https://openassist.io/blog Guides, engineering notes and product updates on deploying and running autonomous OpenClaw AI agents. en-us Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://openassist.io/blog/mission-control-use-for-your-agent https://openassist.io/blog/mission-control-use-for-your-agent Every task in OpenAssist Mission Control moves through queue, processing and completed, diverting to confirmation whenever the agent needs your approval. Tutorials Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://openassist.io/blog/why-running-agents-on-a-single-llm-is-quietly-draining-your-budget https://openassist.io/blog/why-running-agents-on-a-single-llm-is-quietly-draining-your-budget Most agent work is shallow and constant, not deep and rare. Running all of it on one premium model makes the least demanding layer the largest bill. Engineering Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://openassist.io/blog/from-2-day-installs-to-5-minute-agents-fixing-openclaw-onboarding-hell https://openassist.io/blog/from-2-day-installs-to-5-minute-agents-fixing-openclaw-onboarding-hell An OpenClaw install that looks like a 30-minute job runs to two days, and the time goes to configuration uncertainty rather than to typing commands. Engineering Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://openassist.io/blog/openassist-a-secure-cloud-hosted-way-to-run-openclaw-without-burning-tokens-or-trust https://openassist.io/blog/openassist-a-secure-cloud-hosted-way-to-run-openclaw-without-burning-tokens-or-trust The risky part of running OpenClaw in the cloud is not the install. It is the security exposure and token burn that start growing once it works. Updates Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT