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holyclaude-ai-workstation

Deploy a full AI coding workstation with Claude Code, web UI, headless browser, and 5 AI CLIs in a single Docker container

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/reason-machines/trending-skills --skill holyclaude-ai-workstation
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads holyclaude-ai-workstation automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

HolyClaude AI Workstation

Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection.

HolyClaude is a containerized AI development workstation that bundles Claude Code CLI, a CloudCLI web UI, Chromium headless browser with Playwright, 5 AI CLIs (Claude, Gemini, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, TaskMaster AI), and 50+ dev tools into a single Docker image. One docker compose up replaces hours of manual setup.


Installation

Prerequisites

  • Docker + Docker Compose installed
  • Existing Anthropic account (Max/Pro subscription or API key)

Quick Start

mkdir holyclaude && cd holyclaude

Create docker-compose.yaml:

services:
  holyclaude:
    image: CoderLuii/HolyClaude:latest
    container_name: holyclaude
    hostname: holyclaude
    restart: unless-stopped
    shm_size: 2g
    ports:
      - "3001:3001"
    volumes:
      - ./data/claude:/root/.claude
      - ./data/config:/root/.config
      - ./projects:/workspace
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
docker compose up -d
# Open http://localhost:3001

Image Variants

# Full image — all tools pre-installed (recommended)
docker pull CoderLuii/HolyClaude:latest

# Slim image — smaller download, tools installed on demand
docker pull CoderLuii/HolyClaude:slim

# Pinned version for production stability
docker pull CoderLuii/HolyClaude:1.2.3
docker pull CoderLuii/HolyClaude:1.2.3-slim

Full Docker Compose Configuration

services:
  holyclaude:
    image: CoderLuii/HolyClaude:latest
    container_name: holyclaude
    hostname: holyclaude
    restart: unless-stopped
    shm_size: 2g                          # Required for Chromium
    ports:
      - "3001:3001"                       # CloudCLI web UI
    volumes:
      - ./data/claude:/root/.claude       # Claude credentials & config (persisted)
      - ./data/config:/root/.config       # App config (persisted)
      - ./projects:/workspace             # Your project files
    environment:
      # User/group IDs (match host user to avoid permission issues)
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000

      # AI provider API keys (optional — can also set via web UI)
      - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}
      - GEMINI_API_KEY=${GEMINI_API_KEY}
      - OPENAI_API_KEY=${OPENAI_API_KEY}
      - CURSOR_API_KEY=${CURSOR_API_KEY}

      # NAS/SMB mount polling (enable if using Synology/QNAP)
      - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true

      # Notification webhooks (optional)
      - DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=${DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL}
      - SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=${SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL}
    security_opt:
      - seccomp:unconfined               # Required for Chromium sandbox

Environment Variable Reference

VariableRequiredDescription
PUIDRecommendedHost user ID (run id -u to find yours)
PGIDRecommendedHost group ID (run id -g to find yours)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYOptionalAnthropic API key (alternative to OAuth login)
GEMINI_API_KEYOptionalGoogle AI API key for Gemini CLI
OPENAI_API_KEYOptionalOpenAI API key for Codex CLI
CURSOR_API_KEYOptionalCursor API key
CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLINGNAS onlySet true for SMB/NFS mounts
DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URLOptionalDiscord notifications
SLACK_WEBHOOK_URLOptionalSlack notifications

Authentication

Method 1: OAuth (Claude Max/Pro Subscription)

  1. Open http://localhost:3001
  2. Create a CloudCLI account (10 seconds)
  3. Sign in with your Anthropic account via OAuth
  4. No API key needed — uses your existing subscription

Method 2: API Key

environment:
  - ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}

Or paste the key directly in the CloudCLI web UI settings.

Credential Persistence

Credentials are stored in the bind-mounted volume:

./data/claude/     →  /root/.claude/
./data/config/     →  /root/.config/

Credentials survive container restarts, updates, and recreation.


