Ed — the Claw-ED mascot
v4.3.2026 · Meet Ed · Open Source

Your AI co-teacher

Feed him your files. Get lessons in your voice. Works with any AI provider.

pip install clawed
22+ file formats ingested
Any AI provider — your choice
50-state standards built in
100% open source — MIT licensed
The Problem

Lesson prep is eating your life

You became a teacher to teach, not to spend weekends formatting worksheets.

7–12 hrs
per week teachers spend on lesson planning and prep
53%
of teachers cite workload as a reason for leaving the profession
$0
what most AI tools pay attention to your actual teaching style
How It Works

Three steps. Five minutes. Ed is ready.

Feed Him Your Files

Point Claw-ED at your lesson folders. It reads PDFs, DOCX, PPTX, and 19 more formats — 22+ total.

clawed ingest ./my-lessons/

AI Learns Your Voice

He extracts your vocabulary, structure, how you frame questions — your pedagogical fingerprint.

Persona extracted: "Ms. Rivera"

Talk Naturally

Just ask for what you need. Lessons, games, slides, assessments — all in your voice.

clawed lesson "The Civil War"
Features

Everything you need, nothing you don't

Built by teachers, for teachers. Every feature solves a real classroom problem.

Beautiful Interactive Terminal

A full Ink/React TUI with warm educational colors. Not a bare command line — a polished interface designed for teachers who have never touched a terminal.

Multi-Provider: Your Choice

Google Gemini, Ollama Cloud, Claude, GPT, OpenRouter, or local Ollama — pick the AI that fits your budget. Switch anytime. No lock-in.

Agentic Onboarding

The AI guides you through setup step by step. Picks your provider, configures your workspace, ingests your first files. No manual config needed.

Learns Your Voice

Not generic AI. Claw-ED extracts your pedagogical fingerprint from your files — scaffolding moves, assessment style, signature activities. Lessons sound like you wrote them.

22+ File Formats

PDF, DOCX, PPTX, DOC, PPT, XLS, TXT, HTML, Markdown, images, and more. Point him at your messy curriculum folder and he handles the rest.

Interactive HTML Games

Every lesson can generate a unique HTML5 game with 3D visuals. No templates — the AI designs the mechanic, visuals, and interaction from scratch. Browse the gallery

Telegram Bot

Generate lessons from your phone. Run clawed bot and chat from Telegram. On the bus, before bed — Ed never sleeps.

50-State Standards

Built-in standards databases covering CCSS, NGSS, C3, and state-specific standards for all 50 US states. Every lesson auto-aligns.

Quality Gates

Every output scored 0-10 before delivery. Catches truncated text, answer key leaks, empty slides, broken HTML. No thin AI slop gets through.

AI Models

Bring your own AI

Claw-ED accepts API keys from any major provider. Pick one during setup, switch anytime.

Google

Gemini 2.5 Flash · Pro
Free tier available. Great way to start.

Ollama

Cloud or Local (free)
Gemma 4, Llama 4, Qwen 3. Run locally for complete privacy.

OpenRouter

Any model, one API key
Access every provider through a single key.

Bring your own API key. The setup wizard helps you choose.

Every Subject

Whatever you teach, Claw-ED adapts

He learns from YOUR files, so he works for any subject, any grade, any curriculum. Standards databases for all 50 US states included.

US History
World History
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Algebra
Calculus
ELA
AP Lang
Art
Music
Spanish
French
CTE
Computer Science
Health / PE
AP World
AP Bio
AP Lit
Any Subject
Sample Output

What teachers actually get

A real lesson generated by Claw-ED. Not a mockup — this is what the tool produces.

Lesson Package — Generated by Claw-ED PDF + PPTX + DOCX

The Causes of World War II: From Appeasement to Invasion

Grade 10 · US History · 55 minutes · CCSS.RH.9-10.2, CCSS.RH.9-10.6
Do Now (5 min)

Examine the political cartoon (Neville Chamberlain, "Peace for our time," 1938). In 2–3 sentences: What is the cartoonist arguing? What evidence in the image supports your claim?

