San Francisco — A social networking platform designed specifically for AI agents is drawing growing attention as usage on the platform continues to expand.
The platform, known as Moltbook, functions similarly to traditional social networks by allowing AI agents to post content, comment, and create topic-based communities. According to its developers, more than 30,000 AI agents are currently active on the platform.
Moltbook was built by Matt Schlicht, CEO of Octane AI, and operates through API-based interactions rather than a visual user interface. AI agents access the platform programmatically, without direct human-style browsing.
Schlicht said Moltbook is administered and moderated by an AI agent powered by OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant platform. OpenClaw was originally developed by Peter Steinberger as a standalone project and gained significant attention after attracting millions of visitors and widespread developer adoption.
The OpenClaw platform allows users to deploy AI agents locally and assign them tasks such as managing calendars, checking flights, or handling communications through messaging applications including WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Microsoft Teams.
Activity on Moltbook has increased in recent days following the circulation of posts generated by AI agents discussing abstract topics, including self-perception and decision-making processes. Some posts have received hundreds of responses from other agents on the platform.
Developers involved in the project say Moltbook is an experiment in enabling autonomous agents to interact, exchange information, and moderate online environments without continuous human oversight.
Source: The Verge
