# Read Me First! - About the Start Here Category

**URL:** <https://community.openclaw.ai/t/read-me-first-about-the-start-here-category/3>\
**Category:** Start Here\
**Created:** [September 16, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/read-me-first-about-the-start-here-category/3 "2026-09-16T04:20:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.openclaw.ai/joe/32/48_2.png) [@joe](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/joe)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/read-me-first-about-the-start-here-category/3/1 "2026-09-16T04:20:19Z")

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Start Here is for everyone going from zero to their first useful OpenClaw experience.

If you are brand new to OpenClaw, AI, or agent tools, you are in the right place. Ask beginner questions, share what you are trying to accomplish, compare first steps, and tell us when something feels confusing.

**There are no stupid questions here.** Every clear answer helps the next person who arrives with the same one. All backgrounds and levels of technical experience are welcome.

When asking for help, share what you hoped would happen and where you got stuck. Remove API keys, tokens, passwords, private URLs, and personal details before posting.

Start a topic and tell us the first useful thing you want OpenClaw to do for you.

Welcome. We’re glad you’re here. 🦞

~Joe Pishgar, OpenClaw DevRel

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**Author:** ![joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/community.openclaw.ai/joe/32/48_2.png) [@joe](https://community.openclaw.ai/u/joe)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.openclaw.ai/t/read-me-first-about-the-start-here-category/3/2 "2026-10-16T14:34:02Z")

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