AllyClaw

An accessibility-focused fork of OpenClaw and IronClaw for visually impaired users.

AllyClaw adds screen reader compatibility, voice-guided setup, and text-to-speech output to both OpenClaw (TypeScript) and IronClaw (Rust) — letting you interact with your AI assistant without needing a screen.

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Choose Your Base

	OpenClaw	IronClaw
Language	TypeScript	Rust
TTS support	✅ Already built-in	🚧 In development
Installation	npm install -g openclaw	Native binary
Best for	More features, active dev	Performance, auditability

What AllyClaw Adds

Feature	OpenClaw	IronClaw
Voice-guided setup (installer speaks every step)	✅	✅
TTS for agent responses	✅ (built-in)	🚧 (coming soon)
Screen reader compatibility	🔮 Planned	🔮 Planned
Keyboard-first navigation	🔮 Planned	🔮 Planned
High-contrast theme	🔮 Planned	🔮 Planned

Quick Start

Requirements: Node.js ≥ 18

git clone https://github.com/your-org/allyclaw.git
cd allyclaw
node setup.mjs

The setup script will:

1. Ask which project to install (OpenClaw or IronClaw)
2. Speak a welcome message using your system's built-in TTS
3. Ask your language preference for voice output
4. Install the selected project if not present
5. Configure TTS (for OpenClaw) or AI provider (for IronClaw)
6. Optionally run the onboarding wizard

All prompts are spoken aloud and printed to the terminal.

Platform TTS used during setup

Platform	Engine
Windows	PowerShell System.Speech.SpeechSynthesizer (built-in)
macOS	say command (built-in)
Linux	espeak-ng, espeak, spd-say, or festival

Manual Installation

OpenClaw (TypeScript)

npm install -g openclaw@latest
openclaw onboard --install-daemon

IronClaw (Rust)

# Windows
irm https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/releases/latest/download/ironclaw-installer.ps1 | iex

# macOS / Linux
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf \
  https://github.com/nearai/ironclaw/releases/latest/download/ironclaw-installer.sh | sh

# macOS with Homebrew
brew install ironclaw

# From source
cargo install ironclaw

Configuration

OpenClaw (~/.openclaw/openclaw.json)

{
  "messages": {
    "tts": {
      "auto": "always",
      "mode": "final",
      "provider": "edge",
      "edge": {
        "enabled": true,
        "voice": "en-US-AriaNeural"
      }
    }
  }
}

IronClaw (~/.ironclaw/.env)

LLM_BACKEND=nearai

Upstream Projects

OpenClaw and IronClaw are included as git submodules:

git submodule update --init

Contributing

Contributions especially welcome in:

• TTS integration for IronClaw (porting from OpenClaw)
• Screen reader and ARIA auditing
• Testing and feedback from visually impaired users
• Voice prompt translations

Please open an Issue before submitting a PR.

Acknowledgements

• OpenClaw — TypeScript implementation (MIT)
• IronClaw — Rust implementation (MIT)

License

MIT

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