# Send Xdotool Control 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": "xdotool-control", "name": "Xdotool Control", "source": "tencent", "type": "skill", "category": "开发工具", "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/jeremysommerfeld8910-cpu/xdotool-control", "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/jeremysommerfeld8910-cpu/xdotool-control", "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw" }, "install": { "downloadUrl": "/downloads/xdotool-control", "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=xdotool-control", "sourcePlatform": "tencent", "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw", "packageFormat": "ZIP package", "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md", "includedAssets": [ "SKILL.md", "_meta.json", "scripts/browser_action.sh", "scripts/click_extension.sh", "scripts/find_and_click.sh", "scripts/snap_verify_click.sh" ], "downloadMode": "redirect", "sourceHealth": { "source": "tencent", "slug": "xdotool-control", "status": "healthy", "reason": "direct_download_ok", "recommendedAction": "download", "checkedAt": "2026-05-11T07:02:17.261Z", "expiresAt": "2026-05-18T07:02:17.261Z", "httpStatus": 200, "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=xdotool-control", "contentType": "application/zip", "probeMethod": "head", "details": { "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=xdotool-control", "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"xdotool-control-1.0.0.zip\"", "redirectLocation": null, "bodySnippet": null, "slug": "xdotool-control" }, "scope": "item", "summary": "Item download looks usable.", "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.", "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw", "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/xdotool-control" }, "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/xdotool-control", "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/xdotool-control", "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/xdotool-control/agent", "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/xdotool-control/agent.json", "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/xdotool-control/agent.md" } } ``` ## Documentation ### xdotool-control Automate mouse, keyboard, and window operations on the Linux desktop. Primary use: clicking Chrome extension icons, interacting with GUI apps when browser CDP isn't connected. ### Quick Start # Find a window xdotool search --name "Google Chrome" # Click at screen coordinates xdotool mousemove 1800 56 click 1 # Type text into focused window xdotool type "hello world" # Screenshot current state scrot /tmp/snap.png ### 1. Find + Focus + Click # Find Chrome window, focus it, click at position WIN=$(xdotool search --name "Google Chrome" | head -1) xdotool windowactivate --sync "$WIN" sleep 0.3 xdotool mousemove X Y click 1 ### 2. Screenshot → Verify → Click Loop Use this when you need to click an element but don't know its exact position: bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/xdotool-control/scripts/snap_verify_click.sh \\ "Google Chrome" \\ # Window name pattern "extension_icon" \\ # What to look for (label for your snap files) 1830 56 # Coordinates to click Or use the full loop script for unknown positions: bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/xdotool-control/scripts/find_and_click.sh \\ "Google Chrome" \\ /tmp/target_icon.png \\ # Template image to match (ImageMagick compare) 10 # Max attempts ### 3. Click Chrome Extension Icon bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/xdotool-control/scripts/click_extension.sh "OpenClaw" # or bash ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/xdotool-control/scripts/click_extension.sh "Dawn" This focuses Chrome and clicks the extensions puzzle-piece area, then scans for the named extension. ### 4. Tab Switching # Switch to next tab WIN=$(xdotool search --name "Google Chrome" | head -1) xdotool windowactivate --sync "$WIN" xdotool key ctrl+Tab # Switch to specific tab (1-indexed) xdotool key ctrl+2 # Tab 2 xdotool key ctrl+3 # Tab 3 # Open new tab xdotool key ctrl+t # Type a URL into address bar xdotool key ctrl+l sleep 0.2 xdotool type "https://example.com" xdotool key Return ### 5. Type Into Window WIN=$(xdotool search --name "Terminal" | head -1) xdotool windowactivate --sync "$WIN" sleep 0.2 xdotool type --clearmodifiers "command to type here" xdotool key Return ### 6. Approve tmux Prompt (for Clawdy daemon) SESSION=$(tmux ls | grep claude-session | head -1 | cut -d: -f1) tmux send-keys -t "$SESSION" "Yes" Enter ### Window Management # List all windows with names xdotool search --name "" | while read wid; do name=$(xdotool getwindowname "$wid" 2>/dev/null) [ -n "$name" ] && echo "$wid $name" done | head -20 # Get window geometry (position + size) xdotool getwindowgeometry $WIN_ID # Move window to front xdotool windowraise $WIN_ID # Resize window xdotool windowsize $WIN_ID 1280 800 # Move window xdotool windowmove $WIN_ID 0 0 ### Screenshot Utilities # Full desktop screenshot scrot /tmp/desktop.png # Specific window scrot -u /tmp/active_window.png # Currently active window # Crop a region (x,y,width,height) scrot -a 1400,0,480,60 /tmp/toolbar.png # With delay scrot -d 2 /tmp/delayed.png Read screenshots with Claude's Read tool — it renders images inline. ### Chrome-Specific Patterns # Chrome toolbar extension icons are typically at: # y ≈ 56 (vertical center of toolbar) # x varies by number of pinned extensions, roughly: # Last icon: screen_width - 30 # Second-to-last: screen_width - 60 # Puzzle piece: screen_width - 90 (unpinned extensions menu) ### Clicking a Pinned Extension Icon # Always auto-detect screen width — never hardcode read SCREEN_W SCREEN_H <<< $(xdotool getdisplaygeometry) TOOLBAR_Y=56 # Take a toolbar snapshot first to verify positions scrot -a "$((SCREEN_W-300)),0,300,70" /tmp/toolbar_snap.png # Read /tmp/toolbar_snap.png to see icon positions visually # Then click xdotool mousemove $((SCREEN_W - 60)) $TOOLBAR_Y click 1 ### Dependencies # Required sudo apt-get install xdotool scrot # Optional — enables template matching in find_and_click.sh sudo apt-get install imagemagick # Check all deps at once: for dep in xdotool scrot convert; do command -v "$dep" &>/dev/null && echo "✓ $dep" || echo "✗ $dep (missing)" done ### Tips & Gotchas Always windowactivate --sync before clicking — without --sync, the click may fire before focus lands Add sleep 0.3 after focus change before interacting with Chrome Coordinates are screen-absolute, not window-relative — factor in window position from getwindowgeometry xdotool type vs xdotool key: use type for text strings, key for special keys (ctrl+t, Return, Escape) --clearmodifiers on type prevents Shift/Ctrl state from leaking into typed text scrot -u captures only the currently active window — make sure to activate the right window first ImageMagick compare can do pixel-level template matching for verify loops (see find_and_click.sh) ## Trust - Source: tencent - Verification: Indexed source record - Publisher: jeremysommerfeld8910-cpu - Version: 1.0.0 ## Source health - Status: healthy - Item download looks usable. - Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item. - Health scope: item - Reason: direct_download_ok - Checked at: 2026-05-11T07:02:17.261Z - Expires at: 2026-05-18T07:02:17.261Z - Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw ## Links - [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/xdotool-control) - [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/xdotool-control/agent) - [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/xdotool-control/agent.json) - [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/xdotool-control/agent.md) - [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/xdotool-control)