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You choose whether to run agents on your own machine or on a cloud desktop.",[15,118,120],{"id":119},"local-mode-vs-cloud-mode","Local mode vs cloud mode",[11,122,123],{},"Choose the mode that fits how you work before you begin:",[125,126,127,142],"table",{},[128,129,130],"thead",{},[131,132,133,136,139],"tr",{},[134,135],"th",{},[134,137,138],{},"Local mode",[134,140,141],{},"Cloud mode",[143,144,145,157,172,183,194],"tbody",{},[131,146,147,151,154],{},[148,149,150],"td",{},"Where agents run",[148,152,153],{},"Your machine",[148,155,156],{},"A cloud desktop",[131,158,159,162,165],{},[148,160,161],{},"Data storage",[148,163,164],{},"Your machine only",[148,166,167,168],{},"AWS cloud infrastructure; conversation content processed by your AI model provider — see ",[83,169,171],{"href":170},"\u002Flegal-compliance\u002Fprivacy-policy","Privacy Policy",[131,173,174,177,180],{},[148,175,176],{},"Best for",[148,178,179],{},"Individuals, testing, privacy-first setups",[148,181,182],{},"Teams, continuous background automation",[131,184,185,188,191],{},[148,186,187],{},"Requires internet",[148,189,190],{},"Only to sign in",[148,192,193],{},"Yes, always",[131,195,196,199,202],{},[148,197,198],{},"Can switch later",[148,200,201],{},"Yes",[148,203,201],{},[11,205,206],{},"Most customers start in local mode and switch to cloud mode later when they need agents running 24\u002F7.",[15,208,210],{"id":209},"connect-in-local-mode","Connect in local mode",[20,212,213,218,224,230,237,244],{},[23,214,25,215,217],{},[27,216,29],{},". The welcome screen appears on first launch.",[23,219,220,221,41],{},"Choose ",[27,222,223],{},"Run locally",[23,225,226,227,41],{},"Sign in with your email and password — or click ",[27,228,229],{},"Continue with Multiplai",[23,231,232,233,236],{},"MultiClaw installs and starts ",[27,234,235],{},"OpenClaw"," in the background. This takes about 30 seconds on first launch.",[23,238,239,240,243],{},"If you have multiple workspaces, a ",[27,241,242],{},"workspace selector"," appears. Click the workspace you want to open.",[23,245,246,247,249],{},"The status bar at the bottom shows ",[27,248,71],{},". You're ready.",[59,251,253],{"type":252},"tip",[11,254,255],{},"The setup flow only runs once. 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This can take up to 60 seconds.",[23,292,293,294,296],{},"The status bar shows ",[27,295,71],{}," once the link is established.",[15,298,300],{"id":299},"check-your-connection-status","Check your connection status",[11,302,303,304,307],{},"The ",[27,305,306],{},"status bar"," at the bottom of the desktop app always shows your current state:",[125,309,310,320],{},[128,311,312],{},[131,313,314,317],{},[134,315,316],{},"Status",[134,318,319],{},"What it means",[143,321,322,331,341],{},[131,323,324,328],{},[148,325,326],{},[27,327,71],{},[148,329,330],{},"Signed in and gateway running — agents can run tasks",[131,332,333,338],{},[148,334,335],{},[27,336,337],{},"Disconnected",[148,339,340],{},"Not signed in, or the gateway stopped — agents cannot run",[131,342,343,348],{},[148,344,345],{},[27,346,347],{},"Connecting",[148,349,350],{},"The app is establishing the connection — wait a moment",[11,352,353],{},"If you stay disconnected after completing setup, restart the desktop app. Most first-launch issues resolve on the second start.",{"title":88,"searchDepth":89,"depth":89,"links":355},[356,357,358,359],{"id":119,"depth":89,"text":120},{"id":209,"depth":89,"text":210},{"id":258,"depth":89,"text":259},{"id":299,"depth":89,"text":300},"How to connect the MultiClaw desktop app to your workspace in local or cloud mode, and how to check your connection status.",{},9,[364,365,366],"getting-started\u002Fwhat-is-openclaw","getting-started\u002Fsign-in-to-multiclaw","getting-started\u002Fstart-your-first-conversation",{"title":86,"description":360},"connect-to-your-workspace","help\u002Fgetting-started\u002F09.connect-to-your-workspace","SWImBYeG1I2hgXiPAuxQve4qQHR3Z7x0bLOn4eQYFX8","Connect to your workspace How to connect the MultiClaw desktop app to your workspace in local or cloud mode, and how to check your connection status.",{"id":373,"title":374,"body":375,"category":92,"description":526,"draft":94,"extension":95,"meta":527,"navigation":97,"order":529,"path":530,"relatedArticles":531,"seo":534,"slug":535,"stem":536,"updatedAt":537,"__hash__":538,"excerpt":526,"searchText":539},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fgetting-started\u002F01.what-is-multiclaw.md","What is MultiClaw?",{"type":8,"value":376,"toc":521},[377,394,397,401,404,407,447,450,454,457,460,471,474,478,481,509,514],[11,378,379,382,383,386,387,390,391,41],{},[27,380,381],{},"MultiClaw"," is a desktop app that lets you run ",[27,384,385],{},"AI agents",": software that does real computer work on your behalf. 