"In a move perhaps unsurprising to anyone familiar with trademarks, the viral Clawdbot AI agent has a new, equally lobster-y name. The popular AI agent was originally named after the monster users see while reloading Claude Code. Then Anthropic came knocking, sparking a new name: Moltbot. "Anthropic asked us to change our name," Moltbot wrote on X. "'Molt' fits perfectly - it's what lobsters do to grow." On his own X feed, creator Peter Steinberger was more direct: "I was forced to rename the account by Anthropic. Wasn't my decision.""
"Moltbot's mission will remain the same: a free, open-source agent that does everything from booking dinner reservations to overseeing vibe-coding sessions. You might wondering, why not simply remove the "d" and make it Clawbot? After all, it would fit the branding. "Not allowed to," Steinberger wrote. Clawdbot's mascot has also been renamed Molty. Clawd, the official logo of Claude Code, was created in June 2024. In an episode of the "Insecure Agents" podcast published three days before the renaming, Steinberger said he believed the name was legally viable. "I looked it up," Steinberger said. "There's no trademark for this.""
Clawdbot was renamed Moltbot after Anthropic requested the change. The creator, Peter Steinberger, said he was forced to rename the account and that it was not his decision. Moltbot will continue as a free, open-source agent handling tasks from booking dinner reservations to overseeing vibe-coding sessions. The mascot was renamed Molty. Clawd, the official logo of Claude Code, originated in June 2024. Steinberger previously said he believed the name was legally viable and reported finding no trademark. Crypto traders upset over an unrelated Clawd meme coin harassed Steinberger, and his personal GitHub was briefly compromised.
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