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How to use OpenClaw (Moltbot) (the first week)

If you treat Moltbot like a “chatbot”, it’ll feel underwhelming. Treat it like an always-on teammate: give it a task, a time, and a destination.

5 starter workflows (copy your favorite)

1
Scheduled reminders
“Remind me in 15 minutes to check the release.”
2
Daily briefing
“Every morning at 8am, send me today’s top priorities.”
3
Monitoring pings
“Check this site every 5 minutes and alert me if it’s down.”
4
Weekly cleanup
“Every Friday, summarize what I did this week and draft next week’s plan.”
5
Chat-to-ops
“Show gateway status” / “follow logs for the last 10 minutes.”

When it doesn’t respond

Check logs

See whether your message arrived and what Moltbot tried to do.

Logs cheatsheet →

Telegram gotchas

Group privacy settings and mention rules trip people up.

Group mentions →

Common errors

Fast explanations with fixes.

Common errors →

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