# π¦ CLAWDIS β Personal AI Assistant
EXFOLIATE! EXFOLIATE!
**Clawdis** is a *personal AI assistant* you run on your own devices.
It answers you on the surfaces you already use (WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, WebChat), can speak and listen on macOS/iOS, and can render a live Canvas you control. The Gateway is just the control plane β the product is the assistant.
If you want a private, single-user assistant that feels local, fast, and always-on, this is it.
```
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β Gateway β ws://127.0.0.1:18789
β (control plane) β tcp://0.0.0.0:18790 (optional Bridge)
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ββ Pi agent (RPC)
ββ CLI (clawdis β¦)
ββ WebChat (browser)
ββ macOS app (Clawdis.app)
ββ iOS node (Canvas + voice)
```
## What Clawdis does
- **Personal assistant** β one user, one identity, one memory surface.
- **Multi-surface inbox** β WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, WebChat, macOS, iOS.
- **Voice wake + push-to-talk** β local speech recognition on macOS/iOS.
- **Canvas** β a live visual workspace you can drive from the agent.
- **Automation-ready** β browser control, media handling, and tool streaming.
- **Local-first control plane** β the Gateway owns state, everything else connects.
- **Group chats** β mention-based by default, `/activation always|mention` per group (owner-only).
## How it works (short)
- **Gateway** is the single source of truth for sessions/providers.
- **Loopback-first**: `ws://127.0.0.1:18789` by default.
- **Bridge** (optional) exposes a paired-node port for iOS/Android.
- **Agent runtime** is **Pi** in RPC mode.
## Quick start (from source)
Runtime: **Node β₯22** + **pnpm**.
```bash
pnpm install
pnpm build
pnpm ui:build
# Link WhatsApp (stores creds in ~/.clawdis/credentials)
pnpm clawdis login
# Start the gateway
pnpm clawdis gateway --port 18789 --verbose
# Dev loop (auto-reload on TS changes)
pnpm gateway:watch
# Send a message
pnpm clawdis send --to +1234567890 --message "Hello from Clawdis"
# Talk to the assistant (optionally deliver back to WhatsApp/Telegram/Discord)
pnpm clawdis agent --message "Ship checklist" --thinking high
```
If you run from source, prefer `pnpm clawdis β¦` (not global `clawdis`).
## Chat commands
Send these in WhatsApp/Telegram/WebChat (group commands are owner-only):
- `/status` β health + session info (group shows activation mode)
- `/new` or `/reset` β reset the session
- `/think ` β off|minimal|low|medium|high
- `/verbose on|off`
- `/restart` β restart the gateway (owner-only in groups)
- `/activation mention|always` β group activation toggle (groups only)
## Architecture
### TypeScript Gateway (src/gateway/server.ts)
- **Single HTTP+WS server** on `ws://127.0.0.1:18789` (bind policy: loopback/lan/tailnet/auto). The first frame must be `connect`; AJV validates frames against TypeBox schemas (`src/gateway/protocol`).
- **Single source of truth** for sessions, providers, cron, voice wake, and presence. Methods cover `send`, `agent`, `chat.*`, `sessions.*`, `config.*`, `cron.*`, `voicewake.*`, `node.*`, `system-*`, `wake`.
- **Events + snapshot**: handshake returns a snapshot (presence/health) and declares event types; runtime events include `agent`, `chat`, `presence`, `tick`, `health`, `heartbeat`, `cron`, `node.pair.*`, `voicewake.changed`, `shutdown`.
- **Idempotency & safety**: `send`/`agent`/`chat.send` require idempotency keys with a TTL cache (5 min, cap 1000) to avoid doubleβsends on reconnects; payload sizes are capped per connection.
- **Bridge for nodes**: optional TCP bridge (`src/infra/bridge/server.ts`) is newlineβdelimited JSON frames (`hello`, pairing, RPC, `invoke`); node connect/disconnect is surfaced into presence.
- **Control UI + Canvas Host**: HTTP serves `/ui` assets (if built) and can host a liveβreload Canvas host for nodes (`src/canvas-host/server.ts`), injecting the A2UI postMessage bridge.
### iOS app (apps/ios)
- **Discovery + pairing**: Bonjour discovery via `BridgeDiscoveryModel` (NWBrowser). `BridgeConnectionController` autoβconnects using Keychain token or allows manual host/port.
