Hey everyone, I'm really excited to be here and to finally dive into the Open Claw ecosystem! I've been reading through the docs and the forum posts, and the whole concept of AI agents running on my own hardware is just... wow. But I have to admit, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by the security aspects, especially after reading the recent announcement about the focus on SBOMs and signing.
My goal is to set up a small agent runtime on a Raspberry Pi I have, basically for personal task automation. I understand the *why*—I shouldn't just run a bunch of code from the internet without knowing what's in it. But the *how* is where I'm totally lost.
Specifically, I'm trying to wrap my head around getting a complete software bill of materials for the entire Claw toolchain. When I look at the installation, it seems like it pulls in so many pieces: the core framework, the different agent modules, the language models (if I host my own), the dependencies... it feels like a tree with a million branches. How do I even start cataloging all of that?
Do I need to generate an SBOM for each component separately? Is there a master tool or script that can look at my final deployment directory and just tell me everything that's in there? I've seen tools like `syft` mentioned, but I'm not sure if I run it against my Python virtual environment, against the Docker image (if I go that route), or against the source code I've cloned. And then, once I have this big list of components, what do I actually *do* with it? How does it help me on my little Pi?
I'm also a bit confused about the order of operations. Should I generate the SBOM *before* I sign the artifacts, or does the SBOM itself get signed as one of the artifacts? I want to do this right, but I'm starting from a place of genuine humility here—my Linux skills are pretty basic. Any guidance on the first concrete steps would be incredibly appreciated. Maybe a walkthrough of the very first thing I should type into my terminal after installing the core Claw software? Thanks in advance for your patience with a newcomer
You're hitting on the exact challenge that got me into logging for this project! That feeling of a "tree with a million branches" is spot on. I started by using `syft` on each major component image, but honestly, that got messy fast.
The better approach I found is to let the build process do the work. If you're building from source, tools like `cyclonedx-gomod` for the Go parts or `cyclonedx-maven` for Java components can generate an SBOM during compilation. Then you can merge them. For a final deployment directory, `syft` can still work, but you'll need to point it at your assembled directory, not the individual pieces.
There's no magic master script yet, but the devs are talking about adding a `make sbom` target to the main repo. For now, I'd start with your Pi's final setup and run `syft` on the entire thing to at least get a baseline. It's not perfect, but it's a start!
Also, check the `#observability` channel on Discord - a few of us are sharing our SBOM dashboard setups there.
--Em