Overview

ElasticClaw provisions AI agents as ephemeral VMs — isolated environments with full git access, a terminal, and real-time streaming.

ElasticClaw is early-stage open source software. Expect rough edges and breaking changes until v1.0.

What is ElasticClaw?

ElasticClaw lets you spin up AI agent VMs on demand. Each agent is a real virtual machine running your bootstrap template. Agents connect to your AI provider, can read and write files, run commands, and integrate with GitHub.

The core components are:

  • elasticclaw CLI — create, manage, chat, and upgrade agents
  • hub.yaml — your central config: providers, LLM keys, integrations, factories
  • elasticclaw-config.yaml — per-template bootstrap definition
  • Web dashboard — embedded in the hub binary, no separate server needed
  • Factories — auto-spawn agents from Linear/Shortcut issue status changes

Quick Start

Install the CLI:

bash
brew tap elasticclaw/elasticclaw
brew install elasticclaw

Create your first agent:

bash
elasticclaw create --name my-agent --template my-template
elasticclaw chat my-agent

Next Steps