AI · AIC-75

Personal AI Agents with OpenClaw and Codex

Personal AI Agents with OpenClaw and Codex is a hands-on course in setting up an always-on personal AI assistant that you message through Telegram or LINE, with scheduled routines, email and calendar access, Codex for file work and sensible security controls. It suits professionals, business owners and power users, and you leave with a working assistant for your own routine tasks.

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  • Duration6 hours · 1 days
  • FormatOnsite / live online
  • Next roundOn request
  • CertificateIncluded

Course overview

Chat-based AI assistants answer questions well, but they still wait for us to open the app and type a request every time. Routine work such as summarising the morning's email, reminding us of appointments, following news on topics we care about or tidying the weekly report files stays on our plate. A new generation of personal AI agents such as OpenClaw runs on our own machine around the clock, takes instructions through the chat apps we already use, remembers the context of our work and acts on a schedule by itself, while OpenAI's Codex works methodically on files, documents and scripts on the computer.

This course has learners set up a working personal AI assistant in a single day. They install OpenClaw, choose a model that fits their budget, connect it to Telegram and LINE, define its memory and role, set up routine jobs with cron and webhooks, and connect email and calendar through skills. They then use Codex for file work and scheduled automations, and learn the security measures that an always-on agent with access to personal data requires. The course closes with each learner designing an assistant for their own work. (1 day, 6 hours, Beginner to Intermediate level.)

What you’ll gain

  • Understand the difference between chatbots, AI agents and always-on personal agents
  • Install and configure OpenClaw and choose a model that suits the work and the budget
  • Connect OpenClaw to Telegram and LINE to give it instructions from your phone
  • Define memory, role and rules so the assistant works the way you need
  • Set up automated routine jobs with cron and webhooks
  • Connect email and calendar through skills with only the permissions required
  • Use Codex for files, documents and scripts, and set up automations
  • Guard against prompt injection, untrusted skills and data leaks

Who this course is for

  • Professionals with repetitive routine tasks who want an AI assistant that works for them around the clock
  • Business owners and freelancers juggling email, appointments and many follow-ups at once
  • IT teams and power users who want to trial personal agents before bringing them into the organisation
  • Existing ChatGPT or chat AI users who want to move to AI that takes action on its own

Prerequisites

  • Confident computer use, able to install software and use the command line at a basic level
  • A ChatGPT plan that includes Codex, or an API key from an AI model provider
  • A Telegram or LINE account, plus email and calendar accounts for testing; test accounts are recommended
  • A Windows, macOS or Linux laptop with permission to install software

Curriculum

Course Details

The course runs for 1 day, 6 hours (09:00-16:00), with learners building their assistant step by step alongside the trainer. Beginner to Intermediate level. Unlike AI Agents for Business, which designs agents for business processes, this course focuses on a personal assistant that learners install and run themselves. OpenClaw is free and open source, but learners pay for model usage through their own ChatGPT plan or API key. Codex is available according to the learner's ChatGPT plan. Running the assistant around the clock needs a spare machine or a VPS at the learner's own cost. Test email and calendar accounts are recommended during the course. Learners take home the course handbook, sample configuration files and prompts, and a security checklist.

