Safety monitoring and tripwire detection for AI agents. Protects against unauthorized file access, dangerous commands, and excessive activity. Auto-halts on...
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Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install canary-srOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install canary-srβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/canary-sr/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.
Category
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What Canary can do for your AI workflow
Safety monitoring and tripwire directly from your Claude conversation
Works across Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw β install once, use everywhere
One-command installation β no complex setup required
Combine with other skills to build powerful multi-step AI workflows
Try these prompts with your AI agent after installing Canary
Help me get started with Canary
Explains what Canary does, walks through the setup, and runs a quick demo based on your current project
Use Canary to safety monitoring and tripwire detection for AI agents
Invokes Canary with the right parameters and returns the result directly in the conversation
What can I do with Canary in my developer & devops workflow?
Lists the top use cases for Canary, with example commands for each scenario
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Canary extends your AI assistant with the ability to safety monitoring and tripwire detection for AI agents. Protects against unauthorized file access, dangerous commands, and excessive activity. Auto-halts on... Rather than leaving your conversation to handle this manually, you can ask your Claude agent directly β and it will take care of the task end-to-end, using Canary as its underlying capability.
Canary works across Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw through the Model Context Protocol (MCP) β an open standard that lets AI clients share tools and skills without lock-in. Because MCP is platform-agnostic by design, you install Canary once and it becomes available across all your AI clients. Whether you're working in Claude for focused sessions or Cursor for integrated workflows, the skill behaves consistently.
To install Canary, copy the skill folder to `~/.claude/skills/canary-sr/` for use across all your projects, or `.claude/skills/canary-sr/` for a single project. Restart Claude and the skill is immediately active β invoke it with `/canary-sr` or just describe your goal and the AI will pick it up automatically.
Canary has 337 installs and is part of the growing Developer & DevOps skill ecosystem on DiscoverAISkills. Like all skills on DiscoverAISkills, it is free to install and use. The broader AI skills ecosystem continues to expand as developers contribute new capabilities across categories like developer tools, data analysis, writing, automation, and more.
Place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/canary-sr/ for personal use (all projects), or .claude/skills/canary-sr/ for project-specific use. Restart your AI client, then invoke with /canary-sr or let the AI discover it automatically.
Canary supports Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw. It integrates seamlessly with these AI platforms to extend their capabilities.
Canary is free to install. Check the repository for licensing information.
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