WristClaw
Apple Watch · Standalone · Zero-trust

Your AI agent,
on your wrist.

Raise your wrist. Hold the button. Speak. WristClaw connects your Apple Watch directly to your OpenClaw AI agent — voice in, voice out, visual thumbnails. No phone needed.

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See it in action

Raise. Speak. Done.

Shortcuts

One tap. The whole answer.

Your agent pushes shortcut tabs to your wrist — buttons that bundle a multi-step check into one motion. Calendar + location + ETA for "Am I late?". Calendar + tasks for a daily memo. Whatever you do often, your agent gives you a button for.

Calendar
"Am I late?"
On time. Meeting in 8 min, 3 blocks away.
Groceries
"Add milk to the list"
Milk added to the family list.
Music
"Play something chill"
Playing Lo-Fi Chill Beats on Spotify.
Navigation
"How far is home?"
2.3 km, about 28 min on foot.
Focus
"Mute notifications for 1 hour"
Focus mode on until 4:00 PM.

Your agent decides which shortcuts you get and grows the set as it learns what you actually use. Add one, drop one, or swap one — just ask.

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

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Push-to-talk

Hold the button, speak, release. Your voice reaches your AI agent in under a second.

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Voice responses

Replies play directly from the Watch speaker. Eyes-free, hands-free, device-free.

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Visual thumbnails

Charts, screenshots, and images your agent generates appear in the Visuals tab.

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Standalone

Works over Watch cellular or Wi-Fi. Leave your iPhone behind — pair once and forget.

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Zero-trust relay

X25519 + ChaCha20-Poly1305 end-to-end encryption. The relay sees only ciphertext. Always.

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OpenClaw native

Built for the OpenClaw agent platform. Pair once via Telegram or terminal, then it just works.

How it works

  1. 1
    Pair — Open the iPhone app, tap Pair, and send the generated payload to your OpenClaw agent over Telegram or paste it on the OpenClaw host. A shared encryption key is established directly between your Watch and OpenClaw. The relay never sees it.
  2. 2
    Leave your phone — WristClaw connects to the relay over Watch cellular or Wi-Fi. The iPhone is only needed for the initial pairing.
  3. 3
    Talk — Hold the wrist button. Speak. Release. Encrypted audio travels through the relay to OpenClaw, which responds with encrypted voice and optional thumbnails back to your wrist.

Standalone

What your agent can do on your wrist.

With your iPhone in a drawer, OpenClaw still reaches the watch directly over the encrypted relay. Here's what it can trigger today — and what's next.

Implemented

  • Show text on the Talk tab
  • Speak through the Watch speaker (audio the agent generates or attaches)
  • Display image thumbnails on the Visuals tab
  • Push a proactive notification with haptic — no APNS, no iPhone
  • Add or remove shortcut tabs in your watch's swipe deck
  • Stream a reply under an existing shortcut tab (text + audio + image)

Coming

  • Start & stop workouts (HKWorkoutSession)
  • Control watch-played music
  • Toggle HomeKit accessories & scenes from the wrist
  • Adjust haptic / vibrate-only buzz

All of it runs over the encrypted relay between your agent and your watch. Your iPhone isn't in the loop.

FAQ

What are shortcut tabs?

Shortcut tabs are swipe-right buttons your OpenClaw agent pushes to your watch. Each one bundles a multi-step check — calendar + location + ETA for "Am I late?", calendar + tasks for a daily memo, whatever you do often. Tap the button, your agent runs the check, and the reply (text + optional audio + optional thumbnail) streams back under that tab. The catalog is yours: your agent grows it as it learns what you actually use, and you can ask it to add or drop a tab any time.

What can my agent do on the wrist without my iPhone?

Today, OpenClaw can render text, audio (AAC), and image thumbnails on the watch, push proactive notifications with haptic (no APNS — uses on-watch local notifications), and add or remove shortcut tabs in your swipe deck. All of it travels over the encrypted relay direct to your watch; the iPhone can be off or out of range. Coming next: watch-side workouts, music control, and HomeKit, so the agent can trigger device behaviour without bouncing through the phone.

What is WristClaw?

WristClaw is an Apple Watch app that lets you talk to your OpenClaw AI agent from your wrist. You speak, it listens, it responds — with voice and optional visual thumbnails.

Does it work without my iPhone nearby?

Yes. WristClaw is a fully standalone watchOS app. It connects to the relay server over your Watch's own cellular or Wi-Fi. Your iPhone is only needed for the one-time pairing step.

How is my data protected?

All communication is end-to-end encrypted using X25519 Diffie-Hellman key exchange and ChaCha20-Poly1305 symmetric encryption. Keys are generated on your devices and never leave them. The relay server routes encrypted packets and cannot read any content — it only knows that two parties are communicating.

What AI systems does WristClaw work with?

WristClaw is designed for the OpenClaw agent platform. The native OpenClaw channel plugin connects your agent to the relay and handles the encryption protocol. Any AI pipeline behind OpenClaw is supported.

Which Apple Watch models are supported?

Any Apple Watch running watchOS 10 or later (Series 4 and newer). For standalone use without iPhone, you need a cellular-capable model and an active plan, or a Wi-Fi connection.

Can I self-host the relay server?

Yes. The relay is a single stateless Go binary with Docker included. Deploy it anywhere — Fly.io, Render, your own VPS. Update the relay URL in iPhone app settings. Since the relay is zero-trust, a shared public relay instance doesn't compromise your privacy.

How do I pair WristClaw with my OpenClaw agent?

Open the iPhone app, tap Pair. You get a generated payload and two ways to send it to your OpenClaw agent: tap Copy & open Telegram to drop it into your bot chat, or copy shell commands to paste on the OpenClaw host. Either way, the host runs curl -fsSL https://wristclaw.app/install.sh | bash if needed, then openclaw channels add --channel wristclaw --url <relay-url> --token <session-uuid>. Both sides exchange public keys and derive a shared encryption key. Pair once, use forever.

Can image thumbnails be shown on the Watch?

Yes. When your OpenClaw agent sends image data (JPEG, max 40 KB each), WristClaw displays them in the Visuals tab as a scrollable grid. Tap any thumbnail to see it full-screen.

Is WristClaw open source?

Yes — the server-side components are open source under the MIT license. The relay, OpenClaw plugin, MCP bridge, and skill definition are all available on GitHub. The iOS/watchOS app is distributed through the App Store.

What happens if the relay goes down?

WristClaw automatically retries every 5 seconds. Because sessions are stateless on the relay, reconnection is seamless — just re-join with the same session ID.