Anthropic raised trademark concerns, so Clawdbot ended up renaming

Posted by necatiozmen on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:52AM
from the self-post dept.

Clawdbot got renamed to Moltbot after trademark concerns from Anthropic.

Clawdbot → Moltbot Clawd → Molty

As explained by Clawdbot’s creator, Peter Steinberger: same product, new name. https://x.com/steipete/status/2016068265391354181

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Re:Anthropic raised trademark concerns, so Clawdbot ended up... by mnky9800n on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:56AM (#46778352)

if you haven't tried moltbot (formerly clawdbot) i would recommend it.

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Re:Anthropic raised trademark concerns, so Clawdbot ended up... by necatiozmen on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @06:11AM (#46778447)

Yes, there are some security issues but at the end of the day this is a very new project with a lot of momentum. It’s going to evolve as more people start using and building on it. What we’re seeing right now feels like the first "real AI assistant" in practice.:)

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Re:Anthropic raised trademark concerns, so Clawdbot ended up... by xxayh on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:56AM (#46778345)

It's interesting how many ideas Peter and I shared in common, but I suppose it was just a coincidence.

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