| name | google-speakers |
| description | Control Google Nest/Cast speakers. Use when asked about speakers, announcements, volume, playing music, or TTS. |
| allowed-tools | Bash(speaker:*) |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"emoji":"S","requires":{"bins":["speaker"]}}} |
Google Speaker Control
Control Google Nest/Cast speakers via the speaker CLI. Uses Cast protocol over Tailscale subnet routing.
Available Commands
Show all speakers
speaker status
Set volume (0-100)
speaker volume <name> 75
Mute / unmute
speaker mute <name>
speaker unmute <name>
Playback control
speaker play <name>
speaker pause <name>
speaker stop <name>
Text-to-speech announcement
speaker tts <name> "Dinner is ready"
Cast a media URL
speaker cast <name> "https://example.com/audio.mp3"
Speakers
Crosstown (Boston — Crosstown residence)
- Bedroom speaker — Google Nest Mini (
192.168.165.146)
- Living Room speaker — Nest Audio (
192.168.165.113)
These speakers are at Crosstown only. The Cabin (Philly) speakers are controlled via catt/spogo in the spotify-speakers skill.
Speaker names are fuzzy-matched (e.g. "bed" for Bedroom, "living" for Living Room).
Network
Speakers are on the Crosstown LAN (192.168.165.0/24). The Mac Mini reaches them via Tailscale subnet routing through dylans-mac (must be awake at Crosstown).
Speaker IPs are configured in ~/.openclaw/speakers.json.
Notes
- Always run
speaker status first to check reachability before sending commands
- TTS uses Google Translate TTS — works for short messages, no API key needed
- Volume should be set before TTS/cast for best results
- If speakers show UNREACHABLE, the subnet router (
dylans-mac) may be asleep or offline
- Cast protocol connects on port 8009 — no authentication needed on the LAN
