Claude Code vs OpenClaw: The Split I Actually Run (After the Ban)

Claude Code vs OpenClaw is the wrong question. The real answer is both, and the split matters more than the tool. This is the exact setup I run after Anthropic banned OpenClaw forced me to rebuild my entire content pipeline over one weekend.

Inside: what Claude Code is actually good for (content, refinement loops, Opus 4.6), what OpenClaw wins at (Telegram capture, scheduled crons, revenue scans), and the shared Obsidian brain that ties them together. Plus the 20-crons-to-8 cleanup that came out of the rebuild, and why invisible crons will silently eat your time.

If you have been trying to pick one, this video ends that debate.

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📚 Timestamps:
00:00 The wrong question everyone is asking
01:08 The Claude Code workshop (skills folder tour)
02:19 The mental model: two boxes, zero overlap
03:08 Obsidian as the shared brain
04:23 Why content moved to Claude Code
05:58 How I started (one tool, $20 plan)
07:35 Stumbling onto OpenClaw
08:36 Live demo: OpenClaw creating a Notion record
09:22 The Anthropic ban that broke my pipeline
10:57 Why the ban was the best thing that happened
11:35 The 100-cron nightmare nobody warns you about
12:09 Invisible crons fail silently
14:59 Less is more: the current split

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