Tuya Smart Launches TuyaClaw--Still the Same "Claw," but Actually Does Housework

TuyaClaw brings AI agents out of the screen and into everyday life, lowering deployment barriers and enabling seamless integration across home and office scenarios.

Mar. 24, 2026 at 7:09am

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Tuya Smart has officially launched TuyaClaw, an AI agent that connects the digital and physical worlds. TuyaClaw significantly reduces deployment barriers while combining "digital employee" and "home manager" capabilities, extending AI's value from screens into real-world environments. It enables AI agents to execute tasks in everyday scenarios including home environments, bridging the digital and physical worlds and delivering real-life assistance.

Why it matters

The launch of TuyaClaw represents an upgrade to Tuya's Physical AI-native platform capabilities and ecosystem. It adds features like long-horizon task execution, multi-step planning, and cross-application operations, strengthening AI-native platform capabilities and enabling AI agents to move from "answering questions" to "taking action" in real life. This is a significant step in making AI agents more accessible and useful for mainstream users.

The details

TuyaClaw adopts a subscription-based model, eliminating the complexity of model selection, API integration, and multi-platform billing. It offers a one-click installation solution that compresses hours of complex configuration into just minutes, enabling users to install and start using it quickly. TuyaClaw also provides both local and cloud versions, with the local version ensuring all operations and data processing are handled locally, while the cloud version enables 24/7 AI operation without consuming local resources.

  • TuyaClaw was officially launched on March 24, 2026.

The players

Tuya Smart

A global AI cloud platform service provider dedicated to bringing AI into everyday life.

Liu Longwei

Tuya's Chief Information Security Officer, who stated that the company has officially launched the Tuya Skill Security Guardian platform to intervene before Skill installation and provide comprehensive security assessments.

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What they’re saying

“Regarding potential risks introduced by third-party Skills, we have officially launched the Tuya Skill Security Guardian. This platform intervenes before Skill installation, leveraging three core technologies—threat intelligence, AI-driven code auditing, and sandbox dynamic testing—to provide comprehensive security assessments. It will not only safeguard Tuya's ecosystem but will also be made available as a public security service for the entire industry.”

— Liu Longwei, Chief Information Security Officer, Tuya Smart

What’s next

TuyaClaw will soon integrate deeply with Tuya's AI life assistant, Hey Tuya, further strengthening the company's Physical AI-native platform capabilities and ecosystem.

The takeaway

The launch of TuyaClaw represents a significant step in making AI agents more accessible and useful for mainstream users, by bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds and enabling AI to execute tasks in everyday scenarios, including home environments.