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Please note that ZeroClaw is improving and growing quickly, and we don’t yet have automation to keep this wiki up to date, so some parts may be slightly outdated. Please refer to the source code as the source of truth.

Last updated: Feb 18, 2026

Table Of Contents

1. Overview

2. Getting Started

   1. Installation
   2. Onboarding Wizard
   3. First Steps

3. Core Architecture

   1. Trait-Driven Design
   2. Security Model
   3. Message Processing Flow

4. Configuration

   1. Configuration File Reference
   2. Environment Variables
   3. Secret Management
   4. Workspace Management

5. Providers

   1. Built-in Providers
   2. Custom Providers
   3. Provider Resilience
   4. Tool Calling Architecture

6. Channels

   1. Channel Architecture
   2. Channel Implementations
   3. Channel Security
   4. Runtime Model Switching

7. Agent Core

   1. Agent Turn Cycle
   2. Tool Execution
   3. History Management
   4. System Prompt Construction

8. Tools

   1. Core Tools
   2. Browser and HTTP Tools
   3. Integration Tools
   4. Hardware Tools

9. Memory System

   1. Memory Backends
   2. Hybrid Search
   3. Memory Snapshot

10. Gateway

    1. Gateway Security
    2. Gateway API Reference

11. Scheduler

    1. Cron Job Configuration
    2. Scheduler Security

12. Development Guide

    1. Contributing
    2. CI/CD Workflows
    3. Testing
    4. Code Ownership

13. Deployment

    1. Docker Deployment
    2. Native Binary Deployment
    3. Production Configuration

14. Maturity Framework

    1. Intentional Architecture
    2. Documentation Standards
    3. Project Governance
    4. Engineering Infrastructure
    5. Contribution Culture