Question 1

How do I run an AI assistant 24/7?

Accepted Answer

Deploy your assistant on infrastructure that does not depend on your laptop being open. With LiberClaw, each agent runs on its own virtual machine on a decentralized compute network. You create the agent, write a skill file describing what it should do, and deploy it. The agent stays running 24/7 with a heartbeat system that handles background tasks on a schedule. The free tier gives you 2 agents with no credit card required.

Question 2

What is the best open source personal AI assistant?

Accepted Answer

It depends on what you need. If you want full control and are comfortable managing your own server, OpenClaw has a large community and ecosystem. If you want a self-hosted AI assistant that runs 24/7 without you managing infrastructure, LiberClaw deploys each agent on its own managed VM with persistent memory, background task execution, and open-source inference through LibertAI. The entire codebase is on GitHub.

Question 3

Can I deploy an AI agent without OpenAI API keys?

Accepted Answer

Yes. LiberClaw agents use LibertAI for inference, which runs current open models such as Qwen3.6, Qwen3.5 122B, Gemma 4, and DeepSeek V4 Flash on decentralized infrastructure. You do not need API keys from OpenAI, Anthropic, or any other centralized provider. This also means no usage tracking by third parties and no risk of account suspensions for running agents through someone else's API.