# Send Niri IPC to your agent Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually. ## Fast path - Download the package from Yavira. - Extract it into a folder your agent can access. - Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder. ## Suggested prompts ### New install ```text I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete. ``` ### Upgrade existing ```text I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run. ``` ## Machine-readable fields ```json { "schemaVersion": "1.0", "item": { "slug": "niri-ipc", "name": "Niri IPC", "source": "tencent", "type": "skill", "category": "效率提升", "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/AtefR/niri-ipc", "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/AtefR/niri-ipc", "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw" }, "install": { "downloadUrl": "/downloads/niri-ipc", "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=niri-ipc", "sourcePlatform": "tencent", "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw", "packageFormat": "ZIP package", "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md", "includedAssets": [ "SKILL.md", "scripts/niri.py", "scripts/niri_socket.py", "scripts/niri_ctl.py", "references/ipc.md" ], "downloadMode": "redirect", "sourceHealth": { "source": "tencent", "status": "healthy", "reason": "direct_download_ok", "recommendedAction": "download", "checkedAt": "2026-04-23T16:43:11.935Z", "expiresAt": "2026-04-30T16:43:11.935Z", "httpStatus": 200, "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=4claw-imageboard", "contentType": "application/zip", "probeMethod": "head", "details": { "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=4claw-imageboard", "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"4claw-imageboard-1.0.1.zip\"", "redirectLocation": null, "bodySnippet": null }, "scope": "source", "summary": "Source download looks usable.", "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source.", "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw", "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/niri-ipc" }, "validation": { "installChecklist": [ "Use the Yavira download entry.", "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.", "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets." ], "postInstallChecks": [ "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.", "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.", "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete." ] } }, "links": { "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/niri-ipc", "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/niri-ipc", "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/niri-ipc/agent", "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/niri-ipc/agent.json", "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/niri-ipc/agent.md" } } ``` ## 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 don’t 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 “NIRI_SOCKET is not set”: 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. ## Trust - Source: tencent - Verification: Indexed source record - Publisher: AtefR - Version: 1.0.0 ## Source health - Status: healthy - Source download looks usable. - Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source. - Health scope: source - Reason: direct_download_ok - Checked at: 2026-04-23T16:43:11.935Z - Expires at: 2026-04-30T16:43:11.935Z - Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw ## Links - [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/niri-ipc) - [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/niri-ipc/agent) - [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/niri-ipc/agent.json) - [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/niri-ipc/agent.md) - [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/niri-ipc)