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AI · February 17, 2026

KrillClaw – 49KB AI agent runtime in Zig for $3 microcontrollers

The world's smallest AI agent runtime. 49KB. Written in Zig. Zero dependencies. - krillclaw/KrillClaw

KrillClaw – 49KB AI agent runtime in Zig for $3 microcontrollers launched on February 17, 2026 with 8 votes, #1,230 of 16,627 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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