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Frigate MQTT Camera Monitor and Notifier

Tool to Monitor Frigate via Mosquitto MCP and send alerts and Snapshots when events are triggered by Cameras

rupertcachandler@rupertcachandler

Install

openclaw skills install @rupertcachandler/frigate-notifier

Frigate WhatsApp & Email Notifier

A robust monitoring skill that bridges Frigate NVR MQTT events to real-time WhatsApp and Email notifications.

🚀 Features

  • Identity-Aware: Utilises Frigate's face recognition to name specific people in alerts.
  • Multi-Channel: Simultaneous delivery to WhatsApp (via OpenClaw) and Email (via SMTP).
  • Smart Snapshots: Implements a "Broad Fix" fallback, fetching thumbnails if a formal event snapshot isn't available.
  • Flood Protection: Built-in rate limiting (configurable) to prevent notification fatigue.
  • Browser Masquerading: Uses realistic headers to ensure API images are delivered without being blocked.

🛠️ Installation

1. Dependencies

Ensure the following Python libraries are installed on the host: pip install paho-mqtt requests

2. Configuration

Create a config.json file in the same directory as the script with the following structure:

json
{
  "mqtt_broker": "YOUR_MQTT_BROKER_IP",
  "mqtt_port": 1883,
  "frigate_api_url": "http://YOUR_FRIGATE_IP:5000",
  "whatsapp_target": "+COUNTRY_CODE_NUMBER",
  "email_target": "your@email.com",
  "smtp_server": "your.smtp.server",
  "smtp_port": 587,
  "smtp_user": "user@email.com",
  "smtp_pass": "yourpassword",
  "smtp_security": "tls",
  "cooldown_period": 900,
  "max_notifications": 2
}

3. Deployment

Run the notifier in the background: nohup python3 frigate_notifier.py > frigate_notifier.log 2>&1 &

📖 How it Works

The skill subscribes to the frigate/events topic. When a detection occurs, it resolves the identity, checks the rate limit, fetches the best available image from the API, and dispatches the alerts.

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