Present Claw Code as the current Rust product

The release-prep docs still framed the workspace as a Rust variant,
which understated the owner's current product position. This update
rewrites the README title and positioning so Claw Code is presented
as the current product surface, while keeping the legal framing clear:
Claude Code inspired, implemented clean-room in Rust, and not a direct
port or copy. The draft 0.1.0 release notes now mirror that language.

Constraint: Docs must reflect the current owner positioning without introducing unsupported product claims
Constraint: Legal framing must stay explicit that this is a clean-room Rust implementation, not a direct port or copy
Rejected: Leave release notes unchanged | would keep product-positioning language inconsistent across release-facing docs
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Reversibility: clean
Directive: Keep future release-facing docs aligned on product naming and clean-room positioning before tagging releases
Tested: Reviewed README and docs/releases/0.1.0.md after edits; verified only intended docs files were staged
Not-tested: cargo check and cargo test (docs-only pass; no code changes)

rust/README.md

@@ -1,149 +1,122 @@
-# 🦞 Claw Code — Rust Implementation
+# Claw Code
 
-A high-performance Rust rewrite of the Claw Code CLI agent harness. Built for speed, safety, and native tool execution.
+Claw Code is a local coding-agent CLI implemented in safe Rust. It is **Claude Code inspired** and developed as a **clean-room implementation**: it aims for a strong local agent experience, but it is **not** a direct port or copy of Claude Code.
 
-## Quick Start
+The Rust workspace is the current main product surface. The `claw` binary provides interactive sessions, one-shot prompts, workspace-aware tools, local agent workflows, and plugin-capable operation from a single workspace.
+
+## Current status
+
+- **Version:** `0.1.0`
+- **Release stage:** initial public release, source-build distribution
+- **Primary implementation:** Rust workspace in this repository
+- **Platform focus:** macOS and Linux developer workstations
+
+## Install, build, and run
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Rust stable toolchain
+- Cargo
+- Provider credentials for the model you want to use
+
+### Authentication
+
+Anthropic-compatible models:
 
 ```bash
-# Build
-cd rust/
-cargo build --release
+export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="..."
+# Optional when using a compatible endpoint
+export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.anthropic.com"
+```
 
-# Run interactive REPL
+Grok models:
+
+```bash
+export XAI_API_KEY="..."
+# Optional when using a compatible endpoint
+export XAI_BASE_URL="https://api.x.ai"
+```
+
+OAuth login is also available:
+
+```bash
+cargo run --bin claw -- login
+```
+
+### Install locally
+
+```bash
+cargo install --path crates/claw-cli --locked
+```
+
+### Build from source
+
+```bash
+cargo build --release -p claw-cli
+```
+
+### Run
+
+From the workspace:
+
+```bash
+cargo run --bin claw -- --help
+cargo run --bin claw --
+cargo run --bin claw -- prompt "summarize this workspace"
+cargo run --bin claw -- --model sonnet "review the latest changes"
+```
+
+From the release build:
+
+```bash
 ./target/release/claw
-
-# One-shot prompt
-./target/release/claw prompt "explain this codebase"
-
-# With specific model
-./target/release/claw --model sonnet prompt "fix the bug in main.rs"
+./target/release/claw prompt "explain crates/runtime"
 ```
 
-## Configuration
+## Supported capabilities
 
-Set your API credentials:
+- Interactive REPL and one-shot prompt execution
+- Saved-session inspection and resume flows
+- Built-in workspace tools for shell, file read/write/edit, search, web fetch/search, todos, and notebook updates
+- Slash commands for status, compaction, config inspection, diff, export, session management, and version reporting
+- Local agent and skill discovery with `claw agents` and `claw skills`
+- Plugin discovery and management through the CLI and slash-command surfaces
+- OAuth login/logout plus model/provider selection from the command line
+- Workspace-aware instruction/config loading (`CLAW.md`, config files, permissions, plugin settings)
 
-```bash
-export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."
-# Or use a proxy
-export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://your-proxy.com"
-```
+## Current limitations
 