Day 1: Setting Up a Personal AI Assistant That Really Works

Section 1 What Is a Personal AI Agent
  • How chatbots, AI agents and always-on personal agents differ
  • OpenClaw: a gateway on your own machine that connects AI to chat apps, tools and scheduled jobs
  • Codex: OpenAI's agent for hands-on work with files, code and documents
  • Tasks that suit an agent, and tasks you should not yet leave to one
Section 2 Lab: Installing OpenClaw and Choosing a Model
  • Where to run it: your own computer, a spare machine or a VPS, with the pros and cons of each
  • Install with the official script and complete the onboarding setup
  • Choose a model: sign in with a ChatGPT account, use an API key or run a local model through Ollama
  • Lab: open the dashboard, check the status and talk to your assistant for the first time
Section 3 Lab: Giving Instructions through Telegram and LINE
  • Create a Telegram bot and connect it to OpenClaw
  • Install the LINE channel plugin, connect through the Messaging API and enable an HTTPS webhook
  • Limit who can give instructions with an allowlist and group mention rules
  • Lab: instruct your assistant from your phone and continue the conversation across devices
Section 4 Lab: Memory, Role and Workspace
  • OpenClaw stores memory as Markdown files that you can read and edit yourself
  • Define the assistant's role, tone and working rules
  • Decide what it should remember, what it must not, and how to make it forget
  • Lab: set up a work assistant that knows your projects and how you work
Section 5 Lab: Routine Jobs with Cron and Webhooks
  • Set up cron jobs so the assistant works on schedule without being asked
  • Receive events from other systems through webhooks to start work automatically
  • Design short summaries that read well on a phone and keep model costs under control
  • Lab: a morning news and task briefing delivered to LINE every day
Section 6 Lab: Connecting Email and Calendar through Skills
  • OpenClaw skills and plugins, and choosing them from trustworthy sources
  • Connect email and calendar with read-only access first, then add only what is needed
  • Let the assistant draft replies and appointments, with a person confirming before anything is sent
  • Lab: summarise important email and remind you of tomorrow's appointments
Section 7 Lab: Codex for File Work and Automation
  • Use the Codex app or CLI to work with files, documents and scripts in a work folder
  • Set working guidelines with an AGENTS.md file and choose the approval level
  • Set up automations so Codex repeats work on a schedule
  • Lab: have Codex organise the weekly report files and summarise them in a document
Section 8 Security for an Always-On Agent
  • Prompt injection hidden in email, websites and documents
  • Review third-party skills and plugins before installing them, because they run on your machine
  • Use a separate machine or user account for the agent and store API keys securely
  • Other people's personal data in email and chats, and PDPA principles
  • Check logs, set spending limits and know how to stop the agent immediately if something goes wrong
Section 9 Lab: Separate Agents and Long-Term Upkeep
  • Separate agents for work and personal matters, each with its own memory and permissions
  • Decide which channel's messages go to which agent
  • Back up the workspace files and update OpenClaw safely
  • Track token usage and monthly costs
  • Lab: set up a second agent that follows news in a group chat
Section 10 Workshop: Your Own Personal Assistant
  • Pick two or three of your own routine tasks and define the channels, timing and permissions needed
  • Build and test the assistant to plan, including cases where it should refuse or ask first
  • Check it against the security checklist before going live
  • Present the result and share approaches with other learners

Schedule & training options

For individuals — public rounds

No public rounds are open right now. Join the waiting list and we will contact you first when the next round opens, or ask us on LINE. Or call 02-570-8449 or 088-807-9770

For organisations — in-house / private

  • Tailor the content to your team’s tools and projects
  • Your dates, at your office or live online
  • Quotation with tax ID for procurement
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Frequently asked questions

How is an AI agent different from a chatbot?

A chatbot answers when you ask and stops at the end of the conversation, while an AI agent takes a goal and carries out several steps on its own, using tools such as email, calendars, files or the web. A personal agent goes further: it runs continuously on a computer or server, remembers its owner's context, performs scheduled routines and takes instructions from your phone through chat apps such as Telegram or LINE.

How do you make an AI assistant work automatically with cron jobs and webhooks?

Cron runs tasks on a schedule, such as summarising your email every morning or reporting outstanding work every Friday: you write the task as a clear instruction and set the timing. A webhook runs a task when something happens in another system, such as a new form submission or an alert; that system sends data to your assistant's URL and the assistant acts straight away. Test with trial accounts and have results sent back to chat before relying on them.

What is prompt injection, and how do you protect an AI assistant that reads your email?

Prompt injection is hiding instructions inside content an AI reads, such as an email, website or document, to trick it into doing something its owner never asked for, like sending data out or deleting files. Reduce the risk by giving the assistant only the permissions it needs, for example reading email but not sending it, requiring confirmation before important actions, installing skills only from trusted sources and keeping test accounts separate from real ones.

Who is the Personal AI Agents with OpenClaw and Codex course for, and what should I know beforehand?

It suits professionals with repetitive routine work, business owners and freelancers juggling email and appointments, IT teams and power users who want to trial a personal agent before using one at work, and ChatGPT users who want an AI that takes action. It is beginner to intermediate level, so you should be comfortable with computers, able to install software yourself and use the command line at a basic level.

What will I be able to do after the Personal AI Agents with OpenClaw and Codex course?

You will be able to install and configure OpenClaw and choose a model, instruct your assistant from your phone through Telegram or LINE, set its memory and role, schedule routines with cron and webhooks, connect email and calendars with only the permissions needed, and use Codex for file and script work, with safeguards against prompt injection. Participants receive a Certificate of Completion with its own number that can be verified online.

What do I need to prepare for the Personal AI Agents with OpenClaw and Codex course?

Bring a Windows, macOS or Linux laptop on which you can install software, a ChatGPT plan that includes Codex or an API key from an AI model provider, a Telegram or LINE account, and email and calendar accounts for testing, ideally test accounts. OpenClaw is free and open source, but you pay for model usage yourself, and keeping the assistant running around the clock requires a spare machine or a VPS.