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Shawl

Name: Shawl
Author: mtkennerly

Windows service wrapper for arbitrary commands

924 stars33 forksRustUpdated 5/3/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Shawl runs any command as a Windows service, allowing for easy management and monitoring of background processes

When to use it

•You need to keep a web scraper or data ingestion script running continuously on a Windows server
•Your startup relies on a custom Rust or executable application that needs to run in the background
•You want to integrate a third-party command-line tool into your Windows-based workflow or automation

Ready-to-paste prompt

shawl install --config shawl.toml --name my_custom_service --command 'C:\\\path\\\to\\\my_script.exe'

Heads up: The system user running the Shawl service needs to have the necessary permissions and access rights to execute the specified command

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

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

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/shawl && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/shawl/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/shawl/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 Shawl works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Shawl is a small Rust project (~2.4k lines across 8 code files, plus 1 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit 4 months ago, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Small codebase

~2.4k lines · 8 code files · 20 min skim

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Rust

No API keys detected

Rust 96%Python 4%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
src/cli.rs
Where the program starts running
3
Cargo.toml
Dependencies and the commands it exposes

What's in each folder

src/Core code — the actual logic6 files

docs/Documentation1 files

.cargo/Tool / agent settings1 files

.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)1 files

tests/Tests — proof it works1 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated 4 mo ago

Use with Claude

New

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

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/shawl && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/shawl/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/shawl/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.

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Details

Creator

mtkennerly

Language

Rust

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