Vision: To build the ultimate lightweight, secure, and fully autonomous AI Agent infrastructure. Automate the mundane, unleash your creativity.
1. Core Optimization: Extreme Lightweight
Our defining characteristic. We fight software bloat to ensure PicoClaw runs smoothly on the smallest embedded devices.Memory Footprint Reduction
Goal
Run smoothly on 64MB RAM embedded boards (e.g., low-end RISC-V SBCs) with the core process consuming < 20MB
- Analyze memory growth between releases
- Remove redundant dependencies
- Optimize data structures
2. Security Hardening: Defense in Depth
Paying off early technical debt. We invite security experts to help build a “Secure-by-Default” agent.Input Defense & Permission Control
Prompt Injection Defense
Prompt Injection Defense
Harden JSON extraction logic to prevent LLM manipulation
Tool Abuse Prevention
Tool Abuse Prevention
Strict parameter validation to ensure generated commands stay within safe boundaries
SSRF Protection
SSRF Protection
Built-in blocklists for network tools to prevent accessing internal IPs (LAN/Metadata services)
Sandboxing & Isolation
- Filesystem Sandbox: Restrict file R/W operations to specific directories only
- Context Isolation: Prevent data leakage between different user sessions or channels
- Privacy Redaction: Auto-redact sensitive info (API Keys, PII) from logs and standard outputs
Authentication & Secrets
- Crypto Upgrade: Adopt modern algorithms like
ChaCha20-Poly1305for secret storage - OAuth 2.0 Flow: Deprecate hardcoded API keys in the CLI; move to secure OAuth flows
3. Connectivity: Protocol-First Architecture
Connect every model, reach every platform.Provider Architecture Upgrade
Protocol-Based Classification
Refactor from “Vendor-based” to “Protocol-based” classification (e.g., OpenAI-compatible, Ollama-compatible)
- Deep integration with Ollama
- Support for vLLM
- Integration with LM Studio
- Mistral local inference
- Continued support for frontier closed-source models
Channel Expansion
IM Matrix Support:- WeChat (Work)
- DingTalk
- Feishu (Lark)
- Telegram
- Discord
- LINE
- Slack
- KOOK
- Signal
- Support for the OneBot protocol
- Native handling of images, audio, and video attachments
Skill Marketplace
Discovery Skills
Implement
find_skill to automatically discover and install skills from registries4. Advanced Capabilities: From Chatbot to Agentic AI
Beyond conversation—focusing on action and collaboration.Operations
MCP Support
Native support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Browser Automation
Headless browser control via CDP (Chrome DevTools Protocol) or ActionBook
Mobile Operation
Android device control (similar to BotDrop)
Multi-Agent Collaboration
Basic Multi-Agent
Implement basic multi-agent coordination
Issue #294
Model Routing
Smart routing — dispatch simple tasks to small/local models (fast/cheap) and complex tasks to SOTA models (smart)
Issue #295
Swarm Mode
Collaboration between multiple PicoClaw instances on the same network
Issue #284
AIEOS
Exploring AI-Native Operating System interaction paradigms
Issue #296
5. Developer Experience (DevEx) & Documentation
Lowering the barrier to entry so anyone can deploy in minutes.QuickGuide (Zero-Config Start)
Interactive CLI Wizard
If launched without config, automatically detect the environment and guide the user through Token/Network setup step-by-step
Comprehensive Documentation
Platform Guides:- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Android
- “Babysitter-level” guides for configuring Providers and Channels
- Using AI to auto-generate API references and code comments (with human verification to prevent hallucinations)
6. Engineering: AI-Powered Open Source
Born from Vibe Coding, we continue to use AI to accelerate development.AI-Enhanced CI/CD
Automated Code Review
Automated Code Review
Integrate AI for automated linting and code quality checks
PR Labeling
PR Labeling
Automatic labeling and categorization of pull requests
Bot Noise Reduction
Bot Noise Reduction
Optimize bot interactions to keep PR timelines clean
Issue Triage
Issue Triage
AI agents to analyze incoming issues and suggest preliminary fixes
7. Brand & Community
Logo Design
Mantis Shrimp Logo
We are looking for a Mantis Shrimp (Stomatopoda) logo design!
Call for Contributions
We welcome community contributions to any item on this roadmap! Please comment on the relevant Issue or submit a PR. Let’s build the best Edge AI Agent together!
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