Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Tencent SkillHub Β· Productivity
Niri IPC
Control the Niri Wayland compositor on Linux via its IPC (`niri msg --json` / $NIRI_SOCKET). Use when you need to query Niri state (outputs/workspaces/windows/focused window) or perform actions (focus/move/close windows, switch workspaces, spawn commands, reload config) from an OpenClaw agent running on a Niri session.
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Control the Niri Wayland compositor on Linux via its IPC (`niri msg --json` / $NIRI_SOCKET). Use when you need to query Niri state (outputs/workspaces/windows/focused window) or perform actions (focus/move/close windows, switch workspaces, spawn commands, reload config) from an OpenClaw agent running on a Niri session.
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Quick setup
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract the archive and review SKILL.md first.
- Import or place the package into your OpenClaw setup.
Package facts
- Download mode
- Yavira redirect
- Package format
- ZIP package
- Source platform
- Tencent SkillHub
- What's included
- SKILL.md, scripts/niri.py, scripts/niri_socket.py, scripts/niri_ctl.py, references/ipc.md
Validation
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- Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.
- Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets.
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Release facts
- Source
- Tencent SkillHub
- Verification
- Indexed source record
- Version
- 1.0.0
Provenance
- Publisher
- AtefR
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Documentation
Niri IPC
Use Niri IPC through the niri msg CLI (preferred) or by writing JSON requests to $NIRI_SOCKET. This skill assumes: You are on Linux with Niri running. $NIRI_SOCKET is set (usually true inside the Niri session).
Quick start (recommended)
Use the bundled helper script (wrapper around niri msg --json): ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py version ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py outputs ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py workspaces ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py windows ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py focused-window
1) High-level helpers (window matching)
Use scripts/niri_ctl.py when you want to refer to windows by title/app_id substring instead of ids: # List windows (optionally filtered) ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri_ctl.py list-windows --query firefox # Focus a window by substring match ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri_ctl.py focus firefox # Close a matched window (focus then close) ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri_ctl.py close firefox # Move a matched window to a workspace (by index or by name) ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri_ctl.py move-to-workspace firefox 3 ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri_ctl.py move-to-workspace firefox web # Focus a workspace by index or name ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri_ctl.py focus-workspace 2 ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri_ctl.py focus-workspace web
2) Full IPC access (raw socket)
Use scripts/niri_socket.py to talk to $NIRI_SOCKET directly (newline-delimited JSON): # Send a simple request (JSON string) ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri_socket.py raw '"FocusedWindow"' # Batch requests: one JSON request per line on stdin printf '%s\n' '"FocusedWindow"' '"Workspaces"' | ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri_socket.py stdin # Event stream (prints JSON events until interrupted) ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri_socket.py event-stream
Actions
Pass through Niri actions: # Focus workspace by index ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py action focus-workspace 2 # Move focused window to workspace ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py action move-window-to-workspace 3 # Focus a window by id ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py action focus-window 123 # Close focused window ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py action close-window # Reload niri config ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py action load-config-file # Spawn (no shell) ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py action spawn -- alacritty # Spawn through shell ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py action spawn-sh -- 'notify-send hello'
Output configuration
Use niri msg output ... via the wrapper: ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py output --help
Working directly with niri msg
If you donβt want the helper script, call Niri directly: niri msg --json windows niri msg --json action focus-workspace 2 Tip: if niri msg parsing errors happen after upgrades, restart the compositor (new niri msg against old compositor is a common mismatch).
Event stream
For status bars/daemons: Niri can stream events. # Raw JSON event lines (runs until interrupted) ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py event-stream # Just a few lines for a quick test ./skills/niri-ipc/scripts/niri.py event-stream --lines 5
Troubleshooting
If commands fail with βNIRI_SOCKET is not setβ: run inside your Niri session, or export the socket path. If you need the socket protocol details, read: ./skills/niri-ipc/references/ipc.md. If your goal is complex automation (pick the right window by title/app_id, etc.), first query windows, then act by window id.
Category context
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Package contents
Included in package
3 Scripts2 Docs
- SKILL.md
- references/ipc.md
- scripts/niri_ctl.py
- scripts/niri_socket.py
- scripts/niri.py