Architecture

OpenClaw went from a weekend script to 200k+ GitHub stars. This architectural deep dive breaks down the gateway pattern, Lane Queue system, skills-as-markdown extensibility, and security lessons every agent builder needs.

Learn how to build production-ready AI features that adapt seamlessly between Chrome's local Gemini Nano and cloud models. Based on building the DocuMentor AI Chrome extension, this deep dive covers provider abstraction, Chrome AI resource management, execution patterns for local vs cloud, and graceful fallback systems.