Use Case
Stop doing repetitive developer & devops tasks manually. Makefile & Build lets your AI agent handle them automatically through natural conversation. Write Makefiles for any project type. Use when setting up build automation, defining multi-target builds, managing dependencies between tasks, creating project task runners, or using Make for non-C projects (Go, Python, Docker, Node.js). Also covers Just and Task as modern alternatives. This guide shows practical examples of using Makefile & Build to automate common developer & devops workflows and save hours every week.
Install Makefile & Build: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install makefile-build
Identify the repetitive developer & devops tasks you want to automate
Describe the task to your AI in plain English
Makefile & Build will execute the task and return results directly in the chat
Chain multiple tasks: ask your AI to run a sequence of operations
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing Makefile & Build
Automate my developer & devops tasks using Makefile & Build
What repetitive tasks can Makefile & Build handle for me?
Set up a workflow that runs Makefile & Build every morning
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install makefile-buildOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install makefile-buildβ 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/makefile-build/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.