- **Node runtime**: `BridgeSession` (actor) maintains the `NWConnection`, hello handshake, ping/pong, RPC requests, and `invoke` callbacks.
- **Capabilities + commands**: advertises `canvas`, `screen`, `camera`, `voiceWake` (settingsβdriven) and executes `canvas.*`, `canvas.a2ui.*`, `camera.*`, `screen.record` (`NodeAppModel.handleInvoke`).
- **Canvas**: `WKWebView` with bundled Canvas scaffold + A2UI, JS eval, snapshot capture, and `clawdis://` deepβlink interception (`ScreenController`).
- **Voice + deep links**: voice wake sends `voice.transcript` events; `clawdis://agent` links emit `agent.request`. Voice wake triggers sync via `voicewake.get` + `voicewake.changed`.
## Companion apps
The **macOS app is critical**: it runs the menuβbar control plane, owns local permissions (TCC), hosts Voice Wake, exposes WebChat/debug tools, and coordinates local/remote gateway mode. Most βassistantβ UX lives here.
### macOS (Clawdis.app)
- Menu bar control for the Gateway and health.
- Voice Wake + push-to-talk overlay.
- WebChat + debug tools.
- Remote gateway control over SSH.
Build/run: `./scripts/restart-mac.sh` (packages + launches).
### iOS node (internal)
- Pairs as a node via the Bridge.
- Voice trigger forwarding + Canvas surface.
- Controlled via `clawdis nodes β¦`.
Runbook: `docs/ios/connect.md`.
### Android node (internal)
- Pairs via the same Bridge + pairing flow as iOS.
- Exposes Canvas, Camera, and Screen capture commands.
- Runbook: `docs/android/connect.md`.
## Agent workspace + skills
- Workspace root: `~/clawd` (configurable via `agent.workspace`).
- Injected prompt files: `AGENTS.md`, `SOUL.md`, `TOOLS.md`.
- Skills: `~/clawd/skills//SKILL.md`.
## Configuration
Minimal `~/.clawdis/clawdis.json`:
```json5
{
routing: {
allowFrom: ["+1234567890"]
}
}
```
### WhatsApp
- Link the device: `pnpm clawdis login` (stores creds in `~/.clawdis/credentials`).
- Allowlist who can talk to the assistant via `routing.allowFrom`.
### Telegram
- Set `TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN` or `telegram.botToken` (env wins).
- Optional: set `telegram.requireMention`, `telegram.allowFrom`, or `telegram.webhookUrl` as needed.
```json5
{
telegram: {
botToken: "123456:ABCDEF"
}
}
```
### Discord
- Set `DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN` or `discord.token` (env wins).
- Optional: set `discord.requireMention`, `discord.allowFrom`, or `discord.mediaMaxMb` as needed.
```json5
{
discord: {
token: "1234abcd"
}
}
```
Browser control (optional):
```json5
{
browser: {
enabled: true,
controlUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:18791",
color: "#FF4500"
}
}
```
## Docs
- [`docs/index.md`](docs/index.md) (overview)
- [`docs/configuration.md`](docs/configuration.md)
- [`docs/group-messages.md`](docs/group-messages.md)
- [`docs/gateway.md`](docs/gateway.md)
- [`docs/web.md`](docs/web.md)
- [`docs/discovery.md`](docs/discovery.md)
- [`docs/agent.md`](docs/agent.md)
- [`docs/discord.md`](docs/discord.md)
- Webhooks + external triggers: [`docs/webhook.md`](docs/webhook.md)
- Gmail hooks (email β wake): [`docs/gmail-pubsub.md`](docs/gmail-pubsub.md)
## Email hooks (Gmail)
```bash
clawdis hooks gmail setup --account you@gmail.com
clawdis hooks gmail run
```
- [`docs/security.md`](docs/security.md)
- [`docs/troubleshooting.md`](docs/troubleshooting.md)
- [`docs/ios/connect.md`](docs/ios/connect.md)
- [`docs/clawdis-mac.md`](docs/clawdis-mac.md)
## Clawd
Clawdis was built for **Clawd**, a space lobster AI assistant.
- https://clawd.me
- https://soul.md
- https://steipete.me