Platform-Specific Configuration

Linux (amd64/arm64) — Default

# No extra config needed
shm_size: 2g

macOS (Docker Desktop)

# Works out of the box with Docker Desktop
shm_size: 2g

Windows (WSL2 + Docker Desktop)

# Requires WSL2 backend enabled in Docker Desktop
shm_size: 2g

Synology / QNAP NAS

environment:
  - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true    # Fixes file watching on SMB mounts
volumes:
  - /volume1/docker/holyclaude/data/claude:/root/.claude
  - /volume1/docker/holyclaude/projects:/workspace

Kubernetes (ARM64 / Oracle Cloud Graviton)

# arm64 image is published alongside amd64
image: CoderLuii/HolyClaude:latest   # multi-arch manifest auto-selects correct arch

What's Inside the Container

AI CLIs

CLIInvocationKey Provider
Claude CodeclaudeAnthropic (ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or OAuth)
Gemini CLIgeminiGoogle (GEMINI_API_KEY)
OpenAI CodexcodexOpenAI (OPENAI_API_KEY)
CursorcursorCursor (CURSOR_API_KEY)
TaskMaster AItask-masterUses configured AI provider keys

Headless Browser Stack

  • Chromium — pre-installed and configured
  • Xvfb — virtual display on :99
  • Playwright — configured and ready
  • Shared memory — shm_size: 2g pre-configured (fixes the 64MB Docker default)

Dev Tools (50+)

  • Languages: Node.js, Python 3, TypeScript, Bun, Deno
  • Package managers: npm, yarn, pnpm, pip, cargo
  • Database clients: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Redis CLI
  • Cloud CLIs: AWS CLI, Google Cloud SDK, Azure CLI
  • Dev tools: GitHub CLI (gh), Git, curl, jq, ripgrep, fd
  • Process manager: s6-overlay (auto-restart, graceful shutdown)

Working with Projects

Mount your project directory

volumes:
  - ./projects:/workspace
  # Or mount a specific project:
  - /path/to/my-app:/workspace/my-app

Inside the container

# Access the container shell
docker exec -it holyclaude bash

# Navigate to workspace
cd /workspace

# Run Claude Code directly
claude

# Run other AI CLIs
gemini
codex

Playwright / Headless Browser Usage

Playwright is pre-configured. Use it from Claude Code tasks or directly:

// playwright.config.ts — already works inside the container
import { defineConfig } from '@playwright/test';

export default defineConfig({
  use: {
    // Chromium is pre-installed, no download needed
    browserName: 'chromium',
    launchOptions: {
      args: [
        '--no-sandbox',
        '--disable-setuid-sandbox',
        '--disable-dev-shm-usage',  // Use /tmp instead of /dev/shm
      ],
    },
  },
});
// Direct Playwright usage inside container
import { chromium } from 'playwright';

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: [
    '--no-sandbox',
    '--disable-setuid-sandbox',
    '--disable-dev-shm-usage',
  ],
});
const page = await browser.newPage();
await page.goto('https://example.com');
const screenshot = await page.screenshot({ path: '/workspace/screenshot.png' });
await browser.close();
# Run Playwright tests inside container
docker exec -it holyclaude bash -c "cd /workspace && npx playwright test"

# Run with headed mode via Xvfb
docker exec -it holyclaude bash -c "DISPLAY=:99 npx playwright test --headed"

Updating HolyClaude

# Pull latest image
docker compose pull

# Recreate container with new image (zero data loss — data is in bind mounts)
docker compose up -d

# Or explicit recreation
docker compose down && docker compose up -d

Pinned Version Strategy

# For production: pin to a specific version
image: CoderLuii/HolyClaude:1.2.3

# Update by changing the tag and running:
docker compose up -d

Data & Persistence

holyclaude/
├── docker-compose.yaml
├── data/
│   ├── claude/          # Claude credentials, .claude.json, history
│   └── config/          # CloudCLI and app configuration
└── projects/            # Your workspace (mount your code here)

All credentials and config survive:

  • Container restarts
  • docker compose down && up
  • Image updates via docker compose pull
  • Container recreation

Common Patterns

Pattern: Multiple Projects

volumes:
  - ./data/claude:/root/.claude
  - ./data/config:/root/.config
  - ~/code/project-a:/workspace/project-a
  - ~/code/project-b:/workspace/project-b
  - ~/code/project-c:/workspace/project-c

