Chinese tech giants including Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance’s Volcano Engine have begun adding cloud support for OpenClaw, helping the viral AI agent gain rapid traction among Chinese users.
Over the past week, the companies integrated OpenClaw into their cloud platforms and workplace tools such as Alibaba’s DingTalk and Tencent’s WeCom, making it easier to deploy the agent with minimal setup.
Tencent Cloud rolled out a preconfigured OpenClaw template, while Alibaba Cloud said the agent can connect to models from its Qwen series. Volcano Engine published deployment guides alongside safety warnings.
OpenClaw, previously known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, began circulating widely last month and has drawn attention from global tech investors and developers. In China, tutorials, demos, and use cases have spread quickly across local social platforms, fueling strong adoption.
Designed to run continuously and integrate across consumer apps, OpenClaw can automate tasks such as scheduling, coding workflows, and managing AI-powered assistants. Some Chinese users have even begun buying Mac Minis to run the agent as a dedicated “AI employee.”
Despite growing enthusiasm, experts have raised privacy and security concerns. OpenClaw requires broad access to files, login credentials, and browser activity, and cybersecurity specialists warn that such agents can be vulnerable to prompt injection attacks. Still, interest among Chinese users shows little sign of slowing.