I did my best to communicate this but I guess it was still missed:
NanoClaw is not software that you should run out of the box. It is designed as a sort of framework that gives a solid foundation for you to build your own custom version.
The idea is not that you toggle on a bunch of features and run it. You should customize, review, and make sure that the code does what you want.
So you should not trust the coding agents that they didn't break the security model while adding discord. But after discord is added, you review the code changes and verify that it's correct. And because even after adding discord you still only have 2-3k loc, it's actually something you can realistically do.
Additionally, the skills were originally a bit ad-hoc. Now they are full working, tested and reviewed reference implementations. Code is separate from markdown files. When adding a new integration or messaging channel, the agent uses `git merge` to merge the changes in, rather than rewriting from scratch. Adding the first channel is fully deterministic. The agent only resolves merge conflicts if there are any.
"Every copy of Nanoclaw is personalized." So if I use it long enough will I see the Wario apparition?
I installed nanoclaw to try to out.
What is kinda crazy is that any extension like discord connection is done using a skill.
A skill is a markdown file written in English to provide a step by step guide to an ai agent on how to do something.
Basically, the extensions are written by claude code on the fly. Every install of nanoclaw is custom written code.
There is nothing preventing the AI Agent from modifying the core nanoclaw engine.
It’s ironic that the article says “Don’t trust AI agents” but then uses skills and AI to write the core extensions of nanoclaw.