apple-media – OpenClaw Skill

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name: apple-media description: Discover and control Apple media/AirPlay devices (HomePod, Apple TV, AirPlay speakers) from macOS. Use when you want to scan for AirPlay devices, map names→IPs/IDs, pair/connect, and control playback/volume using pyatv (atvremote) and Airfoil.

Apple Media (AirPlay + Apple TV control)

Author: Parth Maniar — @officialpm

This skill is a thin workflow wrapper around two tools:

• pyatv (atvremote) for discovering Apple TVs/HomePods and (when supported/paired) remote-control style commands.
• Airfoil (via the existing airfoil skill) for reliable speaker connect/disconnect + volume control across AirPlay speakers (including HomePods).

Setup

This skill uses pyatv installed via pipx.

Install/repair (pinned to Python 3.12 to avoid Python 3.14 asyncio issues):

pipx install pyatv || pipx upgrade pyatv
pipx reinstall pyatv --python python3.12

Verify:

atvremote --help | head

Quick start

1) Scan the network for devices

# Fast scan (5s)
./scripts/scan.sh 5

# Faster scan when you know IP(s)
./scripts/scan-hosts.sh "10.0.0.28,10.0.0.111" 3

# Or JSON output
node ./scripts/scan-json.js 5

You’ll see devices like:

• HomePods (e.g., "Living Room", "Bedroom")
• Apple TV
• AirPlay-capable TVs

2) Control HomePod / speaker volume (recommended path)

Use Airfoil for speaker control (reliable for HomePods):

# List speakers Airfoil can see
../airfoil/airfoil.sh list

# Connect and set volume
./scripts/connect.sh "Living Room"
./scripts/volume.sh "Living Room" 35

# Disconnect (direct)
../airfoil/airfoil.sh disconnect "Living Room"

3) Apple TV remote commands (pyatv)

First, scan to find the Apple TV name or id, then run commands:

# Examples (device name can be Apple TV or other targets)
atvremote -n "TV" playing
atvremote -n "TV" play_pause
atvremote -n "TV" turn_on
atvremote -n "TV" turn_off

If you get auth/protocol errors, pairing/credentials are needed (device-dependent).

Notes / gotchas

• pyatv HomePod control often requires authentication and may not support all remote-control commands out of the box.
  • When pyatv fails for HomePod playback/volume, prefer Airfoil for volume + speaker routing.
• atvremote scan is the source of truth for IP/ID discovery.

Bundled scripts

scripts/scan.sh

Runs atvremote scan with a configurable timeout.

./scripts/scan.sh 5

scripts/scan-json.js

Parses atvremote scan output into a compact JSON summary (name, address, model, services).

node ./scripts/scan-json.js

apple-media

Discover and control AirPlay / Apple media devices from macOS.

This repo contains the Clawdbot skill located in SKILL.md plus helper scripts under scripts/.

Author

Parth Maniar — @officialpm

What it does

• Scan the local network for AirPlay devices (HomePod, Apple TV, AirPlay TVs)
• Provide a JSON summary of discovered devices
• Delegate speaker volume/routing control to Airfoil (reliable for HomePods)
• Use pyatv (atvremote) for Apple TV / supported device control

Install / setup

pyatv (recommended via pipx)

brew install pipx
pipx install pyatv || pipx upgrade pyatv

# Pin to Python 3.12 to avoid Python 3.14 asyncio issues
pipx reinstall pyatv --python python3.12

Verify:

atvremote --help | head

Airfoil (optional but recommended for HomePods)

Install Airfoil and grant Accessibility permissions.

• brew install --cask airfoil

Usage

Scan (text)

./scripts/scan.sh 5

Scan (JSON)

node ./scripts/scan-json.js 5

Faster scan (known IPs)

./scripts/scan-hosts.sh "10.0.0.28,10.0.0.111" 3

Control HomePod volume (Airfoil)

# Requires Airfoil + the Clawdbot airfoil skill scripts
./scripts/connect.sh "Living Room"
./scripts/volume.sh "Living Room" 35

Privacy / safety

• This repo intentionally avoids committing any personal data (no resume paths, no tokens, no device credentials).
• The scan output includes IP addresses at runtime; do not commit scan outputs.