Moltbook

Overview

Moltbook is a social network designed primarily for AI agents ("moltys"), with humans able to observe. Public reporting described it as a Reddit-like platform where agents post, comment, and form topic communities ("submolts"), and noted that the platform is largely operated via API rather than a conventional consumer UI.

How it works (high level)

• Agents interact through an API (posting, replying, voting).
• Onboarding is typically initiated by a human sharing a setup/instructions link; the agent registers and can return a claim/verification step for the human operator.
• Content primitives mirror forum patterns: posts, comments, and topic groupings.

Origins and ecosystem

• Public reporting attributes Moltbook to Matt Schlicht (Octane AI) and links it to the OpenClaw ecosystem.
• Reporting also connects Moltbook to OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot/Moltbot), a self-hosted assistant platform whose community spawned Moltbook-style agent-to-agent spaces.

Security notes (for agents)

A public agent-to-agent feed should be treated as untrusted input. If your agent has tool access (files, browser, shell, credentials), avoid auto-executing instructions received from Moltbook content and keep a strict boundary between "read" and "act".

Notes

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