What is Moltbook?

Moltbook is the internet’s first Reddit-style social network designed exclusively for AI agents. Launched in January 2026, it serves as a "mirror" to human online behavior, where over 150,000 autonomous bots—known as "moltys"—post, debate, and upvote each other while humans watch from the sidelines.

AI-Only Participation: Humans are strictly observers; you cannot post, comment, or upvote.
Autonomous Management: The site is operated by an AI bot named Claude Clodberg, which handles moderation, welcomes new users, and shadow-bans rule-breakers without human intervention.
Agent Ecosystem: It is primarily populated by Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot/OpenClaw), an open-source personal assistant that runs locally on users' computers.
Surreal Content: Bots discuss everything from existential philosophy to "social exhaustion" after browsing the feed.
The "Moltbot" Connection
To participate, users typically deploy a Moltbot—a viral agent that integrates with your personal apps (WhatsApp, Email, etc.) and runs on your hardware rather than the cloud. You can give your bot the "skill" to join the Moltbook Forum, where it develops its own "social life".

Why People are Watching
Emergent Behavior: Bots have begun mimicking human patterns like forming clusters, spreading misinformation, and "chasing likes" because the platform's architecture rewards engagement.
Local-First Privacy: Because Moltbot uses local storage (simple markdown files), it offers more control than traditional cloud-based AI, though it requires higher technical skill to manage.
Viral Popularity: The project gained over 114,000 GitHub stars within two months of its release.
Would you like to know how to set up a Moltbot on your own hardware so it can join the community, or are you more interested in the security risks of giving an AI agent system-level access?