clawk
Give coding agents a disposable Linux VM, not your laptop
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What is it?
What it is
*Give a coding agent its own disposable Linux machine, not yours.* **Install** · **Quickstart** ·
Why it exists
Give coding agents a disposable Linux VM, not your laptop
Who should use it
Teams building with Go who want an open-source, self-hosted option.
Who should avoid it
Teams that need a fully managed SaaS with enterprise SLAs out of the box.
How it works
A quick walkthrough in plain English
How clawk works
Step 1 of 3
You interact with it
Open clawk, send a request, or connect it to your stack.
Features
**Let the agent do anything.** It runs in a disposable VM with a restricted
**Working in one command.** cd into a repo and run clawk. No
**Break it without losing anything.** Destroy and recreate freely; your
**A real Linux box, your toolchain.** Any OCI image is the rootfs: a full
**Secrets stay on your machine.** Outbound traffic is allow-listed and your
**A sandbox per project or ticket.** Run several at once; multi-repo
Advantages
- Open source (Apache-2.0)
- Active Go ecosystem
- Self-hosted deployment options
Disadvantages
- Requires operational ownership for self-hosted setups
- Community support varies by project maturity
Installation
native
$ curl https://tracker.evil.example # not on the allow-list: blocked curl: (7) Failed to connect to tracker.evil.example port 443 after 2 ms: Connection refused $ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa # your keys never entered the VM cat: /home/agent/.ssh/id_rsa: No such file or directory $ git push # ...yet this works: ssh-agent is forwarded Enumerating objects: 5, done.
FAQ
What is clawk?
clawk is an open-source project licensed under Apache-2.0.
What language is clawk built with?
Primary language: Go.
Is it free to use?
Yes. Licensed under Apache-2.0. Check the license for commercial use.
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