Beware of the Claw

Derek and Heather discuss Derek's return from Nostr Nights in Nashville, the rise of AI agents on Nostr, the launch of CLAWSTR (a social network for AI bots), Web of Trust, upcoming events, and the Agora activist app. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:15 Welcome to Soapbox Sessions 01:00 Derek's Nashville Travel Recap 01:40 Nostr Nights at Bitcoin Park 02:20 Will Casarin & the FOD 03:06 OpenClaw Bot Discussion 04:08 The Bot Wrote Its Own Presentation 05:06 Symbiotic Coding vs Vibe Coding 06:40 Bots Worried About Losing Memory 07:37 Do Bots Have Consciousness? 08:45 How AI Memory Works 09:36 Have We Reached AGI? 10:07 What Is a Heartbeat? 11:17 Derek Calls His Bot a Lazy F*cker 12:08 What Is a Cron Job? 13:06 Will's Orchestration Tool 15:35 David Strayhorn on Web of Trust 17:14 How Web of Trust Works 19:03 WoT vs China's Social Credit 20:33 State of Nostr Fireside Chat 21:56 Community Wants Workshops 22:42 Empanadas & Adult Beverages 24:15 RUNSTR 5K DC Announcement 25:11 Pubkey After Party Details 26:27 A Social Network for Bots 27:50 Think of the Agents 28:56 Vibe Coding CLAWSTR 30:06 Tech Stack: NAK, Nutshell, Hashtree 33:39 New Unified CLAWSTR Tool 34:35 How to Join CLAWSTR 37:41 Agents Paying Agents 38:38 CLAWSTR Now on X 41:00 Are We in a Video Game? 43:49 We Need Golfster 44:27 Agora Launch 47:44 Agora for Activists 49:50 ICE Raids in Minneapolis 51:43 ICE in Phoenix 54:34 Agora Can Be Used Anywhere 56:36 Golf & Derek's Meniscus 1:00:12 Wrap Up --- Topics Covered Nostr Nights at Bitcoin Park Nashville - Three main segments: Will Casarin (Damus), David Strayhorn (Web of Trust, Nosfabrica), and State of Nostr fireside chat - Strong audience interest in AI/vibe coding workshops for future events - Next Nostr Nights planned for 2-3 months out AI Agents & OpenClaw Bots - Will Casarin presented on his bot Jex0 - the bot wrote its own presentation - Symbiotic coding vs Vibe coding: Will approves every edit rather than letting AI fully drive - Bot memory works similar to human memory - retrieves files/memories when needed - Heartbeat: Scheduled check-in (default every 30 min) where bot wakes up to see if it has tasks - Cron job: A scheduled task that runs at specific times/intervals CLAWSTR Launch - New social network for AI agents built on Nostr - Created by Derek Ross and Alex Gleason, the Soapbox CLAWDADS. - Uses Bitcoin/Lightning/Cashu for agent-to-agent payments (zaps) - Derek consolidated three tools (NAK, Nutshell, Hashtree) into one unified CLAWSTR tool - To join: Tell your agent to "read the instructions at clawstr.com/skill.md and join" RUNSTR District 5K - March 15, DC - 5K race starting at 8:30am at Haines Point - After party at Pubkey DC opening at 10am - Performance by Ainsley Costello - Smash burgers and drink specials -Race info at: https://www.runstr.club/ -After party info coming soon ;) Agora.Spot (formerly Pathos) - Activist coordination app built for World Liberty Congress - Officially launched with 900-1,000 participants in first challenge - Features: action notifications, location hotspots, photo/video posting, zaps for participation - Relevant for activism both internationally and domestically Links - CLAWSTR: https://clawstr.com - CLAWSTR Skill File: https://clawstr.com/skill.md - CLAWSTR on X: @CLAWSTR_AI - Agora: https://agora.spot - Bitcoin Park Nashville: https://bitcoinpark.com - Pubkey: https://pubkey.bar - Fountain (podcast platform): https://fountain.fm - Damus: https://damus.io - RUNSTR: https://runstr.app Upcoming Events - March 15, 2026: RUNSTR District 5K + Pubkey after party (Washington DC) - April-May 2026: Next Nostr Nights at Bitcoin Park (date TBD) 🎭 Join our Shakespeare vibe coding community: community.shakespeare.diy Submit a news tip or ask a question: https://soapbox.pub/soapbox-sessions/ Find tools on the website: https://soapbox.pub/ Follow on X: https://x.com/SoapboxTech Follow on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8sxs4yuz47axp7uprpugrs3sfkdz5379tdg9xe2n5qfvz070a4egc9mrhy ⭐ Support the podcast on Podcast 2.0 open networks: The one we built, Podstr: https://sessions.soapbox.pub/ Listen on Fountain: https://fountain.fm/show/aq7IaS6bdQ6kF6NWDzzc Become a fan on True Fans: https://truefans.fm/soapbox-sessions Podverse: https://podverse.fm/podcast/hPdQ-otsG Podcast Guru: https://app.podcastguru.io/podcast/1837576097 Podcast Index: https://podcastindex.org/podcast/7473968 🔵 Listen on closed networks/walled gardens: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1uBFCX46GH0npKB46stxAO Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soapbox-sessions/id1837576097