nix-steipete-tools

Core tools for openclaw. Batteries included. Always fresh.

Nix packaging for Peter Steinberger's tools, with per-tool openclaw plugins. Part of the nix-openclaw ecosystem.

Darwin/aarch64 plus Linux (x86_64/aarch64) for tools that ship Linux builds. On Linux, summarize is built from source (Node 22 + pnpm) since upstream only ships a macOS Bun binary.

Why this exists

These tools are essential for a capable openclaw instance - screen capture, camera access, TTS, messaging. Packaging them as Nix flakes with openclaw plugin metadata means:

• Reproducible: Pinned versions, no Homebrew drift
• Declarative: Add a plugin, home-manager switch, done
• Fresh: CI keeps tools and skills at latest automatically
• Integrated: Skills teach your bot how to use each tool

What's included

Tool	What it does
summarize	Link → clean text → summary
gogcli	Google CLI for Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Contacts
goplaces	Google Places API (New) CLI
camsnap	Capture snapshots/clips from RTSP/ONVIF cameras
sonoscli	Control Sonos speakers
bird	Fast X CLI for tweeting, replying, and reading
peekaboo	Lightning-fast macOS screenshots & AI vision analysis
poltergeist	Universal file watcher with auto-rebuild
sag	Command-line ElevenLabs TTS with mac-style flags
imsg	iMessage/SMS CLI
oracle	Bundle prompts + files for AI queries

Usage (as openclaw plugins)

Each tool is a subflake under tools/<tool>/ exporting openclawPlugin. Point your nix-openclaw config at the tool you want:

programs.openclaw.plugins = [
  { source = "github:openclaw/nix-steipete-tools?dir=tools/camsnap"; }
  { source = "github:openclaw/nix-steipete-tools?dir=tools/peekaboo"; }
  { source = "github:openclaw/nix-steipete-tools?dir=tools/summarize"; }
];

Each plugin bundles:

• The tool binary (on PATH)
• A skill (SKILL.md) so your bot knows how to use it
• Any required state dirs / env declarations

Usage (packages only)

If you just want the binaries without the plugin wrapper:

inputs.nix-steipete-tools.url = "github:openclaw/nix-steipete-tools";

# Then use:
inputs.nix-steipete-tools.packages.aarch64-darwin.camsnap
inputs.nix-steipete-tools.packages.aarch64-darwin.peekaboo
# etc.

# Linux examples:
inputs.nix-steipete-tools.packages.x86_64-linux.camsnap
inputs.nix-steipete-tools.packages.aarch64-linux.gogcli
inputs.nix-steipete-tools.packages.x86_64-linux.summarize

Skills syncing

Skills are vendored from openclaw/openclaw main branch. No pinning - we track latest.

go run ./cmd/sync-skills

Pulls latest main via sparse checkout, only updates files when contents actually change.

Tool updates

Tools track upstream GitHub releases directly (not Homebrew).

go run ./cmd/update-tools

Fetches latest release versions/URLs/hashes and updates the Nix expressions. Oracle uses pnpm and auto-derives its hash via build mismatch.

CI

Workflow	Schedule	What it does
sync-skills	Every 30 min	Pulls latest skills from openclaw main
update-tools	Every 10 min	Checks for new tool releases
Garnix	On push	Builds all packages via checks.* (darwin + linux)

Automated PRs keep everything fresh without manual intervention.

License

Tools are packaged as-is from upstream. See individual tool repos for their licenses.

Nix packaging: MIT