-Or authenticate via OAuth:
+- Public distribution is **source-build only** today; this workspace is not set up for crates.io publishing
+- GitHub CI verifies `cargo check`, `cargo test`, and release builds, but automated release packaging is not yet present
+- Current CI targets Ubuntu and macOS; Windows release readiness is still to be established
+- Some live-provider integration coverage is opt-in because it requires external credentials and network access
+- The command surface may continue to evolve during the `0.x` series
 
-```bash
-claw login
-```
+## Implementation
 
-## Features
+The Rust workspace is the active product implementation. It currently includes these crates:
 
-| Feature | Status |
-|---------|--------|
-| API + streaming | ✅ |
-| OAuth login/logout | ✅ |
-| Interactive REPL (rustyline) | ✅ |
-| Tool system (bash, read, write, edit, grep, glob) | ✅ |
-| Web tools (search, fetch) | ✅ |
-| Sub-agent orchestration | ✅ |
-| Todo tracking | ✅ |
-| Notebook editing | ✅ |
-| CLAW.md / project memory | ✅ |
-| Config file hierarchy (.claw.json) | ✅ |
-| Permission system | ✅ |
-| MCP server lifecycle | ✅ |
-| Session persistence + resume | ✅ |
-| Extended thinking (thinking blocks) | ✅ |
-| Cost tracking + usage display | ✅ |
-| Git integration | ✅ |
-| Markdown terminal rendering (ANSI) | ✅ |
-| Model aliases (opus/sonnet/haiku) | ✅ |
-| Slash commands (/status, /compact, /clear, etc.) | ✅ |
-| Hooks (PreToolUse/PostToolUse) | 🔧 Config only |
-| Plugin system | 📋 Planned |
-| Skills registry | 📋 Planned |
+- `claw-cli` — user-facing binary
+- `api` — provider clients and streaming
+- `runtime` — sessions, config, permissions, prompts, and runtime loop
+- `tools` — built-in tool implementations
+- `commands` — slash-command registry and handlers
+- `plugins` — plugin discovery, registry, and lifecycle support
+- `lsp` — language-server protocol support types and process helpers
+- `server` and `compat-harness` — supporting services and compatibility tooling
 
-## Model Aliases
+## Roadmap
 
-Short names resolve to the latest model versions:
+- Publish packaged release artifacts for public installs
+- Add a repeatable release workflow and longer-lived changelog discipline
+- Expand platform verification beyond the current CI matrix
+- Add more task-focused examples and operator documentation
+- Continue tightening feature coverage and UX polish across the Rust implementation
 
-| Alias | Resolves To |
-|-------|------------|
-| `opus` | `claude-opus-4-6` |
-| `sonnet` | `claude-sonnet-4-6` |
-| `haiku` | `claude-haiku-4-5-20251213` |
+## Release notes
 
