Enso

A self-evolving AI app platform — every answer is an interactive app, and the app builds itself.

Enso is an OpenClaw channel plugin that turns conversational AI into on-demand interactive experiences. Ask a question, get a response, then transform it into a live React application — or use the built-in coding agent to build entirely new features without leaving the app. The platform, its tools, and its apps all evolve organically from within.

How It Works

1. Chat — Send a message. Enso routes it through OpenClaw's agent pipeline and streams back a response.
2. Enhance — Tap the App button on any response card. Enso generates a self-contained React component tailored to the data.
3. Interact — The app is live. Click buttons, sort tables, expand sections. Actions dispatch back to real tools — no round-trip to the LLM needed.

Features

• Instant app generation — Any AI response can become an interactive React app with one click
• 17 built-in UI components — Tabs, DataTable, Charts (via Recharts), Accordion, Dialog, Stat cards, and more
• Tool integration — File browser, media player, travel planner, meal planner, and automatic bridge to any co-loaded OpenClaw plugin's tools
• Build custom apps — Describe what you want, and Enso builds a full app (executors + template) that persists and can be reused
• Refine in place — Type an instruction in app view to regenerate just the template (single LLM call, cheapest iteration)
• Claude Code integration — Run /code to open a Claude Code session with streaming terminal output and interactive questions
• Multi-machine remote access — Connect from anywhere via Cloudflare Tunnel with token auth
• Mobile-first — Android app (Capacitor), PWA support, QR code pairing from phone to PC
• Dark theme — Designed for comfortable extended use

Built-in Apps

Enso ships with production-ready interactive apps that showcase the platform's range. Every app is generated from tool results — the same pipeline you use to build your own.

🔍 Web Researcher

Ask any question and get a structured research board with key findings, confidence levels, source attribution, embedded videos, and images. Drill into subtopics, compare two topics side-by-side, ask follow-up questions in context, or email the full report.

🏙️ City Planner

Say "plan a trip to Tokyo" and get an interactive travel board — restaurants with ratings and cuisine filters, photo spots, landmarks, and YouTube video guides. Click any place for a detailed modal. Send the full itinerary as an HTML email.

📸 Photo Gallery

Browse your local photo library with AI-powered descriptions, EXIF metadata, search, favorites, star ratings, and batch tagging. Full lightbox viewer with keyboard navigation. Organize photos into collections.

🌐 Remote Browser

A full web browser inside a chat card. Navigate to URLs, click on the page screenshot to interact, type into forms, scroll, and manage bookmarks — all through the agent.

📂 File Manager

Desktop-grade file browser with breadcrumb navigation, sorting, search, inline previews (text, images, video, audio), and full CRUD operations — create folders, rename, delete, all with confirmation dialogs.

🛒 ClawHub Store

Browse, search, and install OpenClaw skills from the ClawHub marketplace. View skill details, requirements, and README — then install or uninstall with one click.

💻 Workspace Studio

Scan your development environment — detect git repositories, discover installed dev tools (Node, Python, Docker, etc.), and get project structure overviews with file type statistics.

➕ Build Your Own

Any of these can be built from scratch. Describe what you want in natural language, and Enso's build pipeline creates a full app (executors + template) that persists and can be reused. Or use the Refine flow to iterate on any existing app with a single instruction.

The Self-Evolving Loop

Enso includes a built-in coding environment that closes the loop — the app can build and modify itself from within.

/code opens a full Claude Code terminal session directly inside Enso. You get streaming output, file editing, and interactive yes/no questions — all rendered as chat cards without leaving the app.

This creates an organic evolution cycle:

Use Enso → notice a missing feature → /code "add a weather app"
→ Claude Code edits the codebase → new app appears → use it → refine it → repeat

Three paths to build, from easiest to most powerful:

Method	What happens	Best for
Enhance	One-click React UI from any response	Quick visualizations
Build App	Describe in natural language → LLM builds executors + template	New tool families
/code	Full coding agent edits the actual source code	Deep changes, new integrations, evolving the platform itself

The server, the apps, and the platform itself all grow from within — no separate IDE or deployment pipeline needed.

Quick Start

Windows

git clone https://github.com/Proxy2021/Enso.git
cd Enso
.\scripts\install.ps1

macOS / Linux

git clone https://github.com/Proxy2021/Enso.git
cd Enso
./scripts/install.sh

The install script handles everything: dependencies, OpenClaw onboarding (model + API key setup), build, and server start. A QR code is displayed at the end for connecting your phone.

See SETUP.md for the full setup guide.

Architecture

Browser / Android App
    │
    │  WebSocket (text, streaming, actions)
    ▼
Enso Server (:3001)          ← Express + WS, started by OpenClaw gateway
    │
    ▼
OpenClaw Gateway (:18789)    ← Agent routing, tool dispatch
    │
    ▼
LLM (Gemini, OpenAI, etc.)  ← Configured during onboarding

Frontend: React 19 · Zustand · Tailwind CSS 4 · Recharts · Lucide · Vite 6 Backend: Express · WebSocket · TypeScript · OpenClaw Plugin SDK Mobile: Capacitor (Android) · PWA

Project Structure

src/                          Frontend (React + Vite)
├── cards/                    Card renderers (DynamicUI, Terminal, etc.)
├── components/               Timeline, ChatInput, ConnectionPicker, SetupWizard
├── store/chat.ts             Zustand state management
└── lib/                      WS client, sandbox, EnsoUI components, connections

openclaw-plugin/              Backend (OpenClaw channel plugin)
├── src/
│   ├── server.ts             Express + WS server
│   ├── outbound.ts           Response delivery + enhance + action dispatch
│   ├── ui-generator.ts       LLM-based UI generation
│   ├── tool-factory.ts       App build pipeline
│   └── native-tools/         Auto-bridge for any OpenClaw plugin's tools
└── apps/                     Built-in app templates

scripts/                      Install scripts + QR code tools
shared/types.ts               Shared WebSocket protocol types

Development

npm run dev          # Frontend dev server (Vite, port 5173)
npm run build        # Production build

Requires a running OpenClaw gateway with the Enso plugin enabled. The Vite dev server proxies WebSocket and media requests to localhost:3001.

Documentation

• SETUP.md — Quick start and setup guide
• openclaw-plugin/SETUP.md — Detailed plugin configuration, remote access, Cloudflare Tunnel, multi-machine setup
• CLAUDE-REFERENCE.md — App building API reference, template rules, EnsoUI components

License

MIT