# crewrota FAQ Short answers, each with a link to the page that has the rest. crewrota runs Claude Code as one of your crew members, each one Claude login in its own folder; the commands are `crew`, `crw` and `crewrota`. ## Can I use two Claude Code accounts at the same time? Yes. Each crew member is its own Claude Code config folder with its own login, so `crew main` in one terminal and `crew side` in another run as two accounts side by side. Your main `~/.claude` login is never touched. See [Add and manage crew members](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/guides/members/), and read [Your accounts and Anthropic's terms](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/concepts/accounts-and-terms/) before you use several accounts. ## Does crewrota read or store my Claude login? crewrota never copies or moves a login; to read usage, quota-axi uses each member's own sign-in on your machine. Each member logs in through Claude Code's own login (`crew add`, `crew login`), and the login stays in that member's folder. A backup never holds a login: after `crew restore`, each member signs in again with `crew login `. ## Which account is close to its usage limit? `crew quota` shows every member's 5-hour and week use as bars, read fresh with quota-axi, which sends no message. `crew list` shows the last reading for each member, and the crew menu shows the same bars before you pick. ```text $ crew quota crewrota crew quota member 5h week main ▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖ 86% ▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖ 71% side ▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖ 12% ▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖ 34% team ▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖ 47% ▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖▖ 62% [exit code 0] ``` See [Check every member's usage](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/guides/usage-and-quota/). ## Does crewrota send messages on my accounts? Only `crew warmup` does: one short Haiku message per member, which starts its 5-hour window if none is running. The menu, `crew quota`, `crew list`, the widget and the status line only read usage. See [Where usage readings come from](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/concepts/usage-readings/). ## Can another account continue my Claude Code session? Yes, when both members are on the same ship: a ship shares the `projects` folder where Claude Code keeps its history, so `crew side -- --resume ` picks up a session `main` started. Claude's own flags go after `--`. See [Share history between members with a ship](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/guides/ships/). ## Why is an MCP server I added gone after I restart? At every launch crewrota replaces a member's own MCP list with its ship's, or with the one in `~/.claude.json` when the member is on no ship. A server added inside a member with `claude mcp add --scope user` is lost at its next launch. Add it to the ship with `crew ship mcp add ...`, or to a repo's `.mcp.json` for one project. See [Give a ship's members the same MCP servers](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/guides/mcp-servers/). ## Why does `crew main --resume` say "Unknown option"? crewrota reads every argument before `--` as its own. Put Claude's flags after it: `crew main -- --resume `. See [The `--` rule](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/reference/menu-and-run/#the----rule). ## How do I move Claude Code and my crew to a new computer? `crew backup --password` on the old machine writes one zip with your ships (history, memory, MCP servers), the member list, the settings, your project `.claude` folders and your main skills. `crew restore --password` on the new one merges it in, renaming project folders to the new paths; add `--map =` for folders that moved. Then sign each member in with `crew login `. See [Move your crew to a new machine](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/guides/backup-and-restore/). ## Can I run crewrota from a script or an AI agent? Yes, once the one-time permissions question is answered (`crew config permissions on` or `off`): `crew run -- -p "" --output-format json` starts a member headless. Only adding a member and logging one in need you at a terminal. See the [AI agent guide](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/agents/) and [Exit codes and terminal needs](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/reference/exit-codes/). ## Does crewrota work on macOS and Linux? Windows is the main platform. macOS and Linux are beta: the test suite passes in CI on macOS 15 and Ubuntu, but they have not yet been tested thoroughly by hand. On Linux, backups need `libarchive-tools` for bsdtar. See [Platforms and versions](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/platforms/). ## Where does crewrota keep its files? Members and ships are in `~/.crewrota` (`%USERPROFILE%\.crewrota` on Windows), or `CREWROTA_HOME`; the settings are in `%APPDATA%\crewrota\config.json` on Windows and `~/.config/crewrota/config.json` elsewhere. See [Files and folders](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/reference/files-and-folders/). ## How do I uninstall crewrota? `npm uninstall --global crewrota` removes the commands. Your members and ships stay in the crew home and your settings in `config.json` until you delete those folders yourself; a member folder holds links to ships and to `~/.claude`, so remove the links first (`crew drop` and `crew ship delete` do that and move the folders to `removed/`). See [Install crewrota](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/install/#uninstall). ## Related - [All commands](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/commands/) - [Fix a problem with crew doctor](https://crewrota.pasindug.com/docs/guides/troubleshooting/)