KnowAct-GUIClaw¶

Development line: project:knowact-guiclaw · thread knowact-guiclaw
Last event: 2026-07-18 · 1 dated since 2026-07-18 · Researched: 2026-09-06 · confidence: medium

What it is¶

KnowAct-GUIClaw is an OpenClaw-style host and GUI executor for developers automating long-horizon work across Android, iOS, HarmonyOS, and desktop.

• Routes tasks and carries typed values between apps.
• Retrieves experience memory.
• Validates reusable mobile shortcuts and skills.

Development line¶

• 2026-07-18 — KnowAct-GUIClaw project site and source repository linked. On July 18, 2026, a public message linked the KnowAct-GUIClaw project site and the KnowAct GitHub repository. This establishes a dated public association between the GUIClaw project and the KnowAct codebase, but does not evidence a particular release, feature, or implementation milestone.

What changed¶

2026-07-18 — No first-party release, paper revision, or repository change is documented on this date; code had a public initial commit on 2026-07-14, and MobileWorld recorded its result on 2026-07-17.

How to use this¶

As of 2026-07-18, practitioners should treat KnowAct-GUIClaw as a project with a public project page and an associated KnowAct source repository, and verify capabilities and setup directly from those resources before adoption.

1. Choose the bundled nanobot path for a WebUI, gateway, or agent host, or use standalone guiclaw when another host, script, or terminal should invoke the GUI layer. — https://github.com/HITsz-TMG/KnowAct/blob/main/GUIClaw/docs/guiclaw-cli.md
2. Install Python 3.11+, uv, a multimodal OpenAI-compatible provider, and only the backend extra needed for Android or HarmonyOS, desktop, or iOS; then create the YAML provider configuration. — https://github.com/HITsz-TMG/KnowAct/blob/main/GUIClaw/docs/guiclaw-cli.md
3. Run dry-run first; it exercises the model and agent loop without changing a real device. Then select the adb, ios, hdc, or local backend. — https://github.com/HITsz-TMG/KnowAct/blob/main/GUIClaw/docs/guiclaw-cli.md
4. For automation hosts, request JSON output and consume its success, error, and trace fields instead of assuming that a screen action succeeded. — https://github.com/HITsz-TMG/KnowAct/blob/main/GUIClaw/docs/guiclaw-cli.md

Best practices¶

• Start with dry-run and a test device or account: validation can launch intents and change application state. — https://github.com/HITsz-TMG/KnowAct
• Treat POLICY memory as advisory only; enforce mandatory restrictions with device or app permissions, backend allowlists, host approvals, or sandboxing. — https://github.com/HITsz-TMG/KnowAct/blob/main/GUIClaw/docs/guiclaw-cli.md
• Use the default profile for reliable native function calling; select another profile only when the model's action format matches it. — https://github.com/HITsz-TMG/KnowAct/blob/main/GUIClaw/docs/guiclaw-cli.md
• Validate Android shortcut candidates on an ADB device before promotion; a declared intent or deep link does not prove that the expected page opens. — https://github.com/HITsz-TMG/KnowAct/blob/main/GUIClaw/docs/guiclaw-cli.md
• Do not plan on skills for macOS, Linux, or Windows: desktop skills do not retrieve, execute, extract, or evolve; memory extraction remains available. — https://github.com/HITsz-TMG/KnowAct/blob/main/GUIClaw/docs/guiclaw-cli.md

Superseded by this¶

• Nothing marked obsolete yet.

Still unknown¶

• No primary release, commit, paper revision, or project announcement was found dated 2026-07-18, so this date cannot be treated as a distinct product release.
• The current site and repository documentation are mutable; the exact install path, package version, dependency pins, and license at the 18 July state are unverified.
• No official model checkpoint or semantic package release was identified.
• A demonstration detail conflicts across current first-party sources: the site reports a 43-minute walk for the host-recovery case, while arXiv v2 reports 13 minutes for the matching example.

Sources¶

Agent brief¶

• Subject: project:knowact-guiclaw, thread knowact-guiclaw, 1 dated events 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-18.
• Practical note: As of 2026-07-18, practitioners should treat KnowAct-GUIClaw as a project with a public project page and an associated KnowAct source repository, and verify capabilities and setup directly from those resources before adoption.
• Confidence: medium. Dated supersedes above are the authority for what is obsolete.