Installation

ClawCode requires Node.js >= 18. The installer checks this and exits with a clear message if the version is too old.

Mac / Linux (curl)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sarhan44/clawcode/main/install.sh | bash

Mac / Linux (wget)

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sarhan44/clawcode/main/install.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell)

Run in PowerShell:

iwr https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sarhan44/clawcode/main/install.ps1 -useb | iex

This downloads the repository, runs npm install, npm run build, and then npm install -g . so that clawcode is available globally. On Unix, if global install fails due to permissions, the script suggests re-running with sudo or configuring a user-level npm prefix.

After install

clawcode

On first run, complete onboarding (choose project and configure at least one AI provider), or skip and run clawcode config later. Then use the TUI or run tasks from the command line.

Node requirement

• Node.js 18 or newer is required.
• The install script checks the Node version and prints an error if it is below 18.

Install Node from nodejs.org or your package manager (e.g. nvm, fnm, Homebrew, Chocolatey) before running the installer if needed.