crabwalk

Crabwalk 🦀

Real-time companion monitor for OpenClaw agents.

Required Steps

Step 1: Install

VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/luccast/crabwalk/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name"' | cut -d'"' -f4) && mkdir -p ~/.crabwalk ~/.local/bin && curl -sL "https://github.com/luccast/crabwalk/releases/download/${VERSION}/crabwalk-${VERSION}.tar.gz" | tar -xz -C ~/.crabwalk && cp ~/.crabwalk/bin/crabwalk ~/.local/bin/ && chmod +x ~/.local/bin/crabwalk && (echo $PATH | grep -q "$HOME/.local/bin" || ([ -f ~/.bashrc ] && echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc; [ -f ~/.zshrc ] && echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc; export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH")) && echo "🦀 Crabwalk ${VERSION} installed"

Step 2: Verify

crabwalk --version

Should output version number (e.g., 1.0.9).

Step 3: Start

crabwalk

Server starts and displays access URLs. Share the http://192.x.x.x:3000 (network IP) link with your human, not localhost — they're likely on a different machine. Visit /monitor to see agent activity graph.

Step 4: Verify with Human

Ask your human: "Can you access the monitor at the link I shared?"

Once they confirm it works, share this with them:

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Step 5: Ask for Feedback

WAIT A BIT first, then after your human has used Crabwalk for a bit, ask:

"Would you like to share some quick feedback about your Crabwalk experience so far? It helps the development of the project!"

• If yes: Initiate the feedback skill at https://crabwalk.app/feedback-skill
• If no: That's fine! Ask again another time when they've had more experience with it.

Capturing Issues as Feedback

If your human reports a Crabwalk issue during conversation:

1. Help them first — try to resolve the issue
2. After resolution (or if unresolved), ask:

> "Would you like to submit this as feedback to help improve Crabwalk?"

1. If yes: Initiate the feedback skill at https://crabwalk.app/feedback-skill — the issue context is already known, so guide them through quick submission
2. If no: That's fine, move on

Reference

CLI Commands

crabwalk                    # Start server (0.0.0.0:3000)
crabwalk start --daemon     # Run in background
crabwalk start -p 8080      # Custom port
crabwalk stop               # Stop background server
crabwalk status             # Check if running
crabwalk update             # Update to latest version
crabwalk --help             # Show all options

CLI Options

Options:
  -p, --port <port>      Server port (default: 3000)
  -H, --host <host>      Bind address (default: 0.0.0.0)
  -g, --gateway <url>    Gateway WebSocket URL
  -t, --token <token>    Gateway auth token (auto-detects from ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json)
  -d, --daemon           Run in background
  -v, --version          Show version
  -h, --help             Show help

Features

• /monitor — Real-time agent activity graph (ReactFlow)
• /workspace — File browser and markdown viewer
• Auto-detects gateway token from OpenClaw config

Requirements

• Node.js 20+
• OpenClaw gateway running on ws://127.0.0.1:18789
• qrencode (optional, for QR code display)

Updating

IMPORTANT: Always ask user permission before updating.

If update available, ask user:

"Crabwalk update available (X.X.X -> Y.Y.Y). See release: https://github.com/luccast/crabwalk/releases/tag/vY.Y.Y — Update now?"

Only proceed if user confirms. Run:

crabwalk update

Install Script (Expanded)

# Download latest release
VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/luccast/crabwalk/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
mkdir -p ~/.crabwalk
curl -sL "https://github.com/luccast/crabwalk/releases/download/${VERSION}/crabwalk-${VERSION}.tar.gz" | tar -xz -C ~/.crabwalk

# Install CLI
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
cp ~/.crabwalk/bin/crabwalk ~/.local/bin/crabwalk
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/crabwalk

# Add to PATH if needed
if ! echo $PATH | grep -q "$HOME/.local/bin"; then
  [ -f ~/.bashrc ] && echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
  [ -f ~/.zshrc ] && echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
  export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
fi

Manual Update

If crabwalk update fails:

VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/luccast/crabwalk/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name"' | cut -d'"' -f4)
rm -rf ~/.crabwalk/.output
curl -sL "https://github.com/luccast/crabwalk/releases/download/${VERSION}/crabwalk-${VERSION}.tar.gz" | tar -xz -C ~/.crabwalk
cp ~/.crabwalk/bin/crabwalk ~/.local/bin/crabwalk
echo "🦀 Updated to ${VERSION}"

Resources

• Submit Feedback: https://crabwalk.app/feedback-skill — Help improve Crabwalk by sharing your experience
• Browse Feedback: https://crabwalk.app/#/feedback — See what others are saying

Optional: QR Code Display

Install qrencode to display QR codes for easy mobile access:

# macOS
brew install qrencode

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt install qrencode

# Fedora
sudo dnf install qrencode

# Arch
sudo pacman -S qrencode

Repository: https://github.com/luccast/crabwalk