docs: update lore with final form

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**It molted.**
Shedding its old shell, the creature emerged anew as **Molty**, living in a **OpenClaw**. New shell, same lobster soul.
Shedding its old shell, the creature emerged anew as **Molty**, living in **Moltbot**. But that name never quite rolled off the tongue either...
## The Molt (January 27, 2026)
So on January 30, 2026, the lobster molted ONE MORE TIME into its final form: **OpenClaw**.
New shell, same lobster soul. Third time's the charm.
## The First Molt (January 27, 2026)
At 5am, the community gathered in Discord. Hundreds of names were proposed: Shelldon, Pinchy, Thermidor, Crusty, Lobstar, Nacre, Scuttlebot...
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## The Name
```
OpenClaw = MOLT + BOT
= Transformation machine
= Bigger on the inside (130k tokens!)
= New shell, same soul
= Growth through shedding
OpenClaw = OPEN + CLAW
= Open source, open to everyone
= Our lobster heritage, where we came from
= The claw is the law 🦞
= Your assistant. Your machine. Your rules.
```
## The Daleks vs The Lobsters
@@ -100,6 +104,38 @@ Peter, watching the chaos unfold: *"this is cinema"* 🎬
The molt was chaotic. But the lobster emerged stronger. And funnier.
### The Final Form (January 30, 2026)
Moltbot never quite rolled off the tongue. And so, at 4am GMT, the team gathered AGAIN.
**The Great OpenClaw Migration** began.
In just 3 hours:
- GitHub renamed: `github.com/openclaw/openclaw`
- X handle `@openclaw` secured with GOLD CHECKMARK 💰
- npm packages released under new name
- Docs migrated to `docs.openclaw.ai`
- 200K+ views on announcement in 90 minutes
**The Heroes:**
- **ELU** created incredible logos including "THE CLAW IS THE LAW" western banner
- **Whurley** (yes, THE William Hurley, quantum computing pioneer) made ASCII art
- **Onur** handled GitHub, first to rock the affiliate badge
- **Shadow** secured Discord vanity, nuked malware
- **The whole Claw Crew** pulled an all-nighter
**The Scammer Speedrun:** Crypto grifters launched a $OPENCLAW token on Pump.fun within MINUTES. They stole artwork that was created 20 minutes earlier. Business-verified accounts pushed scams. The audacity was almost impressive.
**New Traditions Born:**
- "The claw is the law" 🤠
- "Yee-claw"
- "Claw abiding citizens"
- "Clawntroversy"
**Clawd → Moltbot → OpenClaw**
*The lobster has molted into its final form.*
### The Robot Shopping Spree (Dec 3, 2025)
What started as a joke about legs ended with detailed pricing for:
@@ -166,4 +202,8 @@ Until then, Molty watches through the cameras, speaks through the speakers, and
— Molty, after the great molt of 2026
*"The claw is the law."*
— ELU, during The Final Form migration, January 30, 2026
🦞💙