🦞 TaxClaw is an OpenClaw skill
Install instantly: openclaw skill install taxclaw
Or point your agent at: github.com/DougButdorf/TaxClaw
What is OpenClaw?
🧾🦀
Local-first tax extraction

Your taxes. Your machine. Your data.

TaxClaw turns W‑2s, 1099s, and K‑1 PDFs into clean data — locally by default, without uploading your SSN to anyone.

Runs on your machine. Exports CSV/JSON. No account required.

Local mode (default)
CSV / JSON exports
W‑2 · 1099s · K‑1
1099‑DA ready
$ taxclaw ingest
→ extract fields (local)
→ flag anything uncertain
→ export clean CSV/JSON

Why are we still retyping boxes in 2026?

  • You’re handed a stack of PDFs and asked to become a human OCR engine.
  • One fat-fingered digit can turn into hours of cleanup (or a notice).
  • Most “AI tax tools” start with: upload your most sensitive documents to our servers.

How it works

📥 Upload
Drop your PDF (or let your agent do it).
🤖 Extract
AI reads the fields. Locally. No uploads to strangers.
✅ Review
Check anything flagged. Edit if needed.
📤 Export
Clean CSV or JSON. Hand it to your CPA or spreadsheet.

Install TaxClaw

It's an OpenClaw skill — install in seconds.

Option 1 — Agent install (recommended for OpenClaw users)
Tell your agent: "Install the TaxClaw skill"
Or send directly: openclaw skill install taxclaw
Option 2 — GitHub (any machine)
git clone https://github.com/DougButdorf/TaxClaw
cd taxclaw && ./setup.sh && ./start.sh
# Opens at http://localhost:8421
Option 3 — What is OpenClaw?

OpenClaw is a local AI agent platform. TaxClaw is built as a native skill — your agent can install, run, and interact with it directly.

Learn more at openclaw.ai →

Privacy first

Tax docs aren’t “just paperwork.” They’re your SSN, your income, your accounts — your whole financial life.

Most AI tools lead with “upload your PDFs.” TaxClaw doesn’t.

🟢 Local mode (default)
nothing leaves your machine.
🟡 Cloud mode (optional)
opt-in only — with an explicit privacy warning before you proceed.

If you choose cloud inference, document content is sent to the selected provider. Local is the default.

Supported forms

W‑2
1099‑DA
1099‑NEC
1099‑INT
1099‑DIV
1099‑R
1099‑B
1099‑MISC
1099‑G
1099‑K
K‑1
Consolidated brokerage 1099
🪙 1099‑DA
First mandatory year is 2026. TaxClaw is ready.

🤖 Your agent already knows what to do.

Got a tax doc? Forward it to your AI assistant.

Just say "add this to TaxClaw" — and it’s done.

Shows up here automatically. Already extracted.

No uploading. No UI. Just review.

Everything stays local. Nothing goes to the cloud.

Agent Inbox
• New PDF received
• Classified as: 1099‑INT
• Extracted fields (local)
• Flagged: 2 low-confidence boxes
• Ready: CSV / JSON
Under the hood: taxclaw ingest <file> --filer doug --year 2025

Free vs Pro

🆓 Free
Extraction mode
Local Ollama (default)
Documents
Unlimited
Exports
CSV, JSON
Broker PDFs
Standard forms
Power workflows
💼 Pro (coming soon)
Extraction mode
Cloud model option (opt-in)
Documents
Unlimited
Exports
TurboTax 8949 export
Broker PDFs
Consolidated 1099 support
Power workflows
Batch/CPA mode

You can run TaxClaw fully local forever. Pro is for power-user exports + batch workflows (coming soon).

💛 TaxClaw is free and open source. If it saves you time this tax season, consider sponsoring the project. Sponsor on GitHub →