PomoClaw

Control the PomoClaw pomodoro timer on the Mac. Use when the user asks to start, stop, pause a pomodoro/pomoclaw/focus timer, check timer status, or when a pomodoro webhook fires (system event containing "Pomodoro finished").

A minimal pomodoro timer for your macOS menu bar. Control via URL scheme, perfect for OpenClaw integration.

GitHub: https://github.com/vkozlovskyi/PomoClaw Download: https://github.com/vkozlovskyi/PomoClaw/releases/latest

Commands

Run via nodes.run on the Mac node using bash -c "open 'pomoclaw://...'":

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pomoclaw://start                     # Start timer with default duration (25 min)
pomoclaw://start?minutes=N           # Start timer for N minutes (1-99)
pomoclaw://pause                     # Pause/resume toggle
pomoclaw://stop                      # Stop and reset
pomoclaw://status                    # Write status to ~/.pomoclaw/status.json
pomoclaw://break?minutes=N           # Start break timer for N minutes
pomoclaw://skip                      # Skip current break

Configuration

All config via single pomoclaw://config command:

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pomoclaw://config?workMinutes=25     # Set default work duration
pomoclaw://config?shortBreak=5       # Set short break duration
pomoclaw://config?longBreak=15       # Set long break duration
pomoclaw://config?sound=Glass        # Set work completion sound
pomoclaw://config?breakSound=Purr    # Set break completion sound
pomoclaw://config?launchAtLogin=true # Enable launch at login
pomoclaw://config?count=0            # Set completed pomodoro count

Multiple params can be combined:

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pomoclaw://config?workMinutes=25&shortBreak=5&longBreak=15

Valid sounds

Basso, Blow, Bottle, Frog, Funk, Glass, Hero, Morse, Ping, Pop, Purr, Sosumi, Submarine, Tink

Defaults

• Work: 25 min, Short break: 5 min, Long break: 15 min (every 4th pomodoro)
• Work sound: Glass, Break sound: Purr

Check Status

After pomoclaw://status, read the file:

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cat ~/.pomoclaw/status.json

Returns: {"state": "running|paused|idle", "remaining": <seconds>, "total": <seconds>, "startedAt": "<ISO8601>", "completedCount": N, "mode": "work|break|break_ready|idle"}

Webhooks

• Work complete: 🍅 Pomodoro finished! N min focus session complete.
• Break complete: ☕ Break finished! N min break complete.

On work complete:

• Acknowledge the completed session to the user
• Break timer will auto-appear (green arc). User clicks to start.
• Long break (15 min) after every 4th pomodoro, short break (5 min) otherwise.

Notes

• Timer range: 1–99 minutes
• App must be running on Mac for commands to work
• No dock icon — lives in menu bar only (LSUIElement)
• Use bash -c "open 'pomoclaw://...'" via nodes.run (more reliable than array format with URL encoding)
• Break state is NOT restored on app restart — only meaningful right after work