OpenClaw has rapidly emerged as a transformative artificial intelligence (AI) agent framework, and its ability to autonomously execute complex, multi-step tasks has attracted an ever-growing and diverse user base. However, this capability comes with significant risks. While existing research has made important strides in characterizing these threats, such work is predominantly directed at technically sophisticated audiences. It remains largely inaccessible to non-technical users. This demographic now makes up an increasingly large and underserved portion of the community, yet it is these very users who most urgently need practical and straightforward guidance. In response, we bridge this gap through a series of interconnected efforts designed to lower the risk barrier for non-technical OpenClaw users. First, we identify and categorize seven core risks that OpenClaw users may encounter in daily usage, explaining each in plain language so that non-technical users can readily grasp the nature and potential consequences of these threats. Second, for each identified risk, we distill a set of corresponding defensive strategies into clear and actionable operational steps that are easy to follow. Third, to make protection even easier, we provide a companion OpenClaw Skill that automates key security configurations, enabling users to safeguard their systems with minimal manual intervention. Through this work, we demonstrate that safeguarding against the risks of intelligent agents need not be the exclusive domain of security experts, and that non-technical users can meaningfully participate in reducing these risks through simple, practical actions.

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