Get started in four steps
Works on macOS and Linux. No coding required.
Install
One command installs sciClaw and all companion tools (ripgrep, pandoc, Quarto, IRL, docx-review, pubmed-cli). Pre-compiled binaries — no build step.
brew tap drpedapati/tap && brew install sciclaw
No Homebrew? Download binaries from the releases page. macOS: also install Quarto with brew install --cask quarto.
Set up your workspace
Creates your ~/sciclaw folder with skills, templates, and configuration. The interactive wizard walks you through authentication and optional tools.
sciclaw onboard
Use sciclaw onboard --yes to skip the wizard and accept defaults.
Log in with your ChatGPT account
Sign in with the same OpenAI account you use for ChatGPT. Opens a device code flow — no API key needed.
sciclaw auth login --provider openai
Or use any supported provider: Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, Azure, DeepSeek, Groq. See authentication docs.
Connect a chat app
Talk to sciClaw from Telegram or Discord. The setup wizard guides you through creating a bot and linking it.
sciclaw channels setup telegram
Start the gateway: sciclaw service install && sciclaw service start (runs in background via launchd/systemd). Or sciclaw gateway in a terminal. CLI also works: sciclaw agent -m "your question".
Works with your preferred AI
Switch between providers and models anytime. You bring your own API key.
Switch models: sciclaw models set anthropic/claude-opus-4-6