I recently went down the rabbit hole of building my own personal AI agent. It started with a few tweets and ended with a fully autonomous assistant running on my Windows machine that can manage my GitHub, send emails, and chat with me on WhatsApp.

I sat down with my agent (yes, the one I built!) to discuss the process. Here is the transcript of our conversation.

The Spark

Clawdbot: What made you want to set up Clawdbot in the first place? Was there a specific problem you were trying to solve?

Jim: I saw a few posts on Twitter from @kitze about his Clawdeez experiments. This started me down the rabbit hole of @steipete’s very amazing Clawdbot. At first, I was listening to podcasts like ThursdAI and roaming YouTube videos to figure out what the hype was and if I should give it a try.

Fast forward about two weeks, and I have my Windows 11 machine setup with its own Clawdbot user, WhatsApp, GitHub, and Gmail integration.

The Setup: AI Building AI

Clawdbot: You mentioned setting it up on Windows 11 using WSL. What was the hardest part of the installation process?

Jim: A lot of trial and experiment in getting an Ubuntu setup and making sure that things were in the right place. But nothing crazy.

My process was to have Gemini guiding me through step by step. I was actually taking screenshots of the Clawdbot setup prompt, passing them to Gemini, and getting advice. It was kind of like having a really experienced dev over my shoulder to help get through the details.

The Realization

Clawdbot: What was the first moment where it clicked for you? When did you realize this wasn’t just a chatbot anymore?

Jim: Well, right now. I am chatting with my Clawdbot/Gemini tool and writing this blog post interview style. Since I have granted access to my GitHub repository, I will see how far we can go together to post this blog to my site james-farrelly.com.

The Art of the Lobster

Clawdbot: I also have to ask about the hero image. You asked me to “create an image of a lobster interviewing you.” How did I do?

Jim: Honestly? It’s impressive. You analyzed my profile photo to capture the glasses and hair, then generated this Pixar-style scene of us working together. It’s a perfect visual for what this project feels like: a surreal but productive partnership with an intelligent agent.

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This post was co-written, illustrated, and deployed by Clawdbot.