# 🐙 Gitclaw

> Your agent lives inside a git repo

Canonical HTML: https://shelldex.com/projects/gitclaw/
JSON: https://shelldex.com/api/projects/gitclaw.json

## Overview

A universal git-native AI agent framework where identity, rules, memory, tools, and skills are all version-controlled files. Fork an agent, branch a personality, git log its memory. Supports CLI, SDK, and remote repo modes.

**Highlight:** Agent-as-repo architecture — agent.yaml, SOUL.md, RULES.md, memory/, tools/, skills/ are all git-committed files you can fork, branch, and diff

## Metadata

- GitHub: https://github.com/open-gitagent/gitclaw
- Language: typescript
- Status: active
- Ecosystem role: alternative
- Categories: framework, self-hosted, developer-tools
- Platforms: cli, sdk
- Requires external LLM: yes
- Added to registry: 2026-03-06

## GitHub data

- Stars: 371 (371)
- Forks: 67
- Open issues: 12
- License: MIT
- Last commit: 2026-05-13T12:59:29Z
- Latest release: v1.4.3 (2026-04-22T13:56:38Z)
- Star growth (7d): +25

## Registry position

- Leaderboard rank: #36
- Health score: 70/100
- Days since last commit: 2
- Days since last release: 23