Secure AI Assistant MicroVM

Run picoclaw in an isolated microVM with minimal footprint, strong memory and filesystem isolation, and sub-second startup. Built for security-conscious AI deployments.

Why smolClaw?

A production-ready microVM appliance that gives you maximum security with minimum overhead.

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Strong Isolation

Both filesystem and memory are completely isolated from the host. Your AI assistant runs in a secure sandbox with no attack surface.

Sub-Second Startup

Powered by NetBSD microVM kernel. Boot to service in under 1 second, enabling rapid scaling and instant responsiveness.

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Minimal Footprint

Tiny disk image and memory footprint. Perfect for edge deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and resource-constrained environments.

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Composable

Built on smolBSD - pick only what you need. Customize the system, add your own services, or extend functionality.

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SSH Access

Native SSH support with your own keys. Manage the VM directly, transfer files, and integrate with existing workflows.

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Universal

Runs on Linux and macOS with QEMU. No special hardware requirements - deploy anywhere QEMU runs.

Quick Start

Get up and running in seconds with just a few commands.

# Clone smolBSD repository $ git clone https://github.com/NetBSDfr/smolBSD/tree/main/service/clawd # Pull the smolClaw image $ cd smolBSD/service/clawd $ ./smoler.sh pull clawd-amd64:latest # Run the microVM (2 CPU cores, 1GB RAM) $ ./smoler.sh run clawd-amd64:latest -c 2 -m 1024 ➡️ starting the builder microvm ➡️ host filesystem mounted on /mnt ➡️ fetching sets ✅ image ready # Onboard and start picoclaw [~]@😈+🦞> picoclaw onboard [~]@😈+🦞> picoclaw gateway

Technology Stack

Built on battle-tested open source technologies.

NetBSD

Portable, reliable BSD UNIX

microVM

Lightweight virtualization kernel

QEMU

Fast paravirtualization

picoclaw

Ultra-Lightweight AI Assistant

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