Your desk companion

Meet Clawd

Clawd keeps you company while you code. It blinks and glances around, chirps when you pet it, and tells you when Claude Code needs you.

Plug it into any USB-C power and it wakes up. No buttons, no app.

Clawd on a desk with its screen showing two eyes

Touch

  • TapPet Clawd. It squishes its eyes and chirps.
  • SwipeLeft or right to change view.
  • HoldJump straight to the Claude status view.
  • Tap alertDismiss "Claude needs you".

Status light

The dot in the top-right corner of the screen shows what Claude Code is doing.

BlueIdle
AmberWorking
RedNeeds you, with a chime
GreenDone, with a chime

Views

EyesClawd's face. Tap to pet.
Claude statusState, project and Claude's last message.
ClockUK time, once Clawd is on your Wi-Fi.
InfoWi-Fi, address and USB link.

Phone controller

Open http://clawd.local on a phone or computer on the same Wi-Fi.

  • Switch eyes, or open the Claude Code terminal on Clawd's screen
  • Draw on the screen with your finger
  • Change the background colour and animation speed
  • Turn the display or sound on and off

Claude Code & opencode

Clawd's status light and alerts come from a small helper on your computer, sent over the USB cable or Wi-Fi. Nothing runs in the background. Install the helpers with one line in Terminal (Mac or Linux):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cliddy1005/clawd-helpers/main/install.sh | sh

For opencode only, end the line with sh -s -- --opencode. Then restart Claude Code or opencode. Code and full steps: github.com/cliddy1005/clawd-helpers. USB and Wi-Fi details are in the build guide under "Connect Clawd to your computer".

  • Red alert when Claude asks permission or waits for your reply
  • Green and a chime when it finishes
  • Works the same with opencode

Addresses

clawd.local
Controller, on your home Wi-Fi
192.168.4.1
Controller, on Clawd's own Wi-Fi
…/setup
Join or change your home Wi-Fi

Clawd's own Wi-Fi: Clawd, password clawd1234. It uses this when it can't find your home Wi-Fi.

Looking after Clawd

  • The back is held on by magnets. Pull gently from an arm to open it.
  • Volume: turn the small blue knob on the speaker inside the back.
  • Keep it out of hot cars and direct sun. The plastic softens at about 55 °C.
  • Keep bank cards away from the back: the magnets are strong.
  • Wipe the screen with a dry, soft cloth.