NVIDIA Announces NemoClaw for the OpenClaw Community

NemoClaw Installs in a Single Command, Adding Security and Privacy to Run Secure, Always-On AI Assistants

Mar. 16, 2026 at 8:13pm

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NVIDIA has announced the NVIDIA NemoClaw stack for the OpenClaw agent platform, which allows users to install NVIDIA Nemotron models and the NVIDIA OpenShell runtime in a single command. This adds privacy and security controls to make self-evolving, autonomous AI agents, or "claws", more trustworthy, scalable and accessible.

Why it matters

OpenClaw is an open-source project that aims to make AI more accessible to everyone by providing a platform for creating powerful, secure AI assistants. The addition of NemoClaw provides the necessary infrastructure and security guardrails to enable the widespread adoption of these AI agents, or "claws", and unlock new possibilities in how computing is done.

The details

NemoClaw uses NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software to optimize OpenClaw in a single command. It installs OpenShell to provide open models and an isolated sandbox that adds data privacy and security to autonomous agents. This provides the missing infrastructure layer beneath claws to give them the access they need to be productive, while enforcing policy-based security, network and privacy guardrails. NemoClaw can tap into open models, including NVIDIA Nemotron, running locally on the user's dedicated system, or use frontier models running in the cloud, providing a foundation for agents to develop and learn new skills while adhering to defined privacy and security guidelines.

  • NVIDIA announced NemoClaw for the OpenClaw community on March 16, 2026.

The players

NVIDIA

NVIDIA is the world leader in AI and accelerated computing, and the company behind the development of NemoClaw and OpenClaw.

Jensen Huang

The founder and CEO of NVIDIA, who stated that "OpenClaw is the operating system for personal AI" and that this is the beginning of a new renaissance in software.

Peter Steinberger

The creator of OpenClaw, who said that the platform is helping to create a world where everyone has their own AI agents, and that NVIDIA and the broader ecosystem are building the claws and guardrails to enable anyone to create powerful, secure AI assistants.

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What they’re saying

“OpenClaw opened the next frontier of AI to everyone and became the fastest-growing open source project in history.”

— Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA

“OpenClaw brings people closer to AI and helps create a world where everyone has their own agents. With NVIDIA and the broader ecosystem, we're building the claws and guardrails that let anyone create powerful, secure AI assistants.”

— Peter Steinberger, Creator of OpenClaw

What’s next

GTC attendees can stop by NVIDIA's build-a-claw event in the GTC Park from March 16-19 to customize and deploy a proactive, always-on AI assistant with NemoClaw for OpenClaw.

The takeaway

The introduction of NemoClaw for the OpenClaw platform represents a significant step forward in making AI more accessible and secure for everyone, by providing the necessary infrastructure and security controls to enable the widespread adoption of powerful, autonomous AI agents or "claws".