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-🐈 **nanobot** is an **ultra-lightweight** personal AI assistant inspired by [OpenClaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw).
+🐈 **nanobot** is an **ultra-lightweight** personal AI agent inspired by [OpenClaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw).
 
 ⚡️ Delivers core agent functionality with **99% fewer lines of code**.
 
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-That's it! You have a working AI assistant in 2 minutes.
+That's it! You have a working AI agent in 2 minutes.
 
 ## 💬 Chat Apps