Name: Sonoscli
Author: steipete

What breaks without openclaw sonos skill

Manual speaker control. Music state disconnected from agent events. Sonos siloed from workflows.

→

Agent-driven music playback × 120-star skill ÷ 15–20 minute setup ÷ same-LAN requirement = ambient audio tied to work state.

openclaw sonos skill — what it actually does

Control Sonos speaker groups from OpenClaw natural language commands.

Play, pause, queue, and adjust volume from agent events.

Automate focus music when tasks start and stop.

Authenticate once via Sonos Cloud API OAuth.

Local control API available for simpler setups.

Security check — openclaw sonos skill

Privacy score: 7/10 — accesses connected platform APIs only. Lock it: review OAuth scopes before install, confirm macOS, Linux (same LAN as Sonos); OpenClaw ≥1.0 compatibility.

Quick start — openclaw sonos skill in 15–20 minutes

Setup time: 15–20 minutes

You need:

OpenClaw core
Sonos speakers on local network
Sonos Cloud API key

Install the package:

clawhub install steipete/sonoscli

Create a Sonos developer account and get API key

Set SONOS_CLIENT_ID and SONOS_CLIENT_SECRET in .env

Install skill and run /sonos auth

Run /sonos play jazz to start music

Troubleshooting openclaw sonos skill

1. Sonos Cloud API requires OAuth — initial auth must be done interactively

2. Local control API is simpler but undocumented

Compatibility & status

Works with: macOS, Linux (same LAN as Sonos); OpenClaw ≥1.0 intermediate Last updated: Sep 2025 ★ 120 on GitHub MIT

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