phpClaw
AI agent runtime for PHP with tools, memory and guards
phpClaw launched on 29 October 2026. It ranked #106 on Daily Launch on 30 October 2026 with a Launch Score of 20, from 11 points on Show HN. It was new in the ranking that day.
What is phpClaw?
One env var, one builder, one send(). The builder checks ANTHROPICAPIKEY, then OPENAIAPIKEY, GROQAPIKEY, GEMINIAPIKEY, MISTRALAPIKEY, DEEPSEEKAPIKEY, OLLAMAHOST, in that order, and uses whichever it finds first. No YAML, no agent framework to learn, no vendor lock-in. The agent decides which tools to call and in what order, running a ReAct loop (reason, act, observe, repeat) until it has an answer or hits the iteration cap. This works identically whether the tools touch your shell, your database, your HTTP APIs, or your codebase.
From its README on GitHub
phpClaw is a launch on Show HN. It is written in PHP and released under the MIT license.
Launch timeline
Launch Score, last 7 days
Ranked on one day so far: 20 of 100 on 30 October.