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Lobster: Automate Workflows

Simplify automation with Lobster, a typed workflow shell.
intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free
1,258 stars282 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10Updated 8/2/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Use Lobster to write automation scripts for your workflow.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to automate the way they send personalized welcome messages to new customers. They use Lobster to write a script that pulls new customer data from Stripe, adds it to their Notion database, and then uses Resend to send a customized email. The script runs in under a minute every time, saving them an hour per week."

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When to use it
  • •When you need to automate repetitive tasks across multiple tools and services
  • •When you want to create custom workflows that integrate with your existing tools and skills
  • •When you need a local-first solution for automation that can be easily composed and reused
Ready-to-paste prompt
lobster run examples/hello-world.ts
Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed on your system, as Lobster is built on top of TypeScript and requires these dependencies to run
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/lobster && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/lobster/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/lobster/SKILL.md
Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)
claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Lobster: Automate Workflows works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Lobster: Automate Workflows is a medium TypeScript project (~12k lines across 66 code files, plus 65 test files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size
Medium codebase
~12k lines · 66 code files · ~2 h to skim
Setup
Some technical setup
Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.
Runs on
Node.js
No API keys detected
TypeScript 100%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    AGENTS.md
    The instructions the AI actually follows
  3. 3
    src/cli.ts
    Where the program starts running
  4. 4
    package.json
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
What's in each folder
src/Core code — the actual logic63 files
bin/Command-line entry points3 files
docs/Documentation1 files
test/Tests — proof it works66 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)7 files
.agents/Tool / agent settings1 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
openclaw
Language
TypeScript
Category
automation
Published
1/18/2026

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