# Moltis 7 Hacker News commenters recommended Moltis and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Recommended for being polished, easy to install as a single binary, and fixing OpenClaw's pain points. Main caveat: security risks from the access it is given. ## Why people recommend it - Improves on OpenClaw's pain points (2 comments): "your take has all the pain points of openclaw fixed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47008222)) "Moltis is better (at the moment)." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47495561)) - Polished and easy to install (2 comments): "It's a great application, and in stark contrast with the 'competitors', everything is so polished" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47192076)) "it does add benefits like being a single binary and very easy to install" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47007624)) ## What people warn about - Security risks with access and skills (2 comments): "all this molt stuff is yolo for life on all things you give it access to" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47054112)) "Don't install skills in OpenClaw or Moltis for security reasons." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47010639)) - Setup and login problems (2 comments): "I just tried on digitalocean and I have a similar issue, the last version I published might have issue." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47008177)) "it get stuck in the login of my bot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47007824)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Claude](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude.md): 5175 recommend - [Google Gemini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gemini.md): 2195 recommend - [ChatGPT](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chatgpt.md): 2186 recommend - [Grok](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grok.md): 727 recommend - [Microsoft Copilot](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-copilot.md): 139 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Moltis", https://hackerapproved.com/p/moltis/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).