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claude-code/rust
Yeachan-Heo 901ce4851b Preserve resumable history when clearing CLI sessions
PARITY.md and the current Rust CLI UX both pointed at session-management polish as a worthwhile parity lane. The existing /clear flow reset the live REPL without telling the user how to get back, and the resumed /clear path overwrote the saved session file in place with no recovery handle.

This change keeps the existing clear semantics but makes them safer and more legible. Live clears now print the previous session id and a resume hint, while resumed clears write a sibling backup before resetting the requested session file and report both the backup path and the new session id.

Constraint: Keep /clear compatible with follow-on commands in the same --resume invocation
Rejected: Switch resumed /clear to a brand-new primary session path | would break the expected in-place reset semantics for chained resume commands
Confidence: high
Scope-risk: narrow
Directive: Preserve explicit recovery hints in /clear output if session lifecycle behavior changes again
Tested: cargo test --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml -p rusty-claude-cli --test resume_slash_commands
Tested: cargo test --manifest-path rust/Cargo.toml -p rusty-claude-cli --bin claw clear_command_requires_explicit_confirmation_flag
Not-tested: Manual interactive REPL /clear run
2026-04-02 10:03:07 +00:00
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🦞 Claw Code — Rust Implementation

A high-performance Rust rewrite of the Claw Code CLI agent harness. Built for speed, safety, and native tool execution.

Quick Start

# Build
cd rust/
cargo build --release

# Run interactive REPL
./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"

Configuration

Set your API credentials:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."
# Or use a proxy
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://your-proxy.com"

Or authenticate via OAuth:

claw login

Features

Feature Status
Anthropic 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
CLAUDE.md / project memory
Config file hierarchy (.claude.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

Model Aliases

Short names resolve to the latest model versions:

Alias Resolves To
opus claude-opus-4-6
sonnet claude-sonnet-4-6
haiku claude-haiku-4-5-20251213

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)

Tab completion now expands not just slash command names, but also common workflow arguments like model aliases, permission modes, and recent session IDs.

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 CLAUDE.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/                # Anthropic API client + SSE streaming
    ├── commands/           # Shared slash-command registry
    ├── compat-harness/     # TS manifest extraction harness
    ├── runtime/            # Session, config, permissions, MCP, prompts
    ├── rusty-claude-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
  • runtimeConversationRuntime agentic loop, ConfigLoader hierarchy, Session persistence, permission policy, MCP client, system prompt assembly, usage tracking
  • rusty-claude-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

License

See repository root.