Clawdbot Creator Says Anthropic 'Forced' Name Change
Business Insider • • general
Key Points:
- The viral AI agent originally named Clawdbot has been renamed Moltbot after Anthropic requested a name change due to trademark concerns involving the "Claude" brand.
- Creator Peter Steinberger confirmed he was forced to rename the project, which remains a free, open-source agent for tasks like booking reservations and managing coding sessions.
- Attempts to slightly modify the original name, such as removing the "d" to make "Clawbot," were not allowed, and the mascot was also renamed from Clawdbot to Molty.
- Steinberger had initially believed the Clawdbot name was legally safe, but Anthropic's trademark on Claude Code and its logo led to the enforced change, sparking frustration among some