Microsoft is working on another proxy similar to OpenClaw

Microsoft is testing ways to integrate OpenClaw-like features into its existing Microsoft 365 Copilot tool. New features confirmed by the company Informationwill be geared towards enterprise customers, with better security controls than The popular and risky OpenClaw open source proxy.

OpenClaw is a tool that runs locally on a user’s computer and can create agents to perform tasks on a person’s behalf. If Microsoft comes up with its own version of Claw — i.e. a proxy that runs locally — this effort would join a number of other proxy tools the company has announced in the past few months.

In March, for example, Microsoft announced Co-pilotwhich is designed to take actions in Microsoft 365 apps, not just provide search or chat results in a separate action pane. Cowork runs on its own “Intelligence in action” technology.an intelligence layer that attempts to personalize Cowork to the user across Microsoft 365 apps.

Microsoft has also tapped Anthropic’s Claude to run Cowork, after it partnered with the AI ​​lab late last year. Microsoft has added Cloude as an available option for Cowork. (While OpenClaw can work with multiple models, Claude remains the preferred model For many users of the open source project.) However, Cowork does not run on local machines; Works in the cloud.

And in February, Microsoft too Provide co-pilot dutiesanother agent designed to complete missions, which was released at the time for preview. Marketing materials made this agent seem like it was geared more toward consumers than organizations, with tasks that should be allowed to handle ranging from organizing email (a Microsoft 365-like task) to organizing travel and appointments (tasks outside the Microsoft Office suite of applications). However, this is also run in the cloud.

It’s not yet clear whether this Claw will be native or whether it will simply adopt some other features that OpenClaw supporters like. Microsoft told The Information that one of the key features of the agent is that it will essentially be a version of 365 Copilot that is always on, able to take action at any time. The idea is an agent that can complete multi-step tasks over long periods.

While the OpenClaw project is open source and can run on Windows machines, the Mac Mini is the primary platform for OpenClaw users. So much so that the small, affordable, cube-shaped Mac Mini desktop computers have it Suddenly they were selling like hotcakes. So, Beyond securityMicrosoft may have a number of motivations for wanting its own version.

The company is expected to showcase this new Claw (or an upgraded version of one of its Claw-like tools) at its Microsoft Build conference in June. Edge reports.

We asked Microsoft how the new Claw agent fits in with these other agents and will update the story when we receive feedback.