OpenClaw / Hermes Ecosystem Overview

This documentation mentions a handful of names: OpenClaw, QClaw, Hermes, yoooclaw, C·ONE... Here's how they relate and who contains what.

Name reference

Name	What it is
OpenClaw	A class of Agent host apps (smart-assistant clients that can chat with you and get things done) — one of the mainstream hosts in this ecosystem.
QClaw	Another host compatible with the OpenClaw plugin ABI; usually has no global openclaw command and relies on its own wrapper for equivalent capabilities.
Hermes Agent	A separate, independent Agent runtime from the Hermes Agent project, architecturally different from OpenClaw / QClaw.
yoooclaw	The subject of this site — an implementation built around "phone notifications, recordings, light control" capabilities, existing in three forms: the standalone CLI, the OpenClaw plugin, and the Hermes plugin. All three share the same underlying implementation and Relay tunnel.
C·ONE	yoooclaw's official companion hardware — a voice-interaction physical device that connects to the phone app over Bluetooth, with a physical button that connects directly to OpenClaw. Hardware purchasing, app downloads, and consumer-facing usage tutorials live on the official site, not in this developer documentation.

How the three yoooclaw forms map to a host

Standalone CLI     ── needs no host at all; it's a complete command line + daemon on its own
OpenClaw plugin    ── installs into an OpenClaw / QClaw host, adding phone notification/
                      recording/light-control capabilities
Hermes plugin      ── installs into Hermes Agent, adding the same capabilities, plus an
                      APP adapter that lets the phone app chat with Hermes

Which one to pick doesn't depend on "which yoooclaw form is better" — it depends on which host you're already running, or whether you want a host at all. See the comparison table in Getting Started.

Where the hardware and app live

If you're a regular user coming from the C·ONE hardware or the YoooClaw app, and you're looking for purchase channels, app downloads, or device usage tutorials — that content lives on the official site, not here. This documentation site is for developers / Agent integrators: how to install, configure, and debug the CLI and plugins.

Next steps

• What Is an Agent — what Agent, daemon, host, MCP, and Skill actually mean.
• Official Site Tour — where to find the C·ONE hardware, the app, and purchase channels.
• Getting Started — pick the standalone CLI, the OpenClaw plugin, or the Hermes plugin based on your situation.