Agent skill

Nextclaw Autostart

by Peiiii in Peiiii/nextclaw

A skill your agent uses when the user asks about NextClaw autostart, auto-start on login or reboot, daemon/service registration, LaunchAgent, systemd, Windows Scheduled Task, service autostart…

MITAuto-check: notesProductivity & Automation

Install Nextclaw Autostart

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Peiiii/nextclaw --skill nextclaw-autostart -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Peiiii/nextclaw nextclaw-autostart --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Peiiii/nextclaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/nextclaw-core/src/features/agent/shared/skills/nextclaw-autostart .claude/skills/nextclaw-autostart && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
nextclaw-autostart
GitHub stars
260
Token cost
~943 tokens
SKILL.md length
411 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
70
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when the user asks about NextClaw autostart, auto-start on login or reboot, daemon/service registration, LaunchAgent, systemd, Windows Scheduled Task, service autostart…

  • Works in 5 steps: Determine whether the user is asking for… → For current behavior, clearly separate → For setup help → …
  • The user asks about NextClaw autostart
  • SKILL.md covers Core Position, Existing Commands, Workflow and Product Guidance, plus 1 more section
  • Calls npm

What it does

Nextclaw Autostart is an agent skill from Peiiii/nextclaw. Use when the user asks about NextClaw autostart, auto-start on login or reboot, daemon/service registration, LaunchAgent, systemd, Windows Scheduled Task, service autostart, nextclaw start not surviving OS restart, or NPM install startup experience. 适用于开机自启动、系统重启后自动恢复、后台服务注册与自启动排查。

Its SKILL.md is about 940 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Linux administration and Scheduled and recurring tasks. It works with Linux and npm. The repository describes itself as: A human-centered long-term AI partner—not a task-centered assistant. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks about NextClaw autostart
  • Auto-start on login
  • Daemon/service registration
  • Windows Scheduled Task

Example prompts

  • “/nextclaw-autostart”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Determine whether the user is asking for current behavior, product design, setup help, or troubleshooting.
  2. For current behavior, clearly separate
  3. For setup help
  4. For troubleshooting, collect
  5. Diagnose whether the issue is

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4d9d500. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npm

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Nextclaw Autostart loads about 943 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 411 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~75
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~943

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:26
    - Linux system-level boot autostart: `sudo nextclaw service install-systemd --system`
  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:32
    - Linux system-level uninstall: `sudo nextclaw service uninstall-systemd --system`

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Peiiii/nextclaw at commit 4d9d500, republished under its MIT licence (© Peiiii). 411 words, ~943 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/nextclaw-autostart/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
nextclaw-autostart
description
Use when the user asks about NextClaw autostart, auto-start on login or reboot, daemon/service registration, LaunchAgent, systemd, Windows Scheduled Task, service autostart, nextclaw start not surviving OS restart, or NPM install startup experience. 适用于开机自启动、系统重启后自动恢复、后台服务注册与自启动排查。
description_zh
用于处理 NextClaw 开机自启动、登录或重启后自动恢复、后台服务注册、LaunchAgent、systemd、Windows 计划任务、service autostart,以及 NPM 安装后启动体验相关问题。

NextClaw Autostart

This built-in skill helps the AI guide users through NextClaw autostart and reboot recovery without turning service registration into a hidden side effect.

Core Position

  • npm i -g nextclaw installs the CLI only. It should not silently register a host autostart service.
  • nextclaw start starts the current background service. Without host autostart registration, the service usually needs to be started again after an OS reboot.
  • Autostart must be explicit, inspectable, diagnosable, and removable.
  • Prefer a product-level guided setup flow over asking normal users to understand launchd, systemd, or Task Scheduler first.
  • Do not confuse three separate meanings:
    • login/boot autostart,
    • crash supervision,
    • update/restart relaunch.

