I'm confused. And I think a lot of people are right now.
What Happened
In March 2026, Anthropic rolled out a wave of new features across Claude, Claude Cowork, and Claude Code. Agentic workflows, better multi-file editing, persistent project context, tighter IDE integrations—basically a lot of the stuff that made Open Claw and Nano Claw valuable in the first place.
So now I'm sitting here wondering: do I still need Open Claw? What about Nano Claw?
The Case for Moving On
Claude Code's new capabilities are impressive. The tool orchestration is smoother, the context handling is better, and it's all first-party. No setup friction, no compatibility worries, no waiting for community maintainers to patch things when Anthropic ships a breaking change.
If you're starting fresh today, I'd have a hard time telling you to go set up Open Claw instead of just using Claude Code directly.
The Case for Staying
But Open Claw still has its strengths. The customization layer is deeper. The community plugins do things Claude Code doesn't natively support yet. And Nano Claw's lightweight footprint is genuinely useful for quick scripting tasks where spinning up a full Claude Code session feels like overkill.
Where I'm At
Honestly? I don't know. I'm running both side by side right now, and I keep going back and forth. Some days Claude Code handles everything I need. Other days I hit a wall and Open Claw's flexibility saves me.
I think the real answer is: it's too early to tell. Anthropic moves fast, but so does the open-source community. I'll keep experimenting and report back.
If you're in the same boat, I'd love to hear what you're using. Reach out.