{"id":96199,"date":"2026-04-15T15:11:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=96199"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:15:10","slug":"microsoft-to-introduce-openclaw-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/microsoft-to-introduce-openclaw-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft to Introduce OpenClaw Alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is testing the integration of features similar to OpenClaw into its Microsoft 365 Copilot service, the company told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinformation.com\/articles\/microsoft-plots-new-copilot-features-inspired-openclaw\">The Information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new tools are aimed at corporate clients and incorporate more robust security measures compared to existing open-source software.<\/p>\n<p>OpenClaw is software that allows the creation of agents locally on a computer, capable of performing tasks on behalf of the user.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s new development complements the range of AI solutions announced by the corporation in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the firm <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/microsoft-introduces-ai-agent-cowork-for-microsoft-365\">announced<\/a> the AI agent Cowork for performing complex tasks in Microsoft 365. It can interact with ecosystem applications like Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.<\/p>\n<p>The agent operates in a secure cloud environment, allowing the preservation of work context when switching devices. The tool was created in collaboration with Anthropic based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/anthropic-introduces-new-versions-of-claude-ai-agent-and-healthcare-tools\">Claude Cowork<\/a> model.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike OpenClaw, Cowork does not operate locally on hardware.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-copilot\/blog\/2026\/02\/26\/copilot-tasks-from-answers-to-actions\/\">introduced<\/a> Copilot Tasks\u2014a cloud service that handles organizational tasks, from sorting emails to planning trips and meetings.<\/p>\n<p>It remains unknown whether Microsoft&#8217;s new OpenClaw alternative will function locally. The company stated that the agent is ready to perform work at any time.<\/p>\n<p>The new product is expected to be unveiled at the Microsoft Build conference in June.<\/p>\n<p>Back in March, Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/microsoft-integrates-gpt-and-claude-for-collaborative-work\">announced<\/a> two features for the Copilot Researcher tool\u2014Critique and Council. These force OpenAI&#8217;s GPT models and Anthropic&#8217;s Claude to work simultaneously on a single task to enhance accuracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is testing the integration of features similar to OpenClaw into its Microsoft 365 Copilot service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Microsoft tests OpenClaw-like features in Microsoft 365 Copilot.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1751,438,15],"class_list":["post-96199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ai-agents","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-microsoft"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"75","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Microsoft tests OpenClaw-like features in Microsoft 365 Copilot.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96200,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96199\/revisions\/96200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}