-## CLI Flags
-
-```
-claw [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]
-
-Options:
-  --model MODEL                    Set the model (alias or full name)
-  --dangerously-skip-permissions   Skip all permission checks
-  --permission-mode MODE           Set read-only, workspace-write, or danger-full-access
-  --allowedTools TOOLS             Restrict enabled tools
-  --output-format FORMAT           Output format (text or json)
-  --version, -V                    Print version info
-
-Commands:
-  prompt <text>      One-shot prompt (non-interactive)
-  login              Authenticate via OAuth
-  logout             Clear stored credentials
-  init               Initialize project config
-  doctor             Check environment health
-  self-update        Update to latest version
-```
-
-## Slash Commands (REPL)
-
-| Command | Description |
-|---------|-------------|
-| `/help` | Show help |
-| `/status` | Show session status (model, tokens, cost) |
-| `/cost` | Show cost breakdown |
-| `/compact` | Compact conversation history |
-| `/clear` | Clear conversation |
-| `/model [name]` | Show or switch model |
-| `/permissions` | Show or switch permission mode |
-| `/config [section]` | Show config (env, hooks, model) |
-| `/memory` | Show CLAW.md contents |
-| `/diff` | Show git diff |
-| `/export [path]` | Export conversation |
-| `/session [id]` | Resume a previous session |
-| `/version` | Show version |
-
-## Workspace Layout
-
-```
-rust/
-├── Cargo.toml              # Workspace root
-├── Cargo.lock
-└── crates/
-    ├── api/                # API client + SSE streaming
-    ├── commands/           # Shared slash-command registry
-    ├── compat-harness/     # TS manifest extraction harness
-    ├── runtime/            # Session, config, permissions, MCP, prompts
-    ├── claw-cli/   # Main CLI binary (`claw`)
-    └── tools/              # Built-in tool implementations
-```
-
-### Crate Responsibilities
-
-- **api** — HTTP client, SSE stream parser, request/response types, auth (API key + OAuth bearer)
-- **commands** — Slash command definitions and help text generation
-- **compat-harness** — Extracts tool/prompt manifests from upstream TS source
-- **runtime** — `ConversationRuntime` agentic loop, `ConfigLoader` hierarchy, `Session` persistence, permission policy, MCP client, system prompt assembly, usage tracking
-- **claw-cli** — REPL, one-shot prompt, streaming display, tool call rendering, CLI argument parsing
-- **tools** — Tool specs + execution: Bash, ReadFile, WriteFile, EditFile, GlobSearch, GrepSearch, WebSearch, WebFetch, Agent, TodoWrite, NotebookEdit, Skill, ToolSearch, REPL runtimes
-
-## Stats
-
-- **~20K lines** of Rust
-- **6 crates** in workspace
-- **Binary name:** `claw`
-- **Default model:** `claude-opus-4-6`
-- **Default permissions:** `danger-full-access`
+- Draft 0.1.0 release notes: [`docs/releases/0.1.0.md`](docs/releases/0.1.0.md)
 
 ## License
 
-See repository root.
+See the repository root for licensing details.

rust/docs/releases/0.1.0.md

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Claw Code 0.1.0 release notes (draft)
+
+## Summary
+
+Claw Code `0.1.0` is the first public release-prep milestone for the current Rust implementation. Claw Code is Claude Code inspired and built as a clean-room Rust implementation; it is not a direct port or copy. This release centers on a usable local CLI experience: interactive sessions, non-interactive prompts, workspace tools, configuration loading, sessions, plugins, and local agent/skill discovery.
+
+## Highlights
+
+- Initial public `0.1.0` release candidate for Claw Code
+- Safe-Rust implementation as the current primary product surface
+- `claw` CLI for interactive and one-shot coding-agent workflows
+- Built-in workspace tools for shell, file operations, search, web fetch/search, todo tracking, and notebook updates
+- Slash-command surface for status, compaction, config inspection, sessions, diff/export, and version info
+- Local plugin, agent, and skill discovery/management surfaces
+- OAuth login/logout plus model/provider selection
+
+## Install and run
+
+This release is currently intended for source builds:
+
+```bash
+cargo install --path crates/claw-cli --locked
+# or
+cargo build --release -p claw-cli
+```
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+claw
+claw prompt "summarize this repository"
+```
+
+## Known limitations
+
+- Source-build distribution only; packaged release artifacts are not yet published
+- CI currently covers Ubuntu and macOS release builds, checks, and tests
+- Windows release readiness is not yet established
+- Some integration coverage is opt-in because live provider credentials and network access are required
+- Public interfaces may continue to evolve during the `0.x` release line
+
+## Recommended release framing
+
+Position `0.1.0` as the first public release of Claw Code in its current Rust implementation for early adopters who are comfortable building from source. The feature surface is broad enough for real usage, while packaging and release automation can continue to improve in later releases.
+
+## Verification used for this draft
+
+- Workspace version verified from `Cargo.toml`
+- `claw` binary/package path verified from `cargo metadata`
+- CLI command surface verified from `cargo run --quiet --bin claw -- --help`
+- CI coverage verified from `.github/workflows/ci.yml`