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# What is Perisclaw

**Perisclaw is an AI executive assistant that lives in your WhatsApp and operates with full context of your conversations.** Like a sharp EA, it keeps you on top of everything that matters — across your WhatsApp, email, calendar, and any other tools you connect.

It runs through your **own WhatsApp number** — it's not a separate bot or number you have to ping. You talk to it in your self-chat, and summon it with `/claw` in any other chat.

And while it lives in WhatsApp, Perisclaw reaches across your other apps too: your calendar, email, and Drive, plus most other apps through [connectors](/skills-and-integrations/connecting-apps.md).

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**New here?** Start with [Set up your assistant](/getting-started/setup-your-assistant.md) — it takes about a minute — then read [Using Perisclaw](/getting-started/using-perisclaw.md) to learn how to talk to it.
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## Start here

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Set up your assistant</strong></td><td>Link Perisclaw to your WhatsApp in about a minute.</td><td><a href="/pages/sKS9VusOg4daxxAFtvpU">/pages/sKS9VusOg4daxxAFtvpU</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Using Perisclaw</strong></td><td>Self-chat, <code>/claw</code>, voice notes, and control commands.</td><td><a href="/pages/L2UgIbUZiys1t2ius3Ex">/pages/L2UgIbUZiys1t2ius3Ex</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Connecting apps</strong></td><td>Plug in your calendar, Drive, and other tools.</td><td><a href="/pages/omBeuM2tOxFVykTJGNya">/pages/omBeuM2tOxFVykTJGNya</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## What it can do

A few of the things you can hand off:

* **Stay on top of commitments** — Perisclaw [tracks the promises](/what-perisclaw-can-do/track-commitments-and-tasks.md) you make and receive and reminds you before they slip.
* **Tame your inbox** — [organize, label, mute, and archive](/what-perisclaw-can-do/organize-your-whatsapp.md) chats just by asking.
* **Manage your time** — [schedule meetings and reminders](/skills-and-integrations/calendar.md) and [send messages later](/what-perisclaw-can-do/schedule-reminders-and-messages.md).
* **Find anything** — [search across](/what-perisclaw-can-do/search-across-everything.md) your chats, email, calendar, and files in plain language.
* **Work across your apps** — connect [your calendar and Drive](/skills-and-integrations/drive-and-sheets.md), or [bring your own tools](/skills-and-integrations/connecting-apps.md) like a CRM or task tracker.

## How it stays safe

Your assistant runs on a **private server only you can reach**, your data is encrypted and isolated, and you decide exactly what it can touch. See [Privacy & security](/security-and-control/privacy-and-security.md) and [Permissions & access](/security-and-control/permissions-and-access.md).


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