coder-workspaces

# Coder Workspaces

Manage Coder workspaces and AI coding agent tasks via the coder CLI.

> Note: Commands execute within isolated, governed Coder workspaces — not the host system.

## Setup

Before using coder CLI, configure authentication:

1. Install the CLI from [Coder CLI docs](https://coder.com/docs/install/cli)

2. Set environment variables:
   ```bash
   export CODER_URL=https://your-coder-instance.com
   export CODER_SESSION_TOKEN=<your-token>  # Get from /cli-auth
   ```

3. Test connection:
   ```bash
   coder whoami
   ```

## Workspace Commands

```bash
coder list                              # List workspaces
coder list --all                        # Include stopped
coder list -o json                      # JSON output

coder start <workspace>
coder stop <workspace>
coder restart <workspace> -y
coder delete <workspace> -y

coder ssh <workspace>                   # Interactive shell
coder ssh <workspace> -- <command>      # Run command in workspace

coder logs <workspace>
coder logs <workspace> -f               # Follow logs
```

## AI Coding Tasks

Coder Tasks runs AI agents (Claude Code, Aider, etc.) in isolated workspaces.

### Creating Tasks

```bash
coder tasks create --template <template> --preset "<preset>" "prompt"
```

- **Template**: Required. List with `coder templates list`
- **Preset**: May be required. Try without first. If creation fails with "Required parameter not provided", get presets with `coder templates presets list <template> -o json` and use the default. If no default, ask user which preset.

### Managing Tasks

```bash
coder tasks list                        # List all tasks
coder tasks logs <task-name>            # View output
coder tasks connect <task-name>         # Interactive session
coder tasks delete <task-name> -y       # Delete task
```

### Task States

- **Initializing**: Workspace provisioning (timing varies by template)
- **Working**: Setup script running
- **Active**: Agent processing prompt
- **Idle**: Agent waiti...

# Coder Workspaces Skill for OpenClaw

Manage [Coder](https://coder.com) workspaces and AI coding agent tasks from your OpenClaw agent.

## Features

- **Workspaces**: List, create, start, stop, restart, delete
- **Remote Commands**: SSH into workspaces and run commands
- **AI Tasks**: Create and manage Coder Tasks with Claude Code, Aider, Goose, etc.

## Prerequisites

1. Access to a Coder deployment (self-hosted or Coder Cloud)
2. Coder CLI installed
3. Environment variables configured

## Setup

### 1. Install Coder CLI

Install from your Coder instance to ensure version compatibility:

```bash
# Visit your instance's CLI page for instructions
# https://your-coder-instance.com/cli
```

Or via Homebrew (may not match server version):

```bash
brew install coder
```

See [Coder CLI docs](https://coder.com/docs/install/cli) for all options.

### 2. Set Environment Variables

Add to your OpenClaw config (`~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`):

```json
{
  "env": {
    "CODER_URL": "https://your-coder-deployment.com",
    "CODER_SESSION_TOKEN": "your-session-token"
  }
}
```

Get a token at `https://your-coder-deployment.com/cli-auth` or `/settings/tokens`.

### 3. Authenticate

```bash
coder login --token "$CODER_SESSION_TOKEN" "$CODER_URL"
```

### 4. Verify

```bash
coder whoami
```

## Install the Skill

```bash
clawhub install coder-workspaces
```

## Usage

Ask your OpenClaw agent things like:

- "List my Coder workspaces"
- "Start my dev workspace"
- "Create a task to fix the auth bug"
- "Check status of my running tasks"
- "SSH into backend and run the tests"

## Links

- [Coder Docs](https://coder.com/docs)
- [Coder CLI](https://coder.com/docs/install/cli)
- [Coder Tasks](https://coder.com/docs/ai-coder)
- [OpenClaw](https://openclaw.ai)
- [ClawHub](https://clawhub.com)

## License

MIT