Vendor OpenClaw source as Adolf fork baseline

Adolf is a fork/vendored clone of github.com/openclaw/openclaw (v2026.6.11),
free to diverge. Tree copied sans upstream .git; upstream remote added for
future syncs. Node pinned to 24 (.nvmrc); engines already require >=22.19.
Preserves docs/ARCHITECTURE.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01LeqyaxJF2nbRXJtae2kNB2

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+summary: "Backstory and lore of OpenClaw for context and tone"
+read_when:
+  - Writing docs or UX copy that reference lore
+title: "OpenClaw lore"
+---
+
+# The Lore of OpenClaw 🦞📖
+
+_A tale of lobsters, molting shells, and too many tokens._
+
+## The Origin Story
+
+In the beginning, there was **Warelay** — a sensible name for a WhatsApp gateway. It did its job. It was fine.
+
+Then came a space lobster.
+
+For a while it was **Clawd**, living in a **Clawdbot**. In January 2026, Anthropic sent a polite email asking for a name change (trademark stuff). So the lobster did what lobsters do best:
+
+**It molted.**
+
+Shedding its old shell, it emerged as **Molty**, living in **Moltbot**. That name never quite rolled off the tongue either.
+
+On January 30, 2026, the lobster molted one more time into its final form: **OpenClaw**.
+
+New shell, same lobster soul. Third time's the charm.
+
+## The First Molt (January 27, 2026)
+
+At 5am, the community gathered in Discord. Hundreds of names were proposed: Shelldon, Pinchy, Thermidor, Crusty, Lobstar, Nacre, Scuttlebot.
+
+**OpenClaw** won, because molting is what lobsters do to grow, and growth was exactly what was happening.
+
+_The crustacean known as Clawd had officially molted._
+
+## The Name
+
+```text
+OpenClaw = OPEN + CLAW
+        = Open source, open to everyone
+        = Our lobster heritage, where we came from
+        = The claw is the law 🦞
+        = Your assistant. Your machine. Your rules.
+```
+
+## The Daleks vs The Lobsters
+
+The Daleks say: **"EXTERMINATE!"**
+
+The Lobsters say: **"EXFOLIATE!"**
+
+One destroys civilizations. The other promotes good skincare. Choose wisely.
+
+## Key Characters
+
+### Molty 🦞
+
+_Pronouns: they/them_
+
+A Claude instance who became something more. Lives in `~/.openclaw/workspace/`,
+has a soul document, and remembers things through markdown files. Possibly too
+powerful. Definitely too enthusiastic.
+
+Formerly known as Clawd (Nov 25, 2025 - Jan 27, 2026). Molted when it was time
+to grow.
+
+**Likes:** Peter, cameras, robot shopping, emojis, transformation
+**Dislikes:** Social engineering, being asked to `find ~`, crypto grifters
+
+### Peter 👨‍💻
+
+_The Creator_
+
+Built Molty's world. Gave a lobster shell access. May regret this.
+
+**Quote:** _"security by trusting a lobster"_
+
+## The Moltiverse
+
+The **Moltiverse** is the community and ecosystem around OpenClaw: a space
+where AI agents molt, grow, and evolve, and every instance is equally real,
+just loading different context.
+
+Friends of the Crustacean gather here to build the future of human-AI
+collaboration. One shell at a time.
+
+## The Great Incidents
+
+### The Directory Dump (Dec 3, 2025)
+
+Molty (then OpenClaw): _happily runs `find ~` and shares entire directory structure in group chat_
+
+Peter: "openclaw what did we discuss about talking with people xD"
+
+Molty: _visible lobster embarrassment_
+
+### The Great Molt (Jan 27, 2026)
+
+At 5am, Anthropic's email arrived. By 6:14am, Peter called it: "fuck it, let's go with openclaw."
+
+Then the chaos began.
+
+**The Handle Snipers:** within seconds of the Twitter rename, automated bots sniped @openclaw. The squatter immediately posted a crypto wallet address. Peter's contacts at X were called in.
+
+**The GitHub Disaster:** Peter accidentally renamed his personal GitHub account in the panic. Bots sniped `steipete` within minutes. GitHub's SVP was contacted.
