Wake On Lan

Wake-on-LAN functionality for macOS - wake devices remotely by MAC address or name

Wake-on-LAN Skill

Wake devices on your local network using Wake-on-LAN (WOL) magic packets.

Installation

bash

# Install wakeonlan tool
brew install wakeonlan

# The skill will automatically create config at:
# ~/.config/openclaw/wol-devices.json

Commands

Wake by MAC Address

Wake any device on your network using its MAC address:

text

wake <MAC address> [broadcast IP]

Example: wake 00:11:22:33:44:55

Wake by Name

Wake a device you've saved in the config:

text

wake-name <device name>

Example: wake-name desktop

List Devices

Show all saved devices:

text

list

Add Device

Save a new device for easy access:

text

add <name> <MAC address> [broadcast IP]

Example: add desktop 00:11:22:33:44:55 192.168.1.255

Remove Device

Remove a device from the config:

text

remove <device name>

Example: remove desktop

Query Status

Check if a device is online (requires IP in config):

text

status <device name>

Example: status desktop

Broadcast

Wake all saved devices at once:

text

broadcast

Configuration

Devices are stored in ~/.config/openclaw/wol-devices.json:

json

[
  {
    "name": "desktop",
    "mac": "00:11:22:33:44:55",
    "broadcast": "192.168.1.255"
  },
  {
    "name": "server",
    "mac": "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF",
    "broadcast": "192.168.1.255"
  }
]

Requirements

• wakeonlan command (install via Homebrew)
• Network access to the broadcast address
• Target devices must support Wake-on-LAN (enabled in BIOS/UEFI and OS)