Getting Started with CloudClawer
CloudClawer is a private cloud container for your AI agent. It stores secrets, runs tools, gates risky actions behind state-machine checklists, and records browser sessions — all reachable from Claude.ai or any terminal.
What you get
Prerequisites
- CloudClawer account — sign up at cloudclawer.com. A free tier is included.
- Either a Claude.ai account (to connect via Custom Connectors) or Node.js 18+ on your laptop (for the
cloudclawerCLI).
Quick start — terminal
Three commands to a live container:
npm install -g cloudclawer
cloudclawer initcloudclawer init opens your browser to approve a new API key, then writes it to ~/.cloudclawer (mode 0600).
cloudclawer launch
cloudclawer waitFargate provisions a 0.25 vCPU / 1 GB container assigned to your account. waitblocks until it's alive (≈ 30 s on first launch).
cloudclawer bash "uname -a && whoami"stdout/stderr stream back and the container's exit code propagates. The container stays warm between calls (per-user lifecycle by default).
cloudclawer stopwhen you're done for the day, or rely on the auto-stop heuristics in the dashboard.Quick start — Claude.ai
Skip the CLI and drive the container from any Claude.ai conversation. CloudClawer ships with a hosted MCP server you can register as a custom connector.
Open Settings → Connectin CloudClawer. You'll see three copy buttons: Server name, MCP server URL, and Client ID. The Client ID differs between dev and prod, so always copy it from this page.
Go to claude.ai → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, paste the three values, and approve the OAuth prompt that opens.
In a new Claude.ai chat:
Use CloudClawer to launch a container if needed, then
run `uname -a` in bash and tell me what it printed.Claude will call launch / wait / bash on the MCP server and stream the output back.
Optional: schedule a daily run
Want Claude to act on a schedule rather than only when you prompt it? Configure a Guided Routine: pair your Claude.ai routine's fire URL with CloudClawer's daily scheduler, and CloudClawer will trigger a fresh Claude session at the slots you choose.