Rewriting Project Claw Code

Better Harness Tools, not merely storing the archive of leaked Claw Code

Important

Rust port is now in progress on the dev/rust branch and is expected to be merged into main today. The Rust implementation aims to deliver a faster, memory-safe harness runtime. Stay tuned — this will be the definitive version of the project.

If you find this work useful, consider sponsoring @emmarktech on GitHub to support continued open-source harness engineering research.

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Rust Port

The Rust workspace under rust/ is the current systems-language port of the project.

It currently includes:

• crates/api-client — API client with provider abstraction, OAuth, and streaming support
• crates/runtime — session state, compaction, MCP orchestration, prompt construction
• crates/tools — tool manifest definitions and execution framework
• crates/commands — slash commands, skills discovery, and config inspection
• crates/plugins — plugin model, hook pipeline, and bundled plugins
• crates/compat-harness — compatibility layer for upstream editor integration
• crates/claw-cli — interactive REPL, markdown rendering, and project bootstrap/init flows

Run the Rust build:

cd rust
cargo build --release

Backstory

Being written

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Porting Status

The main source tree is now Python-first.

• src/ contains the active Python porting workspace
• tests/ verifies the current Python workspace
• the exposed snapshot is no longer part of the tracked repository state

The current Python workspace is not yet a complete one-to-one replacement for the original system, but the primary implementation surface is now Python.

Why this rewrite exists

I originally studied the exposed codebase to understand its harness, tool wiring, and agent workflow. After spending more time with the legal and ethical questions—and after reading the essay linked below—I did not want the exposed snapshot itself to remain the main tracked source tree.

This repository now focuses on Python porting work instead.

Repository Layout

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├── src/                                # Python porting workspace
│   ├── __init__.py
│   ├── commands.py
│   ├── main.py
│   ├── models.py
│   ├── port_manifest.py
│   ├── query_engine.py
│   ├── task.py
│   └── tools.py
├── rust/                               # Rust port (claw CLI)
│   ├── crates/api/                     # API client + streaming
│   ├── crates/runtime/                 # Session, tools, MCP, config
│   ├── crates/claw-cli/               # Interactive CLI binary
│   ├── crates/plugins/                 # Plugin system
│   ├── crates/commands/                # Slash commands
│   ├── crates/server/                  # HTTP/SSE server (axum)
│   ├── crates/lsp/                    # LSP client integration
│   └── crates/tools/                   # Tool specs
├── tests/                              # Python verification
├── assets/omx/                         # OmX workflow screenshots
├── 2026-03-09-is-legal-the-same-as-legitimate-ai-reimplementation-and-the-erosion-of-copyleft.md
└── README.md

Python Workspace Overview

The new Python src/ tree currently provides:

• port_manifest.py — summarizes the current Python workspace structure
• models.py — dataclasses for subsystems, modules, and backlog state
• commands.py — Python-side command port metadata
• tools.py — Python-side tool port metadata
• query_engine.py — renders a Python porting summary from the active workspace
• main.py — a CLI entrypoint for manifest and summary output

💬 Support / Questions

For questions, discussions, or collaboration:

👉 Telegram: https://t.me/emmarktech

Feel free to reach out if you’re interested in:

• the architecture
• contributions
• ideas and improvements
• general discussions about AI systems

Quickstart

Render the Python porting summary:

python3 -m src.main summary

Print the current Python workspace manifest:

python3 -m src.main manifest

List the current Python modules:

python3 -m src.main subsystems --limit 16

Run verification:

python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -v

Run the parity audit against the local ignored archive (when present):

python3 -m src.main parity-audit

Inspect mirrored command/tool inventories:

python3 -m src.main commands --limit 10
python3 -m src.main tools --limit 10

Current Parity Checkpoint

The port now mirrors the archived root-entry file surface, top-level subsystem names, and command/tool inventories much more closely than before. However, it is not yet a full runtime-equivalent replacement for the original TypeScript system; the Python tree still contains fewer executable runtime slices than the archived source.

Star History

See the chart at the top of this README.

Ownership / Affiliation Disclaimer

• This repository does not claim ownership of the original Claw Code source material.
• This repository is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or maintained by the original authors.