macOS Bridge

Bridge Mac-owned tools like imsg, remindctl, memo, things, and peekaboo onto a Linux OpenClaw gateway by installing explicit same-LAN SSH wrappers with optio...

Use this skill when a Linux OpenClaw gateway should expose Mac-owned tools as stable Linux-side commands.

This skill is for tools that are inherently macOS-backed:

• imsg
• remindctl
• memo
• things
• peekaboo

It does not try to make Linux pretend those binaries are native. It installs explicit Linux-side wrappers that call the owning Mac over SSH.

If the matching feature is disabled in openclaw.json, do not force the bridge.

If the feature is enabled and Linux already has a working local binary, that is also acceptable. Use this skill when the enabled feature needs the Mac-owned implementation.

Use This Skill For

• same-LAN Linux gateway to Mac node setups
• Mac-owned tools with macOS permissions or data access
• wrapper-backed public skills that should stay truthful on Linux
• enabled-channel auto-selection from channels.*.enabled
• remoteHost auto-discovery from an existing OpenClaw config
• optional Wake-on-LAN recovery when a Mac sleeps

Do Not Use This Skill For

• Homebrew-centric Linux augmentation where the main goal is exposing /opt/homebrew/bin tools in general
• Linux-native tools that should be installed locally
• patching OpenClaw internals so macOS-only tools show as green on Linux
• WAN-routed or untrusted remote Macs

Requirements

• Linux gateway and Mac nodes share the same trusted local network or VLAN
• Linux gateway can SSH to the owning Mac node
• remote binaries exist and already have the needed macOS permissions
• Macs stay awake for work windows or support Wake-on-LAN if you expect remote resume

Workflow

1. Render A Tool Ownership Map

Run:

bash

scripts/render-tool-map.sh /home/node/.openclaw/openclaw.json

If the OpenClaw config already contains enabled macOS-backed channels, this prints an auto-discovered map for enabled tools first.

2. Install The macOS Pack

Example:

bash

scripts/install-macos-pack.sh \
  --target-dir /home/node/.openclaw/bin \
  --openclaw-config /home/node/.openclaw/openclaw.json \
  --default-host agent2@192.168.88.12 \
  --wake-map mac-node.local=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF \
  --wake-wait 20 \
  --wake-retries 2

When no --tool or --map arguments are provided, the installer now auto-selects only the supported tools whose channels are enabled in the OpenClaw config.

The installer resolves hosts in this order:

• explicit --map tool=user@host
• matching remoteHost in the OpenClaw config
• --default-host user@host
• the single discovered Mac host if only one unique remoteHost exists
• no repeated host questions when the OpenClaw config already resolves the owner

3. Verify The Pack

Run:

bash

scripts/verify-macos-pack.sh \
  --target-dir /home/node/.openclaw/bin \
  --openclaw-config /home/node/.openclaw/openclaw.json

When --openclaw-config is provided, verification only checks enabled macOS-backed features instead of treating every supported tool as required.

Design Contract

• Linux holds the wrapper paths
• macOS holds the real binaries and OS permissions
• published skills depend on wrapper paths, not remote binary paths
• tool ownership stays explicit and auditable

Files

• scripts/install-wrapper.sh: create one SSH wrapper for a remote binary
• scripts/install-macos-pack.sh: install a batch of macOS-owned tool wrappers with auto-discovery and optional Wake-on-LAN
• scripts/verify-macos-pack.sh: verify the installed wrapper pack
• scripts/render-tool-map.sh: print auto-discovered or fallback ownership maps
• references/skill-readiness.md: publishability rules for wrapper-backed skills