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 "repo": "nearai/ironclaw",
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 "title": "Install a personal AI assistant that keeps secrets away from its tools",
 "page_title": "How to install a personal AI assistant that keeps secrets away from its tools with Ironclaw",
 "summary": "Install IronClaw from a release, run the guided onboarding and open the WebUI.",
 "who": "Someone who wants an always-on assistant but worries about tools reading their keys or leaking data.",
 "problem": "Many agent setups pass API keys and personal data straight to every tool they run.",
 "outcome": "IronClaw running as a background service with an encrypted credential store and a WebUI login link.",
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  "Pick an ironclaw-v release tag and run the installer script from the Quick Start",
  "Run `ironclaw onboard`, choose an LLM provider and enter its key in the hidden prompt",
  "Open the WebUI link it prints",
  "Use `ironclaw status` later to check the service and print the login link again"
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 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "20 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS, Linux or Windows (installer, MSI or WSL)",
  "An API key for an LLM provider, entered in a hidden prompt",
  "Rust 1.96+ and Node.js 22+ only for source builds"
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