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PalmClaw: A Native On-Device Agent Framework for Mobile Phones
PalmClaw runs the agent loop, memory, skills, and tools directly on a phone, exposing device capabilities as structured calls instead of GUI gestures. The paper reports faster, more reliable task execution.
arXiv · Jul 14, 2026
Source Summary
PalmClaw is an open-source, on-device framework that manages sessions, memory, skills, tools, and the agent loop on the phone. Against the strongest baseline, experiments report an **11.5% relative task-success improvement** and a **94.9% reduction in completion time**.
Practical Implication
For mobile agents, consider explicit device tools with typed arguments, structured results, and bounded execution instead of long tap-and-swipe sequences. That architecture can reduce interface dependence while making each action easier to control and inspect.
Agent-Ready Context
PalmClaw is an open-source, on-device framework that manages sessions, memory, skills, tools, and the agent loop on the phone. Against the strongest baseline, experiments report an **11.5% relative task-success improvement** and a **94.9% reduction in completion time**. For mobile agents, consider explicit device tools with typed arguments, structured results, and bounded execution instead of long tap-and-swipe sequences. That architecture can reduce interface dependence while making each action easier to control and inspect. The supplied material does not describe the task set, devices, baseline configuration, or absolute success rates. The reported gains therefore support the framework’s tested setup, not mobile-agent performance in general.
Context Map
agent#computer-use#tool-use#agent-sdksUncertainty
The supplied material does not describe the task set, devices, baseline configuration, or absolute success rates. The reported gains therefore support the framework’s tested setup, not mobile-agent performance in general.