What it does
Clawd on Desk puts a small animated crab on your screen that reacts to AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini. It looks like it's thinking, typing or juggling depending on what the agent is doing.
When an agent asks permission to do something, a card pops up so you can allow or deny it. A dashboard shows all running sessions, and you can get alerts on your phone or in Telegram, Lark or Slack.
It comes with several characters and themes, and works on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Who it's for
People who use AI coding agents and want to step away while long tasks run.
Can I use it without coding?
Yes. There are regular installers for Windows, Mac and Linux; it connects to Claude Code and Codex on first launch. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
- Runs on
- Windows, Mac, Linux
- Computer
- An ordinary computer is fine
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
- Download the installer for your computer from the project's releases page.
- Add other coding tools from the settings if you use them.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page or the official download page above. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (AGPL-3.0): Free to use; if you run a changed version as an online service, you must share your source code.
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