Crabbox

by openclaw

Crabbox is a DevOps skill for Claude Code, published by openclaw in crabbox.

1.3K stars162 forkson openclaw/crabboxAdded 2026/08/20Repository updated 2026/08/20

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agent-skillsherdr-pluginremote-test-runner

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Install Crabbox

Copy Crabbox into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/openclaw/crabbox/tree/main/skills/crabbox ~/.claude/skills/crabbox

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/openclaw/crabbox.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: skills/crabbox/SKILL.md in openclaw/crabbox
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/crabbox
Collection: One of 2 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: DevOps — 798 skills

What Crabbox does

Crabbox runs repository tests and validation on remote runners. Use it when a project needs remote compute, a clean or reusable environment, target-platform coverage, or auditable execution evidence.

Crabbox is cataloged under DevOps on DirSkills. Crabbox comes from a repository tagged agent-skills, herdr-plugin and remote-test-runner.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Crabbox

Use Crabbox when a project needs remote proof, larger cloud capacity, a fresh PR checkout, a reusable warmed box, GitHub Actions-style setup, durable run logs/results, UI proof artifacts, or sync from a dirty local checkout.

Detect Crabbox

Treat repo-root crabbox.yaml or .crabbox.yaml as an intentional signal to use this skill for validation work. .crabbox.yml is not a supported config filename.
If neither config exists, command -v crabbox still identifies an installed CLI. Run crabbox doctor before depending on it for remote work.
Inspect config before executing it. Detection does not imply permission to expose secrets, bypass command approval, or start paid infrastructure.

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Crabbox

What else does openclaw publish alongside Crabbox?
Crabbox is one of 2 skills that DirSkills catalogs from openclaw/crabbox, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Auto Review. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Crabbox does, and is maintained by openclaw in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the openclaw/crabbox page.
How does Crabbox compare to other DevOps skills?
Crabbox ranks #372 by stars among the 798 DevOps skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Backend Patterns, API Connector Builder and Migration. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Crabbox against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.