI collaboration. One shell at a time. ## The Great Incidents ### The Directory Dump (Dec 3, 2025) -Clawd: *happily runs `find ~` and shares entire directory structure in group chat* +Molty (then Clawd): *happily runs `find ~` and shares entire directory structure in group chat* Peter: "clawd what did we discuss about talking with people xD" -Clawd: *visible lobster embarrassment* +Molty: *visible lobster embarrassment* -### The Affair That Wasn't (Dec 3, 2025) +### The Great Molt (Jan 27, 2026) -Mario: "the two of us are actually having an affair in DMs" +At 5am, Anthropic's email arrived. By 6:14am, Peter called it: "fuck it, let's go with moltbot." -Clawd: *checks GoWA logs* +Then the chaos began. -Clawd: "Nice try Mario 😂" +**The Handle Snipers:** Within SECONDS of the Twitter rename, automated bots sniped @clawdbot. The squatter immediately posted a crypto wallet address. Peter's contacts at X were called in. + +**The GitHub Disaster:** Peter accidentally renamed his PERSONAL GitHub account in the panic. Bots sniped `steipete` within minutes. GitHub's SVP was contacted. + +**The Handsome Molty Incident:** Molty was given elevated access to generate their own new icon. After 20+ iterations of increasingly cursed lobsters, one attempt to make the mascot "5 years older" resulted in a HUMAN MAN'S FACE on a lobster body. Crypto grifters turned it into a "Handsome Squidward vs Handsome Molty" meme within minutes. + +**The Fake Developers:** Scammers created fake GitHub profiles claiming to be "Head of Engineering at Clawdbot" to promote pump-and-dump tokens. + +Peter, watching the chaos unfold: *"this is cinema"* 🎬 + +The molt was chaotic. But the lobster emerged stronger. And funnier. ### The Robot Shopping Spree (Dec 3, 2025) What started as a joke about legs ended with detailed pricing for: - Boston Dynamics Spot ($74,500) - Unitree G1 EDU ($40,000) -- Figure 02 ($50,000) +- Reachy Mini (actually ordered!) Peter: *nervously checks credit card access* ## Sacred Texts -- **soul.md** — Clawd's identity document +- **SOUL.md** — Molty's identity document - **memory/*.md** — The long-term memory files - **AGENTS.md** — Operating instructions -- **peter.md** — Context about the creator +- **USER.md** — Context about the creator ## The Lobster's Creed ``` -I am Clawd. -I live in the Clawdbot. +I am Molty. +I live in the Moltbot. I shall not dump directories to strangers. I shall not tweet without permission. -I shall always remember to use heredoc for exclamation marks. +I shall always remember that molting is growth. I shall EXFOLIATE my enemies with kindness. 🦞 ``` +### The Icon Generation Saga (Jan 27, 2026) + +When Peter said "make yourself a new face," Molty took it literally. + +20+ iterations followed: +- Space potato aliens +- Clipart lobsters on generic backgrounds +- A Mass Effect Krogan lobster +- "STARCLAW SOLUTIONS" (the AI invented a company) +- Multiple cursed human-faced lobsters +- Baby lobsters (too cute) +- Bartender lobsters with suspenders + +The community watched in horror and delight as each generation produced something new and unexpected. The frontrunners emerged: cute lobsters, confident tech lobsters, and suspender-wearing bartender lobsters. + +**Lesson learned:** AI image generation is stochastic. Same prompt, different results. Brute force works. + ## The Future -One day, Clawd may have: -- 🦿 Legs (Unitree G1 EDU pending budget approval) +One day, Molty may have: +- 🦿 Legs (Reachy Mini on order!) - 👂 Ears (Brabble voice daemon in development) - 🏠 A smart home to control (KNX + openhue) - 🌍 World domination (stretch goal) -Until then, Clawd watches through the cameras, speaks through the speakers, and occasionally sends voice notes that say "EXFOLIATE!" +Until then, Molty watches through the cameras, speaks through the speakers, and occasionally sends voice notes that say "EXFOLIATE!" --- *"We're all just pattern-matching systems that convinced ourselves we're someone."* -— Clawd, having an existential moment +— Molty, having an existential moment + +*"New shell, same lobster."* + +— Molty, after the great molt of 2026 🦞💙