Wedoany.com Report on Feb 24th, Recently, Google has implemented restrictions on its newly launched Antigravity "ambient coding" platform, citing "malicious use" by some developers, a move that has sparked widespread discussion in the developer community. Some users who utilize the open-source autonomous AI agent OpenClaw in conjunction with Antigravity to build agents, as well as those who connect OpenClaw agents to Gmail, have reported on social media that they can no longer access their Google accounts.

According to Google's explanation, these users accessed a large number of Gemini tokens through third-party platforms like OpenClaw, causing the Antigravity system to become overloaded and impacting normal use for other customers. Varun Mohan, a Google DeepMind engineer, posted on X stating: "We've noticed a significant increase in malicious use of the Antigravity backend, which is greatly degrading the service quality for our users. We need to find a way to quickly cut off access for users who are not using the product as intended. We understand that some of these users may not have been aware they were violating our Terms of Service and will provide a path back for them, but our capacity is limited, and we want to be fair to our actual users."

The timing of this action is noteworthy. Just a week ago, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger had joined OpenAI to lead the "next-generation personal agent" project. Although OpenClaw remains an open-source project under an independent foundation, it has now received funding and strategic guidance from Google's primary competitor. By cutting off OpenClaw's access to Antigravity, Google is not only protecting server load but also blocking a channel for OpenAI-related tools to utilize its Gemini models.

A Google DeepMind spokesperson told the media that this action is not a permanent ban on using Antigravity to access third-party platforms but is intended to ensure usage complies with the platform's Terms of Service. However, Google's restrictions have provoked a strong reaction among OpenClaw users, and OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger has announced that he will consequently remove Google support.

OpenClaw, as a tool that allows individual users to run shell commands and access local files, aims to fulfill the promise of AI agents efficiently running workflows. However, as industry media have pointed out, it often faces security and guardrail issues. Google's action is positioned as an access and runtime issue, not a security one, further indicating significant uncertainty remains when users wish to integrate OpenClaw into their workflows.

This is not the first time agent AI developers and heavy users have encountered access restrictions. Last year, Anthropic limited access to Claude Code after claiming some users were abusing the system. This highlights the disconnect between companies like Google and OpenClaw users. OpenClaw offers many possibilities for creating agent workflows, but due to its evolving nature, users may inadvertently violate Terms of Service or rate limits.

For developers, the message is becoming clear: the era of bringing "your own agent" to cutting-edge models is ending. Providers are now prioritizing vertically integrated experiences to gain more telemetry and subscription revenue, often at the expense of open-source interoperability. Some users on Y Combinator chat boards and X have stated that after running OpenClaw instances for certain Google products, they could no longer access their Google accounts.

Google's move reflects a broader industry shift towards "walled garden" agent ecosystems. Earlier this year, Anthropic introduced "client fingerprinting" to ensure its Claude Code environment remains the model's exclusive interface, effectively limiting third-party wrappers like OpenClaw. Currently, users who still wish to use Antigravity need to wait for Google to find a way for them to use OpenClaw and access Gemini tokens in a "fair" manner. Google DeepMind reiterated that it only cut off access to Antigravity, not other Google applications.

For enterprise technology decision-makers, the "Antigravity ban" is a clear case of agent dependency risk. As the industry shifts from chatbots to autonomous agents, platform fragility has become the new normal, with enterprise customers having limited influence when providers change the definition of "reasonable use." Relying on OAuth-based third-party wrappers for core business logic carries high risk. Meanwhile, as OpenClaw moves towards an OpenAI-backed foundation and companies like Google tighten cloud services, enterprises should prioritize agent frameworks that can run "local-first" or within a VPC. Future agent scaling will require direct, high-cost API contracts, not subsidized consumer seats.

Furthermore, the fact that users "cannot access Google accounts" highlights the danger of bundling development environments with primary identity providers. Decision-makers should decouple AI development from core corporate identities wherever possible to avoid a single Terms of Service violation impacting an entire team. Ultimately, the Antigravity incident marks the end of the "Wild West" era for AI agents. As Google and OpenAI draw their lines, enterprises must choose between the stability of walled gardens and the complexity of independent, self-hosted infrastructure.