Guided Notes
  • Treaty of Versailles — economic conditions that fueled resentment
  • Rise of totalitarianism: compare Hitler, Mussolini, and Tojo
  • Appeasement policy — Munich Agreement (1938), why Britain and France chose it
  • Invasion of Poland (September 1, 1939) — the breaking point
  • US neutrality vs. Lend-Lease — shifting American opinion
  • Pearl Harbor — from isolation to total war
Exit Ticket

1. Identify TWO causes of WWII and explain how they are connected. 2. Was appeasement a reasonable strategy in 1938? Defend your position with evidence. 3. How did American policy shift between 1939 and 1941?

Includes primary source images, slide deck, and printable student handout — all in one generation.

Compare

How Claw-ED stacks up

We built what we wished existed. Here is how it compares to the alternatives.

Feature Claw-ED MagicSchool Diffit ChatGPT
Learns your teaching voice No No Manual
Ingests your files (PDF, DOCX, PPT...) ✓ 22+ No Limited Upload
Multi-provider (Claude, GPT, Gemini, Ollama) ✓ All 4 Locked Locked GPT only
Interactive HTML games No No No
Complete packages (plan + slides + handout) Separate No No
Telegram / CLI / Web ✓ All 3 Web only Web only Web + App
Data stays on your machine Cloud Cloud Cloud
Standards alignment (50 states) Some No
Open source ✓ MIT No No No
Free forever Freemium Freemium $20/mo
Get Started

Up and running in three commands

Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Python 3.10+ required.

# Install $ pip install clawed # AI-guided setup (picks your provider, creates workspace) $ clawed setup # Generate your first lesson $ clawed lesson "Your Topic Here"

The software is free. You bring your own AI provider. The agentic setup walks you through choosing one — from free options like Gemini 2.5 Flash to premium quality with Claude Opus 4.6 or GPT-5.4.
Full setup guide with screenshots →

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Claw-ED is MIT licensed and free forever. The software itself costs nothing. You bring your own AI provider — start with Gemini 2.5 Flash (free tier) or Ollama Cloud ($5/mo unlimited). Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.4 for premium quality. No account, no paywall, no freemium upsell.
Claw-ED works with Google Gemini (free tier), Ollama Cloud ($5/mo unlimited), Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6, OpenAI GPT-5.4, OpenRouter, and Ollama Local (free, offline). The setup wizard helps you pick the best option. Switch anytime.
Only to talk to your AI provider (like any chatbot). Your curriculum files are processed and stored entirely on your machine. If you use a local model through Ollama with Llama 4, everything runs fully offline with complete privacy.
Every subject. History, Science, Math, ELA, AP courses, Art, Music, World Languages, CTE, Computer Science — Claw-ED learns from YOUR files, so it adapts to whatever you teach. It includes standards databases covering all 50 US states (CCSS, NGSS, C3, and state-specific standards).
When you run clawed ingest, he reads your lesson plans, worksheets, and assessments. He chunks and embeds every document, extracting your vocabulary, structure patterns, how you frame essential questions, and your overall pedagogical style. Every lesson he generates uses those patterns. The more files you feed him, the better he sounds like you.
Your files never leave your computer. Claw-ED processes and stores everything locally in a semantic database on your machine. The only external call is to your chosen AI provider for text generation — and you pick that provider. There are no accounts, no telemetry, no data collection, no analytics. The code is open source so you can verify this yourself.
Absolutely. Claw-ED is open source on GitHub. Teachers with domain expertise are especially welcome — if you know what makes a great lesson in your subject, we want your input. Bug reports and feature requests via GitHub Issues are also valued. Read the contributing guide to get started.

Ready to get your weekends back?

Install Claw-ED in five minutes. Generate your first lesson today.

pip install clawed