Install Pincer

Pincer runs on macOS 15 and iOS 18 or later.

Requirements

• A Mac on macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later, or an iPhone or iPad on iOS 18 or later.
• An OpenClaw Gateway you can reach, unless you only want to try the demo.

Get the app

TestFlight

Join the Pincer public beta through Apple’s TestFlight:

• Join the iOS / iPadOS beta
• Join the macOS beta

1. Install TestFlight from the App Store on your Mac, iPhone or iPad.
2. Open the beta signup link for your platform above on that device, and choose Accept.
3. Choose Install. Pincer shows up with your other apps.

Note

No Gateway yet? Choose Try the Demo when Pincer opens to explore with sample chats and agents.

Build from source (macOS)

You need a current Xcode (Swift 6, with the macOS 15 SDK or later) with its license accepted. The Command Line Tools alone won’t build the UI, because the SwiftUI macros only ship inside Xcode.app.

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/hartra344/pincer.git
   cd pincer

2. Accept the Xcode license if you haven’t already:

   sudo xcodebuild -license accept

3. Build and open the app:

   scripts/bundle-mac.sh release    # -> build/Pincer.app
   open build/Pincer.app

Caution

This quick bundle is only ad-hoc signed and isn’t sandboxed. For a signed, sandboxed app, or for iOS, use Xcode as described in Building from source.

Build from source (iOS)

1. Install XcodeGen, for example with brew install xcodegen.

2. Generate and open the Xcode project:

   xcodegen generate
   open Pincer.xcodeproj

3. Select the Pincer-iOS scheme, set your signing team, choose your device or a simulator, and run.

First launch

The first time you open Pincer, it starts a short setup that walks you through connecting your gateway:

• Get Started helps you install OpenClaw if you need to, find your gateway, sign in and approve this device. See Connect a gateway.
• Try the Demo, right under it on the first screen, opens a simulated gateway with sample agents and chats. No gateway needed, and nothing leaves your device. See Try the demo.

Each install creates its own device identity, so every Mac and iPhone needs to be approved by the gateway once.