# Anthropic Built Its Own OpenClaw—and OpenClaw Is in Trouble

- slug: anthropic-built-its-own-openclawand-openclaw-is-in-trouble
- date: 2026-03-20
- category: Agentics

Anthropic Builds OpenClaw — With Anthropic Inside

Claude Code Channels is real, and it looks a lot like what OpenClaw does.

Anthropic has released Claude Code Channels in research preview — a feature that bridges Telegram and Discord messages directly into a running Claude Code session.

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