Pattern: Read-only API Keys via .env file

# .env (never commit this)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
GEMINI_API_KEY=AIza...
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
# docker-compose.yaml
services:
  holyclaude:
    env_file: .env

Pattern: Custom Port

ports:
  - "8080:3001"    # Access via http://localhost:8080

Pattern: Remote Server Access

ports:
  - "0.0.0.0:3001:3001"    # Accessible from network
# Then access via http://your-server-ip:3001
# Recommend putting behind nginx/Caddy with HTTPS for production

Pattern: Nginx Reverse Proxy

services:
  holyclaude:
    image: CoderLuii/HolyClaude:latest
    # Don't expose ports directly — nginx handles it
    expose:
      - "3001"
    networks:
      - web

  nginx:
    image: nginx:alpine
    ports:
      - "443:443"
    volumes:
      - ./nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf
      - ./certs:/etc/nginx/certs
    networks:
      - web

networks:
  web:

Troubleshooting

Container won't start

# Check logs
docker compose logs holyclaude

# Check if port 3001 is already in use
lsof -i :3001

Chromium crashes / headless browser fails

# Ensure shm_size is set (CRITICAL)
shm_size: 2g

# Ensure seccomp is unconfined
security_opt:
  - seccomp:unconfined
# Verify display is available inside container
docker exec holyclaude bash -c "echo $DISPLAY"
# Should output: :99

Permission denied errors on bind mounts

environment:
  - PUID=1000    # Must match your host user: `id -u`
  - PGID=1000    # Must match your host group: `id -g`
# Fix existing permissions on host
sudo chown -R 1000:1000 ./data ./projects

File watching broken on NAS / SMB mounts

environment:
  - CHOKIDAR_USEPOLLING=true

Claude Code installer hangs

This is pre-solved in HolyClaude — the container sets the correct WORKDIR ownership. If you're building a custom image on top:

# Ensure WORKDIR is not root-owned before running Claude Code installer
RUN chown -R node:node /app
WORKDIR /app

SQLite locks on NAS mount

volumes:
  # Move SQLite databases to a local volume, not NAS mount
  - holyclaude-db:/root/.local/share/holyclaude
  - /nas/mount:/workspace    # NAS mount only for project files

volumes:
  holyclaude-db:

Claude Code authentication lost after restart

# Ensure this volume is mounted (credentials live here)
volumes:
  - ./data/claude:/root/.claude

Process keeps dying / not restarting

HolyClaude uses s6-overlay for process supervision. Check service status:

docker exec holyclaude s6-svstat /run/service/cloudcli
docker exec holyclaude s6-svstat /run/service/xvfb

Building Locally

git clone https://github.com/CoderLuii/HolyClaude.git
cd HolyClaude

# Build full image
docker build -t holyclaude:local .

# Build slim image
docker build -t holyclaude:local-slim --target slim .

# Build for specific platform
docker buildx build --platform linux/arm64 -t holyclaude:arm64 .

# Run your local build
docker run -d \
  --name holyclaude \
  --shm-size=2g \
  -p 3001:3001 \
  -v $(pwd)/data/claude:/root/.claude \
  holyclaude:local

Quick Reference

# Start
docker compose up -d

# Stop
docker compose down

# View logs (live)
docker compose logs -f holyclaude

# Shell access
docker exec -it holyclaude bash

# Update to latest
docker compose pull && docker compose up -d

# Restart only the container
docker compose restart holyclaude

# Check resource usage
docker stats holyclaude

FAQ

What does the holyclaude-ai-workstation skill do?

Deploy a full AI coding workstation with Claude Code, web UI, headless browser, and 5 AI CLIs in a single Docker container

How do I install holyclaude-ai-workstation?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/reason-machines/trending-skills --skill holyclaude-ai-workstation in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/holyclaude-ai-workstation/ (personal) or .claude/skills/holyclaude-ai-workstation/ (project).

Which AI agents can use holyclaude-ai-workstation?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is holyclaude-ai-workstation safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains holyclaude-ai-workstation?

It is published by reason-machines in reason-machines/trending-skills. It has 866 recorded installs.

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