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title: "Messaging apps can also be AI apps"
date: 2026-03-08
canonical: https://solmaz.io/x/2030778426655687033/
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OpenClaw got very popular very fast. What makes it so special, that Manus does not have for example?

To me, one factor stands out:

OpenClaw took AI and put it in the most popular messaging apps: Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord.

There are two lessons to be learned here:

1. Any messaging app can also be an AI app.
2. Don’t expect people to download a new app. Put AI into the apps they already have.

Do that with great user experience, and you will get explosive growth!

My latest contribution to OpenClaw follows that example. I took the most popular coding agents, Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, and I put them in Telegram and Discord.

Read more in my blog post:
https://solmaz.io/telegram-discord-is-my-ide