1. Overview
ClawRSS is a local-first RSS reader for iPhone and iPad. Your subscriptions, bookmarks, read state, and reading preferences are stored on your device by default.
ClawRSS does not require an account to read feeds. It does not include third-party advertising SDKs, cross-app tracking, or marketing analytics SDKs.
If you choose to use AI summaries, translation, OpenClaw workflows, or Apple Push notifications, selected data is sent to the external services needed for those features. Some of that data may contain personal data depending on the articles you read, the prompts you enter, the feeds you subscribe to, and the endpoints you configure.
2. Data Stored on Your Device
ClawRSS stores the following locally on your device:
- Feed subscriptions, feed categories, imported feed files, bookmarks, read-later items, article cache, and reading history
- Today feed sorting rules, language preferences, theme settings, and other app preferences
- Optional AI and OpenClaw configuration values, including base URLs, workspace identifiers, and custom prompts
- Optional credentials such as your OpenAI API key and OpenClaw token in the iOS Keychain
3. AI Summaries and Translation
ClawRSS offers optional AI features using an OpenAI-compatible API endpoint that you configure in Settings. The default endpoint is https://api.openai.com/v1, but you may use another compatible endpoint if you choose.
When you request an AI summary, ClawRSS sends the following to your configured AI provider:
- Article title
- Article URL
- Site name
- Author or byline if available
- Article excerpt if available
- Extracted article text content
- Output language, selected model, and your summary prompt
When you use translation, ClawRSS sends the text you choose to translate, together with the target language and selected model, to your configured AI provider.
These requests are sent from your device to the provider endpoint you configured. The data handling, retention, and security practices for that request are determined by that provider or endpoint operator. If you use a custom or self-hosted endpoint, you are responsible for reviewing that operator’s privacy and security terms before sending data.
4. OpenClaw Integration
ClawRSS can optionally connect to an OpenClaw gateway that you configure. Depending on how you use OpenClaw, ClawRSS may send:
- Chat prompts you type in the OpenClaw chat view
- Article links or draft prompts generated from articles
- Feed names, feed URLs, categories, and feed fingerprints for sync
- Workspace identifiers used to separate your OpenClaw data
- Digest IDs and related fetch arguments when opening OpenClaw digests
OpenClaw may be self-hosted, local, or operated by a third party. Storage, logging, and retention for OpenClaw data are controlled by that gateway or its operator, not by ClawRSS itself. Review the privacy policy of the OpenClaw service you use before enabling it.
5. Apple Push Notifications and Push Relay
If you enable notifications, ClawRSS requests notification permission from iOS and registers your device with Apple Push Notification service.
To support OpenClaw push delivery, ClawRSS also registers the device with the iPocket push relay at https://push.ipocket.xyz. Registration may include:
- Installation ID
- APNs device token
- Workspace app identifier
- Locale
- App version and build number
- Device key and push URL issued by the relay
- App Attest proof used to protect registration and device status requests
Push notifications may include a title, message body, and minimal custom data such as a digest identifier so the app can open the related content.
The push relay also supports permanent deletion of the current device registration record after device verification. This is separate from ordinary unregister or disable flows.
6. Your Choices
- You can use ClawRSS only as a local RSS reader and avoid AI and OpenClaw entirely.
- You can remove or replace AI provider URLs, API keys, OpenClaw gateway URLs, tokens, and workspace settings in the app Settings.
- You can disable notification permission in iOS Settings at any time.
- You can unregister the current device from push, and the push relay also supports permanent deletion of the current device registration record.
- You can delete local reading data from the app. Remote data previously sent to an AI provider, OpenClaw gateway, Apple, or the push relay is subject to that service’s own retention practices.
7. Contact
If you have privacy questions about ClawRSS, contact:
- Email: contact@ipocket.xyz