edgecrab-cli (npm)

EdgeCrab — Super Powerful Personal Assistant inspired by NousHermes and OpenClaw.
Blazing-fast TUI · ReAct tool loop · Multi-provider LLM · ACP protocol · Rust-native prebuilt binary.

Installation

# Global install (recommended) — adds `edgecrab` to your PATH
npm install -g edgecrab-cli

# Or use without a global install
npx edgecrab-cli

The postinstall script automatically downloads the correct pre-built Rust binary for your platform (macOS arm64/x64, Linux x64/arm64, Windows x64) from GitHub Releases.

No Rust, GCC, or build tools are required.

Quick Start

# First-run setup wizard — detects API keys, writes ~/.edgecrab/config.yaml
edgecrab setup

# Verify your environment
edgecrab doctor

# Start the interactive TUI
edgecrab

# One-shot query (pipe-friendly)
edgecrab "summarise the git log for today"

# Pick a specific LLM provider
edgecrab --model anthropic/claude-opus-4 "explain this codebase"

# Stream output
edgecrab --quiet "write a Rust hello-world"

Why EdgeCrab?

EdgeCrab is a Rust-native autonomous coding agent and personal assistant, inspired by the reasoning depth of NousHermes and the tool-use power of OpenClaw.

| Feature | Detail | |---------|--------| | Single binary | Self-contained prebuilt binary, < 50 ms startup, measured macOS release artifact is about 49 MB | | Multi-provider LLM | Copilot · OpenAI · Anthropic · Gemini · xAI · DeepSeek · Ollama | | ReAct tool loop | File, terminal, web search, memory, process, skill tools | | ratatui TUI | 60 fps capable terminal UI with streaming output | | ACP protocol | Built-in JSON-RPC 2.0 stdio adapter for VS Code Copilot | | Built-in security | Path safety, SSRF protection, command scanning, output redaction |

Alternative Installation Methods

| Method | Command | |--------|---------| | npm | npm install -g edgecrab-cli | | PyPI | pip install edgecrab-cli | | Cargo | cargo install edgecrab-cli | | Docker | docker pull ghcr.io/raphaelmansuy/edgecrab:latest | | Pre-built binary | GitHub Releases |

Supported Platforms

| Platform | Architecture | |----------|-------------| | macOS | Apple Silicon (arm64) · Intel (x64) | | Linux | x86_64 · arm64 | | Windows | x64 |

Documentation

Full docs: edgecrab.com

• Quick Start
• Installation Guide
• CLI Commands Reference
• Provider Setup

License

MIT © Raphael Mansuy