Crabtalk

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

curl -fsSL https://crabtalk.ai/install.sh | sh

Or cargo install crabup and use it to pull the rest. See the installation guide for details.

Quick Start

cargo install crabup         # one-time: install the package manager
crabup pull daemon           # fetch the daemon binary
crabup pull tui              # fetch the TUI client
crabtalkd setup              # one-time interactive LLM endpoint config
crabup daemon start          # install the service unit and start it
crabtalk-tui                 # chat

Full config reference: crates/crabtalk/config.toml.

How It Works

The daemon ships with built-in tools (shell, task delegation, memory), MCP server integration, and skills (Markdown prompt files).

Heavier capabilities live outside the daemon as services — independent binaries that connect via auto-discovery. Apps are agent-powered experiences built on top of the daemon.

Learn More

• The Crabtalk Book — manifesto, architecture, and design RFCs