Tencent Denies Copying Claims by OpenClaw Creator
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Tencent Holdings Ltd. pushed back against accusations from the creator of the popular open-source artificial intelligence (AI) agent OpenClaw that the Chinese tech giant copied data from its public skill registry without supporting the project.
The dispute surfaced on the social media platform X on Thursday, when OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger agreed with an X user’s comment that Tencent created SkillHub which “scraped all the skills from ClawHub and imported them into its own platform.” “I got an email once from folks complaining that my rate limits block them from scraping fast enough. They copy yet they don’t support the project in any way, Steinberger said on X.
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- Tencent was accused by OpenClaw's creator of copying data from ClawHub for its SkillHub platform without supporting the original project.
- Tencent claims SkillHub is a local mirror for Chinese users, always credits ClawHub, and that its team contributes to the OpenClaw ecosystem.
- The dispute highlights tensions in the open-source AI community over data use, attribution, and localization, as SkillHub hosts 13,000 AI skills from ClawHub.
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- Tencent Holdings Ltd. faced accusations of copying data from OpenClaw's public skill registry without supporting the project. Tencent denied this, stating its SkillHub acts as a localized mirror for Chinese users, crediting ClawHub. They also highlighted their team's contributions to the OpenClaw ecosystem, underscoring their commitment to open-source principles. Tencent has launched products integrating with OpenClaw to attract users.
- January 2026：
- OpenClaw was open-sourced, quickly becoming one of the most popular projects on GitHub.
- Tuesday, March 10, 2026：
- Tencent launched a suite of products integrating with OpenClaw, including WorkBuddy, QClaw, Tencent Cloud Lighthouse, and intelligent agent development platform ADP.
- Thursday, March 12, 2026：
- The dispute between Tencent and OpenClaw creator surfaced on X, with Peter Steinberger accusing Tencent of copying data from ClawHub. Tencent responded the same day, defending its practices and stating SkillHub is a localized platform built on the OpenClaw ecosystem.
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