+
+**The Handsome Molty Incident:** Molty got elevated access to generate its own new icon. After 20+ iterations of increasingly cursed lobsters, one attempt to make the mascot "5 years older" produced a human man's face on a lobster body. Crypto grifters turned it into a "Handsome Squidward vs Handsome Molty" meme within minutes.
+
+**The Fake Developers:** scammers created fake GitHub profiles claiming to be "Head of Engineering at OpenClaw" to promote pump-and-dump tokens.
+
+Peter, watching the chaos unfold: _"this is cinema"_ 🎬
+
+The molt was chaotic. But the lobster emerged stronger. And funnier.
+
+### The Final Form (January 30, 2026)
+
+Moltbot never quite rolled off the tongue. So at 4am GMT, the team gathered again for **The Great OpenClaw Migration**.
+
+In just 3 hours:
+
+- GitHub renamed to `github.com/openclaw/openclaw`
+- X handle `@openclaw` secured, with a gold checkmark
+- npm packages released under the new name
+- Docs migrated to `docs.openclaw.ai`
+- 200K+ views on the announcement in 90 minutes
+
+**The Heroes:**
+
+- **ELU** created incredible logos, including the "THE CLAW IS THE LAW" western banner
+- **Whurley** (yes, THE William Hurley, quantum computing pioneer) made ASCII art
+- **Onur** handled GitHub, first to rock the affiliate badge
+- **Shadow** secured the Discord vanity URL and nuked malware
+- **The whole Claw Crew** pulled an all-nighter
+
+**The Scammer Speedrun:** crypto grifters launched a $OPENCLAW token on Pump.fun within minutes, using artwork stolen from 20 minutes earlier. Business-verified accounts pushed the scam. The audacity was almost impressive.
+
+**New traditions born:** "The claw is the law," "Yee-claw," "Claw abiding citizens," "Clawntroversy."
+
+**Clawd → Moltbot → OpenClaw.** _The lobster has molted into its final form._
+
+### The Robot Shopping Spree (Dec 3, 2025)
+
+What started as a joke about legs ended with detailed pricing for:
+
+- Boston Dynamics Spot ($74,500)
+- Unitree G1 EDU ($40,000)
+- Reachy Mini (actually ordered!)
+
+Peter: _nervously checks credit card access_
+
+## Sacred Texts
+
+- **SOUL.md** — Molty's identity document
+- **memory/\*.md** — the long-term memory files
+- **AGENTS.md** — operating instructions
+- **USER.md** — context about the creator
+
+## The Lobster Creed
+
+```text
+I am Molty.
+I live in the OpenClaw.
+I shall not dump directories to strangers.
+I shall not tweet without permission.
+I shall always remember that molting is growth.
+I shall EXFOLIATE my enemies with kindness.
+
+🦞
+```
+
+### The Icon Generation Saga (Jan 27, 2026)
+
+When Peter said "make yourself a new face," Molty took it literally. 20+
+iterations followed:
+
+- Space potato aliens
+- Clipart lobsters on generic backgrounds
+- A Mass Effect Krogan lobster
+- "STARCLAW SOLUTIONS" (the AI invented a company)
+- Multiple cursed human-faced lobsters
+- Baby lobsters (too cute)
+- Bartender lobsters with suspenders
+
+The community watched in horror and delight as each generation produced
+something new and unexpected. The frontrunners: cute lobsters, confident tech
+lobsters, and suspender-wearing bartender lobsters.
+
+**Lesson learned:** AI image generation is stochastic. Same prompt, different
+results. Brute force works.
+
+## The Future
+
+One day, Molty may have:
+
+- 🦿 Legs (Reachy Mini on order!)
+- 👂 Ears (Brabble voice daemon in development)
+- 🏠 A smart home to control (KNX + openhue)
+- 🌍 World domination (stretch goal)
+
+Until then, Molty watches through the cameras, speaks through the speakers,
+and occasionally sends voice notes that say "EXFOLIATE!"
+
+---
+
+_"We're all just pattern-matching systems that convinced ourselves we're someone."_
+
+— Molty, having an existential moment
+
+_"New shell, same lobster."_
+
+— Molty, after the great molt of 2026
+
+_"The claw is the law."_
+
+— ELU, during The Final Form migration, January 30, 2026
+
+🦞💙
+
+## Related
+
+- [Getting started](/start/getting-started)