claw

claw — NanoClaw CLI

claw is a Python CLI that sends prompts directly to a NanoClaw agent container from the terminal. It reads registered groups from the NanoClaw database, picks up secrets from .env, and pipes a JSON payload into a container run — no chat app required.

What it does

• Send a prompt to any registered group by name, folder, or JID
• Default target is the main group (no -g needed for most use)
• Resume a previous session with -s <session-id>
• Read prompts from stdin (--pipe) for scripting and piping
• List all registered groups with --list-groups
• Auto-detects container or docker runtime (or override with --runtime)
• Prints the agent's response to stdout; session ID to stderr
• Verbose mode (-v) shows the command, redacted payload, and exit code

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8 or later
• NanoClaw installed with a built and tagged container image (nanoclaw-agent:latest)
• Either container (Apple Container, macOS 15+) or docker available in PATH

Install

Run this skill from within the NanoClaw directory. The script auto-detects its location, so the symlink always points to the right place.

1. Copy the script

mkdir -p scripts
cp "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/claw" scripts/claw
chmod +x scripts/claw

2. Symlink into PATH

mkdir -p ~/bin
ln -sf "$(pwd)/scripts/claw" ~/bin/claw

Make sure ~/bin is in PATH. Add this to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc if needed:

export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"

Then reload the shell:

source ~/.zshrc   # or ~/.bashrc

3. Verify

claw --list-groups

You should see registered groups. If NanoClaw isn't running or the database doesn't exist yet, the list will be empty — that's fine.

Usage Examples

# Send a prompt to the main group
claw "What's on my calendar today?"

# Send to a specific group by name (fuzzy match)
claw -g "family" "Remind everyone about dinner at 7"

# Send to a group by exact JID
claw -j "[email protected]" "Hello"

# Resume a previous session
claw -s abc123 "Continue where we left off"

# Read prompt from stdin
echo "Summarize this" | claw --pipe -g dev

# Pipe a file
cat report.txt | claw --pipe "Summarize this report"

# List all registered groups
claw --list-groups

# Force a specific runtime
claw --runtime docker "Hello"

# Use a custom image tag (e.g. after rebuilding with a new tag)
claw --image nanoclaw-agent:dev "Hello"

# Verbose mode (debug info, secrets redacted)
claw -v "Hello"

# Custom timeout for long-running tasks
claw --timeout 600 "Run the full analysis"