Commands

Core Commands

Command	Description
nextclaw start	Start gateway + UI in the background
nextclaw restart	Restart the background service
nextclaw stop	Stop the background service
nextclaw ui	Start UI and gateway in the foreground
nextclaw gateway	Start gateway only (for channels)
nextclaw serve	Run gateway + UI in the foreground
nextclaw status	Show runtime status (--json, --verbose, --fix)
nextclaw doctor	Run runtime diagnostics
nextclaw update	Self-update the CLI

Agent Commands

Command	Description
nextclaw agent -m "message"	Send a one-off message
nextclaw agent	Interactive chat in the terminal
nextclaw agent --session <id>	Use a specific session

Config Commands

Command	Description
nextclaw config get <path>	Get config value
nextclaw config set <path> <value>	Set config value (--json)
nextclaw config unset <path>	Remove config value
nextclaw init	Initialize workspace templates

Channel Commands

Command	Description
nextclaw channels status	Show enabled channels
nextclaw channels login	Open QR login for supported channels
nextclaw channels add --channel <id>	Configure a channel

Plugin Commands

Command	Description
nextclaw plugins list	List discovered plugins
nextclaw plugins install <spec>	Install plugin
nextclaw plugins uninstall <id>	Uninstall plugin
nextclaw plugins enable <id>	Enable plugin
nextclaw plugins disable <id>	Disable plugin
nextclaw plugins doctor	Diagnose plugin issues

Cron Commands

Command	Description
nextclaw cron list	List scheduled jobs
nextclaw cron add ...	Add a cron job
nextclaw cron remove <jobId>	Remove a job
nextclaw cron enable <jobId>	Enable/disable a job
nextclaw cron run <jobId>	Run a job once

Self-Update

nextclaw update

If NEXTCLAW_UPDATE_COMMAND is set, the CLI executes that instead. Otherwise falls back to npm i -g nextclaw.