crabtalk

Name: crabtalk
Author: crabtalk

by crabtalk

Verified

The long-running embedded agent

739stars

85forks

Rust

Added 3/20/2026

Installation

# Add to your Claude Code skills
git clone https://github.com/crabtalk/crabtalk

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Security ReportVerified

Last scanned: 5/11/2026

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  "issues": [],
  "status": "PASSED",
  "scannedAt": "2026-05-11T07:40:37.235Z",
  "semgrepRan": false,
  "npmAuditRan": true,
  "pipAuditRan": true
}

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README.md

Frequently Asked Questions

What is crabtalk?

crabtalk is an open-source ai agents skill for AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Codex CLI, and ChatGPT, built by crabtalk. The long-running embedded agent. It has 739 GitHub stars.

Is crabtalk safe to use?

Yes. crabtalk passed SkillsLLM's automated security scan — a dependency vulnerability audit plus prompt-injection heuristics — with no high-severity issues. You can read the full report in the Security Report section on this page.

How do I install crabtalk?

Clone the repository with "git clone https://github.com/crabtalk/crabtalk" and add it to your Claude Code skills directory (see the Installation section above).

What programming language is crabtalk written in?

crabtalk is primarily written in Rust. It is open-source under crabtalk on GitHub, so you can review or fork the full source.

Are there alternatives to crabtalk?

Yes. SkillsLLM lists many other AI Agents skills you can browse and compare side by side. Open the AI Agents category from the badge at the top of this page, or use the Related Skills and comparison links further down to weigh crabtalk against similar tools.

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Crabtalk

[!WARNING] Heavy refactor in progress. The CLI is being redesigned and is not in the tree yet. Crate layout and APIs are moving with it — treat anything written about internals as out of date until this settles.

Agent daemon. Runs agents, dispatches tools, connects to MCP servers. Start it, talk to it, extend it with packages.

cargo install crabup   # the version manager
crabup install         # crabtalk itself
crabtalkd              # run the daemon

See the installation guide for details.

Config reference: crates/store/src/config/.

How It Works

The daemon owns no tools of its own. Shell, file access, skills and session search are harnesses an agent declares — one RV64 ELF each, reaching only what that declaration granted. MCP is a capability, not a harness: calling another program is not shaping an agent.

Apps are agent-powered experiences and standalone services built on top of the daemon — independent binaries that connect via auto-discovery.

Learn More

The Crabtalk Book — architecture and design RFCs
Architecture — harnesses, capabilities, and where a thing goes
Contributing — architecture, layering, and data flow

License

Apache-2.0