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Control Chromecast

Control Chromecast devices on your local network - discover, cast media, control playback, manage queues, and save/restore states

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Control Chromecast devices on your local network - discover, cast media, control playback, manage queues, and save/restore states

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Target platform
OpenClaw
Install method
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Extraction
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Prerequisites
OpenClaw
Primary doc
SKILL.md

Package facts

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What's included
SKILL.md

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Release facts

Source
Tencent SkillHub
Verification
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Version
1.0.0

Documentation

ClawHub primary doc Primary doc: SKILL.md 13 sections Open source page

Chromecast Control

Control Chromecast and Google Cast-enabled devices on your local network using catt (Cast All The Things).

Quick Reference

CommandDescriptioncatt scanFind all Chromecasts on networkcatt cast <url>Cast video/audiocatt pause / playPause/resumecatt stopStop playbackcatt statusCurrent playback infocatt volume <0-100>Set volume Use -d <device> to target a specific device by name or IP.

Discovery & Device Management

# Find all devices catt scan # Set a default device (saves to config) catt -d "Living Room TV" set_default # Create an alias for easier access catt -d 192.168.1.163 set_alias tv # Remove alias or default catt -d tv del_alias catt del_default

Basic Casting

# Cast from URL (YouTube, Vimeo, and hundreds of yt-dlp supported sites) catt cast "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" # Cast local file catt cast ./video.mp4 # Cast a website (displays webpage on TV) catt cast_site "https://example.com"

Advanced Cast Options

# Cast with subtitles catt cast -s ./subtitles.srt ./video.mp4 # Start at specific timestamp catt cast -t 01:30:00 "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" # Play random item from playlist catt cast -r "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAYLIST_ID" # Play only video (ignore playlist in URL) catt cast -n "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID&list=PLAYLIST_ID" # Disable automatic subtitle loading catt cast --no-subs ./video.mp4 # Pass yt-dlp options (e.g., select format) catt cast -y format=best "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" # Block until playback ends (useful for scripts) catt cast -b "https://example.com/video.mp4"

Playback Control

catt play # Resume playback catt pause # Pause playback catt play_toggle # Toggle play/pause catt stop # Stop playback completely catt skip # Skip to end of content # Seeking catt seek 300 # Jump to 5 minutes (seconds) catt seek 01:30:00 # Jump to 1h 30m (HH:MM:SS) catt ffwd 30 # Fast forward 30 seconds catt rewind 30 # Rewind 30 seconds

Volume Control

catt volume 50 # Set volume to 50% catt volumeup 10 # Increase by 10 catt volumedown 10 # Decrease by 10 catt volumemute on # Mute catt volumemute off # Unmute

Queue Management (YouTube)

# Add video to end of queue catt add "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" # Add video to play next catt add -n "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" # Remove video from queue catt remove "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" # Clear entire queue catt clear

State Management

# Save current state (position, volume, what's playing) catt save # Restore saved state later catt restore

Device Information

catt status # Brief: time, volume, mute status catt info # Full: title, URL, player state, media type, etc.

Configuration

Config file: ~/.config/catt/catt.cfg [options] device = Living Room TV [aliases] tv = Living Room TV bedroom = Bedroom Speaker

Network Requirements

Chromecast and computer must be on same network For local file casting: TCP ports 45000-47000 must be open Some networks block mDNS - use IP address directly if catt scan fails

Supported Sources

Catt uses yt-dlp internally, supporting: YouTube (videos, playlists, live streams) Vimeo, Dailymotion, Twitch Direct video URLs (MP4, MKV, WebM, etc.) Local files (video, audio, images) Hundreds more sites (see yt-dlp supported sites)

Category context

Messaging, meetings, inboxes, CRM, and teammate communication surfaces.

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Package contents

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  • SKILL.md Primary doc