clankr 1.3.2

Run coding agents in isolated Docker containers

clankr

Run Claude Code in isolated Docker containers. --dangerously-skip-permissions without the danger.

install

uv tool install clankr

setup

clankr init
# prompts for: github username, bot username, PAT

Create a classic PAT on the bot account with repo scope.

per-repo setup (recommended)

clankr setup-repo user/project
# then accept the invitation (log in as bot → github.com/notifications)

This adds the bot as a collaborator and configures the repo with:

• Branch protection: PRs required for main, owner bypasses
• Squash merge only, auto-delete branch on merge

This step is optional — agents work without it, but branch protection prevents them from pushing directly to main.

usage

clankr launch user/project                        # interactive, bare profile
clankr launch -p gsd user/project                 # GSD workflow
clankr launch -d -p gsd user/project              # detached (tmux)
clankr launch -d -p gsd -s auth-fix user/project  # named slot
clankr launch /path/to/local/repo                 # local repo

clankr run user/project -- -p "prompt"                # non-interactive, stdout capture
clankr run /path/to/repo -p ./profile -- -p "prompt"  # local repo, custom profile path

clankr sync user/project /path/to/host/repo       # register session sync mapping
clankr sync                                       # list sync mappings

clankr resume project-1                           # relaunch a stopped slot
clankr attach project-1                           # reattach to detached agent
clankr save project-1 /path/to/host/repo          # export sessions to host ~/.claude/
clankr ls                                         # list slots
clankr rm project-1                               # remove (warns if unpushed)
clankr clean                                      # remove all stopped clean slots

$ clankr ls
SLOT                 PROFILE  STATUS       SYNC   REPO
hello-world-1        gsd      detached     yes    /home/max/.local/share/clankr/repos/hello-world-1
project-2            gsd      running      -      /home/max/.local/share/clankr/repos/project-2
project-1            bare     stopped      -      /home/max/.local/share/clankr/repos/project-1

profiles

Each profile is an isolated claude code config — system prompt, settings, hooks, extensions.

• bare — claude code, skip permissions, no extras
• gsd — get shit done workflow framework

-p takes a profile name (looked up in ~/.config/clankr/profiles/) or a path to a profile directory. Each profile is a directory with any of:

• CLAUDE.md — system prompt
• settings.json — claude code settings
• init — executable script that runs inside the container before claude starts (install plugins, extensions, etc.)
• mounts — bind-mount host paths into the container (one per line: source:destination[:ro|rw], default rw, ~ expanded, ./ relative to profile dir)

clankr profiles                                   # list available profiles
cp -r ~/.config/clankr/profiles/gsd ~/.config/clankr/profiles/my-custom
vim ~/.config/clankr/profiles/my-custom/CLAUDE.md

how it works

• each slot gets its own repo clone and claude config
• session sync: local repos auto-sync sessions to host ~/.claude/; for remote repos, clankr sync user/project /host/path registers a mapping — sessions are bind-mounted and write directly to the host
• session preservation: rm/clean auto-archive sessions before deleting (--purge to skip)
• credentials copied fresh from host ~/.claude/.credentials.json on each launch (tokens expire ~8h)
• --dangerously-skip-permissions baked into the container
• -d wraps the container in a tmux session — survives SSH disconnects
• git identity: configurable bot account with scoped PAT
• branch protection via setup-repo: require PR + approval for main, owner bypasses, squash-only merges

commands

Command	Description
clankr init	First-time setup: config + default profiles
clankr launch	Launch an agent (-p profile, -s slot, -d detach)
clankr run	Run claude non-interactively (-p profile, -s slot, -- claude args)
clankr ls	List all slots
clankr resume <slot>	Relaunch a stopped slot (keeps repo, profile, sync)
clankr attach <slot>	Attach to detached agent's tmux session
clankr sync [repo] [path]	Manage session sync mappings (list / add / --remove)
clankr save <slot> <path>	Export sessions to host ~/.claude/ for claude --resume
clankr rm <slot>	Remove slot, auto-archives sessions (--purge to skip)
clankr clean	Remove all stopped clean slots, auto-archives (--purge to skip)
clankr logs <slot>	Show container logs
clankr setup-repo <repo>	Add bot collaborator + branch protection + squash merge
clankr profiles	List available profiles
clankr version	Print clankr version

paths

What	Where
Config	~/.config/clankr/config.toml
Sync mappings	~/.config/clankr/sync_map.json
Profiles	~/.config/clankr/profiles/
Dockerfile override	~/.config/clankr/Dockerfile
Repo clones	~/.local/share/clankr/repos/
Slot state	~/.local/share/clankr/run/
Archived sessions	~/.local/share/clankr/sessions/