January 27, 2026
New name, same chaos
Clawdbot Renames to Moltbot
Clawdbot sheds its skin to become Moltbot — fans split over name, safety, and a package snafu
TLDR: Clawdbot rebrands to Moltbot, but commenters flag a squatted install package, exposed servers, and “too much access” fears. The crowd is split: some defend the refresh, others say the name flops and the rollout risks safety—making this more about trust than titles.
Clawdbot just did a full-on identity swap to Moltbot, and the internet is having a feelings parade. The commit says “rename … with legacy compat,” but the crowd quickly zeroed in on the rollout, not the new logo vibes. One user warns the “official install” now pulls a package someone else grabbed first — a “package squat” — linking to issue #2760 and #2775. Another sleuth claims fresh Moltbot servers are already popping up on Shodan (a search engine for devices exposed online), shouting “who left the door open?” Meanwhile, the name change itself split the room: some say it’s clever “molting” imagery; others think it tossed away the Clawdbot hype for “meh-bot.”
Security worries stole the spotlight. One commenter shuddered at the idea of an app with “read/write on my whole PC” and chat access — basically, a hacker’s dream if things go wrong. Another pointed to the team’s X post explaining the motivation, which did little to quiet the puns (“Snek-bot!”) or the pitchforks. The top meme: “Moltbot molts, users molt down.” The hot take: this isn’t just a rebrand — it’s a trust test, and the community is grading in public.
Key Points
- •Commit 6d16a65 in the moltbot/moltbot GitHub repository refactors the project by renaming Clawdbot to Moltbot.
- •The commit message specifies legacy compatibility is maintained during the rename.
- •A large-scale change was made with 1,839 files modified across the codebase.
- •Multiple Swift source files and Info.plist configurations were updated, including components for voice wake, web chat UI, skills, and screen recording.
- •Tests remain under a ClawdbotIPCTests directory, indicating legacy naming persists in testing and IPC-related areas.