Use Case
Desktop Sandbox is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. A desktop sandbox lets OpenClaw run as natively as on a real OS, ensuring full functionality with safe isolation.Run OpenClaw without breaking your PC. This guide walks you through installing Desktop Sandbox, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install Desktop Sandbox: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install desktop-sandbox
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to ai agent & automation to trigger Desktop Sandbox
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine Desktop Sandbox with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Desktop Sandbox
Help me get started with Desktop Sandbox
What can Desktop Sandbox do for my ai agent & automation workflow?
Show me an example of using Desktop Sandbox
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install desktop-sandboxOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install desktop-sandboxβ 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/desktop-sandbox/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.