Deploy Tinyclaw — Multi-Agent AI Teams with a Web Dashboard

Tinyclaw is a multi-agent, multi-team AI assistant framework. Unlike single-agent setups, Tinyclaw lets you run parallel agent teams that coordinate through a shared SQLite task queue. It comes with TinyOffice — a built-in web dashboard for managing your agents — plus Discord, Telegram, and WhatsApp integrations.

If you need more than a single chatbot — think coordinated research, content pipelines, or parallel task execution — Tinyclaw is built for that.

Why Tinyclaw?

Multi-agent teams — run multiple AI agents that work together in parallel
TinyOffice dashboard — a web UI to manage agents, view tasks, and monitor activity
SQLite task queue — lightweight, persistent job scheduling with no external dependencies
Custom domain + SSL — serve the dashboard on your own domain with automatic HTTPS
Multi-channel — connect agents to Discord, Telegram, and WhatsApp
Swappable models — use Anthropic or OpenAI as the LLM provider

Prerequisites

Before you start, you'll need:

A HowToDeploy account (sign up free)
A cloud provider API key (DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Vultr, Linode, or AWS)
An Anthropic API key
A password for the TinyOffice dashboard

Step 1: Connect your cloud provider

Go to Settings → Cloud Providers and paste your API key.

Tip: Tinyclaw's multi-agent teams benefit from a bit more headroom. The default 2GB RAM server handles most workloads, but you can scale up in Advanced Settings if you're running many agents in parallel.

Step 2: Deploy Tinyclaw

Head to the Dashboard and find Tinyclaw in the AI Agents section. Click the card to open the deploy form.

Fill in two fields:

Anthropic API Key — powers the AI agents
Dashboard Password — secures your TinyOffice web dashboard

Server size, region, and dependencies are pre-configured.

Step 3: Add channels and a custom domain (optional)

Expand Advanced Settings to configure:

Telegram Bot Token — from @BotFather
Discord Bot Token — from the Discord Developer Portal
OpenAI API Key — use OpenAI models instead of Anthropic
Custom Domain — serve TinyOffice on your own domain (e.g. agents.example.com)

If you add a custom domain, we'll show you the server IP after deployment. Point an A record to it, click Verify DNS, and Caddy will automatically issue an SSL certificate.

Step 4: Open TinyOffice

Once deployment completes, click the URL to open the TinyOffice dashboard. Sign in with the password you set, and you'll see:

Agent overview — all your agents and their current status
Task queue — pending, running, and completed tasks
Team management — create agent teams and assign roles
Channel status — connected messaging integrations

From the dashboard, you can create new agents, assign them to teams, and start building multi-agent workflows.

What's included

Every Tinyclaw deployment includes:

TinyOffice web dashboard — manage everything from your browser
SQLite task queue — persistent, zero-config job scheduling
Multi-agent orchestration — parallel teams with shared context
Caddy reverse proxy — automatic HTTPS with Let's Encrypt (when using a custom domain)
Full SSH access — your server, your agents, your data

Use cases

Research teams — one agent searches, another summarizes, a third writes reports
Content pipelines — draft, edit, and format content across parallel agents
Customer support — route inquiries to specialized agents by topic
Automated workflows — schedule recurring tasks across multiple agents

Pricing

You pay your cloud provider directly for the server (typically $6-12/month). HowToDeploy charges a small monthly management fee for monitoring and support.

Start with a 7-day free trial — no credit card required.

Ready to build your AI agent team? Deploy Tinyclaw now →