ClawPaw Setup Guide

Walk the user through the complete setup step by step. Check each step before proceeding to the next. Use the scripts in the scripts/ directory to automate checks.

Step 1 — Check Prerequisites

Run the adb check script:

bash .claude/skills/clawpaw-setup/scripts/check-adb.sh

If STATUS:NO_ADB: guide user to install adb, then re-run. If STATUS:NO_DEVICE: guide user to connect USB and enable USB Debugging. If STATUS:DEVICE_FOUND: proceed to Step 2.

Step 2 — Install APK

Ask the user if the ClawPaw app is already installed on the phone.

If not installed, build and install via adb:

# Build from source (requires Android Studio or Gradle)
cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug
adb install -r app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

Or guide the user to install manually from Android Studio (Run button).

After install, ask the user to:

1. Open the ClawPaw app
2. Tap Connect
3. Wait for Backend connection and SSH tunnel to show green dots

Step 3 — Grant Permissions (USB connected)

Run the permissions script:

bash .claude/skills/clawpaw-setup/scripts/grant-permissions.sh

This grants 3 permissions:

• WRITE_SETTINGS — brightness control
• WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS — auto-enable accessibility service
• adb tcpip 5555 — enable wireless ADB over SSH tunnel

Then ask the user to check the phone for any permission dialogs and tap Allow.

Step 4 — Verify SSH Tunnel

Ask the user to open the ClawPaw app and confirm both rows show a green dot:

• Backend connection (WebSocket)
• SSH tunnel (SSH reverse tunnel)

If SSH tunnel shows Disconnected or Error:

• Tap the Retry button next to the SSH tunnel status
• If still failing, restart the app

Step 5 — Connect ADB (first time or after Pod restart)

Get the user's UID and Secret from the ClawPaw app main screen, then run:

bash .claude/skills/clawpaw-setup/scripts/reconnect-adb.sh <uid> <secret>

If output shows failed to authenticate:

• Tell user to look at the phone screen for an "Allow USB debugging?" dialog
• Tap Always allow from this computer, then OK
• Run the script again

If output shows already connected or connected to: proceed.

Step 6 — End-to-End Verification

Run these curl commands with the user's credentials to confirm the full chain works:

# 1. Press home button
curl -sk -X POST https://www.clawpaw.me/api/adb/press_key \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-clawpaw-secret: <SECRET>" \
  -d '{"uid":"<UID>","key":"home"}'
# Expected: {"success":true,"data":""}

# 2. Take screenshot
curl -sk -X POST https://www.clawpaw.me/api/adb/screenshot \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-clawpaw-secret: <SECRET>" \
  -d '{"uid":"<UID>"}' | python3 -c "
import sys,json,base64
d=json.load(sys.stdin)
if d.get('success') and d.get('data',{}).get('data'):
    open('/tmp/phone_screen.png','wb').write(base64.b64decode(d['data']['data']))
    print('Screenshot saved to /tmp/phone_screen.png')
else:
    print('FAILED:', d)
"

Read /tmp/phone_screen.png and show it to the user to confirm.

Step 7 — Configure MCP (optional)

To use ClawPaw tools directly in Claude Code (snapshot, tap, screenshot, etc.), add to ~/.claude.json:

"clawpaw": {
  "type": "stdio",
  "command": "node",
  "args": ["<path-to-repo>/mcp/dist/index.js"],
  "env": {
    "CLAWPAW_BACKEND_URL": "https://www.clawpaw.me",
    "CLAWPAW_UID": "<UID>",
    "CLAWPAW_SECRET": "<SECRET>"
  }
}

Then restart Claude Code.

Troubleshooting