Homebrew Bridge

Use this skill when the real value is giving a Linux OpenClaw gateway access to a Mac node's Homebrew toolchain.

This skill is for /opt/homebrew/bin/<tool> wrappers such as:

brew
gh
other Homebrew-installed CLIs you want to expose from a Mac node

Use This Skill For

Linux gateways that should run Homebrew-backed tools through a Mac node
wrapper-backed skills that depend on brew, gh, or another Homebrew CLI
same-LAN Mac nodes that already hold the real Homebrew installs
optional host auto-discovery from OpenClaw config when only one Mac owner is known

Do Not Use This Skill For

tools that are inherently Mac-owned apps or permissioned CLIs like imsg or remindctl
Linux-native tools that should be installed on Linux directly
WAN-routed Macs or generic remote shell access

Requirements

Linux gateway and owning Mac share the same trusted local network or VLAN
Linux gateway can SSH to the owning Mac
the requested tool exists at /opt/homebrew/bin/<tool> on that Mac
the Mac stays awake during work windows or supports Wake-on-LAN

Workflow

1. Render A Tool Ownership Map

Run:

scripts/render-tool-map.sh /home/node/.openclaw/openclaw.json

This prints the inferred or fallback Mac owner for Homebrew-backed tools.

2. Install The Homebrew Pack

Example:

scripts/install-homebrew-pack.sh 
  --target-dir /home/node/.openclaw/bin 
  --tool brew 
  --tool gh 
  --tool claude 
  --default-host [email protected] 
  --wake-map mac-node.local=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF 
  --wake-wait 20 
  --wake-retries 2

Host resolution order:

explicit --map tool=user@host
--default-host user@host
the single discovered remoteHost in the OpenClaw config, if there is exactly one
no repeated host questions when the OpenClaw config already resolves the owner

3. Verify The Pack