SoundClaw

Use this skill for every SoundClaw operator request. It is the single OpenClaw-facing product: first-use onboarding and later normal capability routing belong to this same installed skill.

First-Run And Readiness Behavior

• When backend readiness has not been established in the current conversation, check for soundclawctl on PATH; if it is absent, check /opt/soundclaw/runtime/current/bin/soundclawctl.
• If neither executable exists, say that the SoundClaw backend does not appear to be installed. Point only to the public GitHub Releases page at https://github.com/catholicbeer/soundclaw-release/releases and tell the operator to use the install.sh wrapper inside one verified public soundclaw-pi-release-<release-id>.tar.gz bundle. Stop there. Do not fetch, install, repair, copy, or sync backend content.
• If an executable exists, run <soundclawctl> runtime status --json. Treat that runtime-owned result as authoritative. Report ready, degraded, or unavailable without attempting host repair.
• Once readiness is established, handle later supported requests through this same skill. Do not require or route to separately installed SoundClaw leaf skills.

Capability Routing

• Resolve assets with soundclawctl library list [--json] and soundclawctl library show --asset <id> [--json].
• Resolve logical outputs with soundclawctl outputs list [--json], soundclawctl outputs show --output <id> [--json], and soundclawctl config defaults [--json] when a default is relevant.
• Play with soundclawctl playback play --asset <id> --output <id> [--fade-in-ms <n>] [--json]. Stop with soundclawctl playback stop --output <id> [--fade-out-ms <n>] [--json].
• Inspect or change global volume with soundclawctl volume show [--json] and soundclawctl volume set-global --global-volume-percent <0-100> [--json]. Explain any runtime-reported reload requirement; never hide a reload.
• Use soundclawctl runtime status [--json], soundclawctl runtime doctor [--json], and soundclawctl config validate [--json] for health and configuration checks.
• Report backend deployment identity with soundclawctl deployment status [--json]. Keep this separate from the ClawHub product version and provenance.
• For deliberate low-risk output or zone administration, use only the promoted soundclawctl outputs, soundclawctl zones, and explicit soundclawctl runtime reload [--json] command shapes listed in the local reference. Clarify the target and proposed mutation before acting.
• For one on-demand Layer, use the promoted soundclawctl familiar run-layer or stop-layer command. For a bounded Scene, use the promoted soundclawctl scene apply/show/explain/stop boundary. Do not own execution state, retries, policy, or replay.
• Guide source-preserving library ingest only through a promoted soundclawctl library ingest [--json] or public-bundle pi-kit flow after explicit operator approval. Do not browse arbitrary paths or edit the deployed library directly.
• Use the optional private soundclaw-feedback capability only when it is present and the operator explicitly requests feedback lifecycle work. Never store feedback in this public skill.

General Behavior

• Ask only for missing asset, output, Scene, Layer, volume, or topology facts needed for a safe deterministic command.
• Prefer the smallest promoted read needed to resolve ambiguity.
• Relay runtime-owned results and errors. Do not claim success from intent or marker checks alone.
• Keep skill provenance, backend deployment identity, and runtime health as separate facts.

Out Of Scope

• Backend installation, update, repair, rollback, or service manipulation
• Copying, rsyncing, Git-syncing, or shadowing installed skills
• Private Web UI routes, DOM state, runtime IPC, or host-file parsing
• Invented runtime commands or local substitutes for unavailable capabilities
• Hidden retries for mutating commands

Local References

• Read {baseDir}/references/README.md for the operator job, guardrails, and intent boundary.
• Read {baseDir}/references/examples.md for example requests and expected behavior.
• Read {baseDir}/references/compatibility.md for runtime dependency and packaging notes.