// Inspect macOS network state. Use when getting current WiFi SSID, signal strength, and channel; listing all network interfaces with IP/MAC addresses; or watching for network connect/disconnect events via Darwin notifications.
Script macOS apps via AppleScript/JXA: Mail, Calendar (EventKit attendees), Notes, Reminders, Finder (disk/file info), and Spotlight/mdfind (full-text and metadata search across the file system).
Control macOS system audio via osascript. Use when getting or setting system volume, toggling mute, listing audio input/output devices, or checking which device is the default output.
Automate Google Chrome with osascript/JXA. Use when listing/focusing/closing/navigating/reloading tabs, muting tabs, managing windows, executing JavaScript, scraping page content, extracting links, filling forms, reading localStorage/cookies/audio state, or reading Chrome history/bookmarks/downloads/extensions/profiles.
Read and write the macOS clipboard with full type support. Use when reading clipboard text, HTML, RTF, images, or file paths (Finder copy); writing rich content; detecting clipboard changes via changeCount; or intercepting content between copy and paste.
Read macOS app SQLite databases directly. Use when reading iMessage chat history, Chrome browsing history, Safari history, or any local app SQLite DB. Always copy the DB before querying — most apps lock the file while running.
Create and manage macOS LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons. Use when setting up background automation, scheduled tasks, file watchers (WatchPaths), interval polling, or persistent daemons that survive logout or reboot.
| name | osascript-network |
| description | Inspect macOS network state. Use when getting current WiFi SSID, signal strength, and channel; listing all network interfaces with IP/MAC addresses; or watching for network connect/disconnect events via Darwin notifications. |
Network inspection via airport, networksetup, ifconfig, and Darwin notifications.
All scripts are pure Python using stdlib + subprocess — no JXA needed.
Get current WiFi info — SSID, BSSID, signal (dBm), channel, band, security:
uv run scripts/wifi-info.py
List all network interfaces with IPv4, IPv6, MAC address, and active state:
uv run scripts/network-interfaces.py
Block until the next network change event, then print what changed — --count N to watch N events:
uv run scripts/watch-network.py
uv run scripts/watch-network.py --count 5
| Tool | Path | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
airport | /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Resources/airport | WiFi details |
networksetup | /usr/sbin/networksetup | Interface enumeration |
ifconfig | /sbin/ifconfig | IP/MAC per interface |
notifyutil | /usr/bin/notifyutil | Darwin notification watcher |
com.apple.system.config.network_change fires when: