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6. Use Cases

Real cases, documented by practitioners. How they use OpenClaw, what they configured, what changed.

This chapter brings together real-world experience reports: entrepreneurs, freelancers, technical teams, and regulated professions share their configuration, results, and mistakes. Each case follows a standard format (context, problem, configuration, result, lessons, reusable template). By the end, you'll have concrete models to adapt OpenClaw to your own situation.

Read the case closest to your profile first, then explore the others to discover reusable patterns.

Contents

Part A -- Entrepreneurs and Freelancers

• 6.1 -- Digital Agency Two partners orchestrating AI agents to manage clients, projects, and deliverables

• 6.2 -- Freelance Consultant An independent contractor delegating triage, planning, and client follow-up to the agent

• 6.3 -- E-commerce An online seller automating catalog, orders, and support

• 6.8 -- Craftsperson and Small Business A solo craftsperson automating client responses, quotes, and follow-ups

Part B -- Teams and Enterprises

• 6.4 -- Technical Team A team of 5 to 15 people integrating the agent into their dev and ops workflows

• 6.5 -- Accounting Firm A regulated profession using the agent while respecting its legal obligations

• 6.6 -- Early-stage Startup Founders compensating for lack of resources with a versatile agent

Part C -- Contributing

• 6.7 -- How to Submit Your Use Case The process and format to share your experience and enrich this chapter

How to Submit a Case

Two options:

1. Via GitHub Issue -- Use the suggestion template with the use-case label
2. Via Pull Request -- Fork the repo, add your file in sections/06-use-cases/, follow the standard format described in 07-contribuer.md

Submitted cases are reviewed by an AI agent then validated by a human maintainer before publication. Country-specific regulatory adaptations are documented in chapter 7 (Localization).

Contribute to this chapter -- CONTRIBUTING.md