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Start a conversation, explain what you're after, and the agent gets to work.",[23,417,418,421],{},[27,419,420],{},"The agent proposes an approach"," right in the conversation. You can review it, ask questions, or redirect before the agent acts.",[23,423,424,427],{},[27,425,426],{},"Work runs locally or in the cloud."," Choose your own machine or a cloud desktop in your workspace.",[23,429,430,433],{},[27,431,432],{},"Agents use browsers and web-based tools",", with additional capabilities available through MCP servers and Slack integration.",[23,435,436,439,440,443,444,41],{},[27,437,438],{},"You stay informed",": every agent action is logged in an ",[27,441,442],{},"audit trail"," you can review in ",[27,445,446],{},"MultiClaw Cloud",[11,448,449],{},"You can run multiple agents at the same time and manage them all from the desktop app.",[15,451,453],{"id":452},"who-its-for","Who it's for",[11,455,456],{},"If you spend hours each week on repetitive computer work (copying data between systems, filling out forms, researching across dozens of tabs, sending the same outreach messages), MultiClaw is built for you.",[11,458,459],{},"Without MultiClaw, you do those steps yourself: click, copy, paste, switch tabs, repeat. With MultiClaw, you describe the outcome you want, and an agent follows the steps on your behalf. You stay in control of the process and review results as the agent works.",[11,461,462,463,466,467,470],{},"MultiClaw works for individuals and teams. Whether you're working solo or managing agents in a ",[27,464,465],{},"workspace",", there are built-in governance controls, audit trails, and workspace-level ",[27,468,469],{},"guardrails"," (rules that define what agents can and cannot do) to maintain accountability.",[11,472,473],{},"You don't need a technical background. If you can describe what you want done, you can use MultiClaw.",[15,475,477],{"id":476},"how-it-works","How it works",[11,479,480],{},"MultiClaw is made up of four components that work together. You use the desktop app daily; the rest run in the background.",[408,482,483,489,494,504],{},[23,484,485,488],{},[27,486,487],{},"Desktop app",": the application on your Mac, Windows, or Linux machine where you chat with agents and manage your work.",[23,490,491,493],{},[27,492,446],{},": the web platform that manages your account, workspace, team, and cloud desktops.",[23,495,496,499,500,503],{},[27,497,498],{},"Chrome Extension",": records your browser actions so you can save them as reusable ",[27,501,502],{},"skills"," that agents can follow.",[23,505,506,508],{},[27,507,235],{},": the open-source agent engine that runs locally or on a cloud desktop, depending on your setup.",[59,510,511],{"type":252},[11,512,513],{},"You don't need to understand every component to get started. The desktop app is your main interface. 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It doesn't have its own database — it reads and writes OpenClaw's files directly.",[574,581,446],{"id":582},"multiclaw-cloud",[11,584,585,587],{},[27,586,446],{}," is the cloud platform that manages your account, workspace, team membership, and cloud desktops. It also runs the relay server that routes signals between your desktop app and any agents running on cloud desktops. When you sign in, MultiClaw Cloud verifies your identity and issues the credentials everything else uses.",[574,589,557],{"id":590},"multiclaw-chrome-extension",[11,592,303,593,595,596,598],{},[27,594,557],{}," is an optional browser extension for Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Brave, and Arc. It records your browser actions — clicks, form fills, and page navigation — so you can save them as reusable ",[27,597,502],{}," that agents can follow. 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