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Yeachan-Heo 953513f12d docs: add a current claw CLI usage guide
The root and Rust-facing docs now point readers at a single task-oriented usage guide with build, auth, CLI, session, and parity-harness examples. This also fixes stale workspace references and updates the Rust workspace inventory to match the current crate set.

Constraint: Existing README copy still referenced the old dev/rust status and needed to stay lightweight
Rejected: Fold all usage details into README.md only | too much noise for the landing page
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Reversibility: clean
Directive: Keep USAGE examples aligned with  when CLI flags change
Tested: cargo build --workspace; cargo test --workspace
Not-tested: External links and rendered Markdown in GitHub UI
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# Claw Code Usage
This guide covers the current Rust workspace under `rust/` and the `claw` CLI binary.
## Prerequisites
- Rust toolchain with `cargo`
- One of:
- `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` for direct API access
- `claw login` for OAuth-based auth
- Optional: `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` when targeting a proxy or local service
## Build the workspace
```bash
cd rust
cargo build --workspace
```
The CLI binary is available at `rust/target/debug/claw` after a debug build.
## Quick start
### Interactive REPL
```bash
cd rust
./target/debug/claw
```
### One-shot prompt
```bash
cd rust
./target/debug/claw prompt "summarize this repository"
```
### Shorthand prompt mode
```bash
cd rust
./target/debug/claw "explain rust/crates/runtime/src/lib.rs"
```
### JSON output for scripting
```bash
cd rust
./target/debug/claw --output-format json prompt "status"
```
## Model and permission controls
```bash
cd rust
./target/debug/claw --model sonnet prompt "review this diff"
./target/debug/claw --permission-mode read-only prompt "summarize Cargo.toml"
./target/debug/claw --permission-mode workspace-write prompt "update README.md"
./target/debug/claw --allowedTools read,glob "inspect the runtime crate"
```
Supported permission modes:
- `read-only`
- `workspace-write`
- `danger-full-access`
Model aliases currently supported by the CLI:
- `opus``claude-opus-4-6`
- `sonnet``claude-sonnet-4-6`
- `haiku``claude-haiku-4-5-20251213`
## Authentication
### API key
```bash
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."
```
### OAuth
```bash
cd rust
./target/debug/claw login
./target/debug/claw logout
```
## Common operational commands
```bash
cd rust
./target/debug/claw status
./target/debug/claw sandbox
./target/debug/claw agents
./target/debug/claw mcp
./target/debug/claw skills
./target/debug/claw system-prompt --cwd .. --date 2026-04-04
```
## Session management
REPL turns are persisted under `.claw/sessions/` in the current workspace.
```bash
cd rust
./target/debug/claw --resume latest
./target/debug/claw --resume latest /status /diff
```
Useful interactive commands include `/help`, `/status`, `/cost`, `/config`, `/session`, `/model`, `/permissions`, and `/export`.
## Config file resolution order
Runtime config is loaded in this order, with later entries overriding earlier ones:
1. `~/.claw.json`
2. `~/.config/claw/settings.json`
3. `<repo>/.claw.json`
4. `<repo>/.claw/settings.json`
5. `<repo>/.claw/settings.local.json`
## Mock parity harness
The workspace includes a deterministic Anthropic-compatible mock service and parity harness.
```bash
cd rust
./scripts/run_mock_parity_harness.sh
```
Manual mock service startup:
```bash
cd rust
cargo run -p mock-anthropic-service -- --bind 127.0.0.1:0
```
## Verification
```bash
cd rust
cargo test --workspace
```
## Workspace overview
Current Rust crates:
- `api`
- `commands`
- `compat-harness`
- `mock-anthropic-service`
- `plugins`
- `runtime`
- `rusty-claude-cli`
- `telemetry`
- `tools`