What is Claude Crew? Claude Crew is a CLI tool that extends Claude Desktop's capabilities. It creates autonomous coding agents using the Model Context Protocol (MCP), focusing on independent task processing rather than just assistance.
How to use Claude Crew? Navigate to your project directory and execute the setup command: npx claude-crew@latest setup. An interactive dialog will then guide you through the project configuration.
Key features include easy interactive setup, smooth Claude Desktop integration, and automatic instruction generation for Claude Projects. It offers customizable workflow commands, multi-language support with full TypeScript integration, and optional context enhancement via OpenAI embeddings. The tool also provides a Memory Bank for persistent project knowledge.
Use cases involve creating autonomous agents for software development, automating project workflows and task execution, and boosting coding efficiency with context-aware tools.
FAQ: The requirements are Claude Desktop, Docker, Node.js >= v20, and an optional OpenAI API key. It supports multiple projects, with each maintaining a unique configuration to avoid conflicts. While full support is for TypeScript, basic file operations are available for other programming languages.