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Agent Bootstrapping

Agent Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping is the first‑run ritual that prepares an agent workspace and collects identity details. It happens after onboarding, when the agent starts for the first time.

What bootstrapping does

On remoteclaw setup, RemoteClaw creates the configured workspace directory if it does not already exist. Agents bring their own configuration (e.g. CLAUDE.md for Claude Code, .gemini/ for Gemini CLI). RemoteClaw no longer seeds template files in the workspace.

Where it runs

Bootstrapping always runs on the gateway host. If the macOS app connects to a remote Gateway, the workspace and bootstrapping files live on that remote machine.

When the Gateway runs on another machine, edit workspace files on the gateway host (for example, user@gateway-host:~/.remoteclaw/workspace).