Clawdbot Onboarding Guide

Set up your 24/7 AI assistant in 30-40 minutes

7 Steps

30-40 Min

~$20/month

What You're Setting Up

A 24/7 AI assistant that runs on a server and talks to you on Telegram or WhatsApp. It can read emails, manage reminders, research companies, draft content, and automate workflows.

Prerequisites

~5 minutes to set up

AWS Account (free tier)Anthropic Account (for Claude API)Telegram Account Brave Search API Key (optional)

Setup Steps

Follow each step to get your assistant running

Step 1

Create a Free Server (AWS EC2)

1.Go to AWS Console: console.aws.amazon.com
2.Search: EC2 → Click Launch Instance
3.Name: clawdbot
4.OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
5.Instance type: t3.micro or t2.micro (free tier)
6.Key pair: Create one (download it)
7.Security group: Allow SSH (port 22)
8.Click Launch Instance
9.Once running → Click instance → Connect → Connect

Step 2

Install Clawdbot

1.In the EC2 terminal, paste:
2.curl -fsSL https://clawd.bot/install.sh | bash
3.Wait 1-2 minutes
4.The setup wizard will start automatically

curl -fsSL https://clawd.bot/install.sh | bash

Step 3

Run the Setup Wizard

1.Choose: Quick Start
2.Provider: Anthropic
3.Auth method: Token paste setup
4.Model: Claude Opus
5.Channel: Telegram bot

Step 4

Get Your Anthropic API Key

1.Open: console.anthropic.com
2.Create API key at console.anthropic.com/settings/keys
3.Copy the key
4.Paste it into the Clawdbot wizard when prompted

Open Link

Step 5

Create a Telegram Bot

1.Open Telegram, search: @BotFather
2.Send: /newbot
3.Choose bot name (display name)
4.Choose bot username (must end in 'bot')
5.Copy the Bot Token
6.Paste it into the Clawdbot wizard

Open Link

Step 6

Lock Bot to Your User Only

1.In Telegram search: @userinfobot or @useridbot
2.Start the bot → Copy your User ID
3.Paste your User ID into the Clawdbot wizard
4.This prevents anyone else from using your assistant

Step 7

Identity Setup

1.In Telegram, Clawdbot will ask:
2.What should I call you?
3.What should I call myself?
4.What's my purpose?
5.What timezone are you in?
6.Answer normally - Your assistant is now live!

First 3 Tests

~5 minutes to verify everything works

Inbox Test

Check my last 10 emails and tell me which ones need a reply.

Research Test

Research OpenAI and give me a 3-bullet summary.

Reminder Test

Remind me to follow up with Raj tomorrow at 9am.

Add Web Search (Recommended)

1.Get Brave API key from brave.com/search/api
2.Copy the key
3.In Telegram tell your bot:

Set up Brave Search with this API key: PASTE_KEY

Daily Commands You'll Actually Use

Copy and customize these for your workflow

Research [company] and summarize it in 5 bullets.

Draft a LinkedIn post about [topic].

Summarize this article and draft a reply email.

Check my calendar and find time for a call on Tuesday.

Remind me to follow up with [name] in 3 days.

Review my last 20 emails and highlight urgent ones.

Voice Mode

You can send voice notes in Telegram. Clawdbot will transcribe and act on them.

Cost

Claude API: ~$20/month
AWS EC2: Free tier (or ~$5-10/month later)

If Something Breaks

Paste the error into Telegram and say:

Fix this error and restart the service.

Official Links

Clawdbot Docs Anthropic API AWS EC2 Telegram BotFather Brave Search API

Ready to Get Started?

Your 24/7 AI assistant awaits