Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Visual AI activity indicator using Philips Hue lights. Pulse red when thinking, green when done.
Visual AI activity indicator using Philips Hue lights. Pulse red when thinking, green when done.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
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. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Visual AI activity indicator β Connect your AI assistant's work status to your physical environment through Philips Hue smart lights.
Turns a Philips Hue light into an AI activity indicator: Light StateMeaningπ’ GreenReady / Done / Idleπ΄ Pulsing RedAI is thinking, analyzing, or planningπ΄ Solid RedAI is actively building/working
Ambient awareness β Know when your AI is working without checking screens Flow state protection β Visual indicator prevents interruptions during deep work Satisfying completion β Green light signals "ready for next task" Conversation starter β "My AI has a physical presence in my house"
# Find your bridge IP (check router or Hue app), then run: hue setup <bridge-ip> # Example: hue setup 192.168.1.100
hue lights # Output: # 2: Bed room 1 π‘ ON # 3: Bedroom 2 β« OFF # 5: Front door π‘ ON β Use this one
# AI starts thinking hue thinking 5 # AI is done hue done 5
# Clone or download git clone https://github.com/yourusername/philips-hue-thinking.git # Add to PATH cp philips-hue-thinking/hue /usr/local/bin/ chmod +x /usr/local/bin/hue
# Add to your shell profile (.zshrc or .bashrc) export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/philips-hue-thinking" # Then reload source ~/.zshrc
# Setup (press bridge button first!) hue setup <bridge-ip> # List all lights hue lights # Thinking mode (pulsing red) hue thinking <light-id> # Done (solid green) hue done <light-id> # Set any color hue set <light-id> <color>
hue set 5 red hue set 5 green hue set 5 blue hue set 5 yellow hue set 5 purple hue set 5 orange
# Turn off hue off 5 # Pulse continuously hue pulse 5 --color red
Planning Mode: User: "Planning mode β I want to build a website" AI: [runs 'hue thinking 5'] π΄ Pulsing... "Here are my questions..." User: [answers] AI: [runs 'hue done 5'] β Green "Starting build now..." [runs 'hue thinking 5'] π΄ Solid red while building AI: [runs 'hue done 5'] β Green "Done!"
Add to ~/.zshrc: # Quick aliases alias think='hue thinking 5' alias done='hue done 5' Then just type: think # Light pulses red done # Light turns green
Hue Bridge API β Communicates via local HTTP API Color XY Values β Uses CIE color space for accurate colors Background Pulse β Bash loop dims/brightens light Stateless β Stores config in ~/.config/philips-hue/
ColorXYRed0.6750.322Green0.2140.709Blue0.1670.040Yellow0.4920.476Purple0.2650.100Orange0.6000.380
# Brightness oscillation 254 (bright) β 50 (dim) β 254 # Timing ~2 second cycle Background process keeps pulsing
Config stored in: ~/.config/philips-hue/config.json { "bridge_ip": "192.168.1.100", "username": "your-api-key" }
Philips Hue Bridge (v2) Philips Hue color bulbs macOS/Linux with curl Bash 4.0+
Press the physical button on your Hue Bridge, then run setup within 30 seconds.
# Check connection hue lights # Verify config cat ~/.config/philips-hue/config.json
# Kill background process pkill -f "hue-pulse-loop" # Reset light hue done 5
Auto-trigger via AI session lifecycle Multiple lights for different task types Heartbeat mode (gentle pulse every 30 min) Error state (flash purple) Success celebration (rainbow effect)
MIT β See LICENSE file
Created by Jesse & Kate (Clawdbot) Inspired by the need for AI physical presence Questions? Open an issue or DM @jesse on Twitter
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