Existing Commands

  • macOS login autostart: nextclaw service install-launch-agent
  • Linux user-level login autostart: nextclaw service install-systemd --user
  • Linux system-level boot autostart: sudo nextclaw service install-systemd --system
  • Windows login autostart: nextclaw service install-task
  • Status: nextclaw service autostart status
  • Diagnostics: nextclaw service autostart doctor
  • macOS uninstall: nextclaw service uninstall-launch-agent
  • Linux user-level uninstall: nextclaw service uninstall-systemd --user
  • Linux system-level uninstall: sudo nextclaw service uninstall-systemd --system
  • Windows uninstall: nextclaw service uninstall-task

Workflow

  1. Determine whether the user is asking for current behavior, product design, setup help, or troubleshooting.
  2. For current behavior, clearly separate:
    • CLI installation,
    • one-time/background runtime start,
    • host autostart registration.
  3. For setup help:
    • identify the OS,
    • inspect current autostart status,
    • explain what registration will change,
    • ask before performing a mutating registration command,
    • verify with nextclaw service autostart status or doctor,
    • tell the user how to disable it.
  4. For troubleshooting, collect:
    • OS and install method,
    • nextclaw --version,
    • nextclaw status,
    • nextclaw service autostart status,
    • nextclaw service autostart doctor.
  5. Diagnose whether the issue is:
    • autostart not registered,
    • registration failed,
    • executable path changed after update,
    • permission/scope mismatch,
    • port conflict,
    • service starts then crashes.
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Product Guidance

When improving NextClaw itself, prefer an explicit guided path:

  • nextclaw setup or an equivalent UI/agent-guided setup should detect OS and current status.
  • If autostart is not enabled, explain the reboot impact and offer to register it.
  • After registration, run status/doctor and show the disable command.
  • nextclaw start may suggest autostart setup, but should not silently enable it.
  • NPM install should remain side-effect free.

Success Criteria

  • The user understands whether NextClaw will come back after reboot.
  • The AI can point to the host mechanism responsible for autostart.
  • The AI can diagnose failed setup with actionable next steps.
  • Every mutating registration path has explicit user consent and a matching uninstall path.
  • Restart semantics stay precise: hot reload, manual restart, update relaunch, and host autostart are not mixed.

© Peiiii, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in packages/nextclaw-core/src/features/agent/shared/skills/nextclaw-autostart of Peiiii/nextclaw.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4d9d500

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Works with

Questions about Nextclaw Autostart

What does Nextclaw Autostart do?

A skill your agent uses when the user asks about NextClaw autostart, auto-start on login or reboot, daemon/service registration, LaunchAgent, systemd, Windows Scheduled Task, service autostart…. Nextclaw Autostart is an agent skill from Peiiii/nextclaw. Use when the user asks about NextClaw autostart, auto-start on login or reboot, daemon/service registration, LaunchAgent, systemd, Windows Scheduled Task, service autostart, nextclaw start not surviving OS restart, or NPM install startup experience.

When should I use Nextclaw Autostart?

Nextclaw Autostart fits situations like: the user asks about NextClaw autostart; auto-start on login; daemon/service registration; windows Scheduled Task.

How do I install Nextclaw Autostart in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Peiiii/nextclaw --skill nextclaw-autostart -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/nextclaw-core/src/features/agent/shared/skills/nextclaw-autostart in Peiiii/nextclaw) into .claude/skills/nextclaw-autostart in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Nextclaw Autostart in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Peiiii/nextclaw --skill nextclaw-autostart -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/nextclaw-core/src/features/agent/shared/skills/nextclaw-autostart in Peiiii/nextclaw) into .agents/skills/nextclaw-autostart in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Nextclaw Autostart in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Peiiii/nextclaw --skill nextclaw-autostart -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/nextclaw-autostart, .gemini/skills/nextclaw-autostart, .github/skills/nextclaw-autostart and .opencode/skills/nextclaw-autostart in your project.

What does Nextclaw Autostart need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Nextclaw Autostart needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npm). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Nextclaw Autostart access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use npm, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Nextclaw Autostart safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Nextclaw Autostart use?

Nextclaw Autostart is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Nextclaw Autostart use?

About 943 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Nextclaw Autostart?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Nextclaw Autostart: Shadowvpn Deploy Client (madeye/shadowvpn, 101 stars), Daily Brief (leiting-eric/DailyBrief, 367 stars), Daily Update (Ar9av/obsidian-wiki, 3.5k stars) and Env Doctor (cat-xierluo/legal-skills, 720 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Nextclaw Autostart?

Peiiii (a GitHub user) maintains it in Peiiii/nextclaw, which has 260 GitHub stars. The repository holds 70 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: Peiiii/nextclaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.