chromecast-with-google-tv

What This Skill Does

The chromecast-with-google-tv skill provides a powerful bridge between your AI agent and your living room entertainment center. By leveraging ADB (Android Debug Bridge) over wireless debugging, this skill allows OpenClaw to directly control Chromecast with Google TV devices. It abstracts complex shell commands into simple, intent-based actions, enabling you to cast specific YouTube videos, search for episodes on Tubi, or trigger global search fallbacks to start playing TV shows in your preferred streaming apps. It effectively turns your AI agent into a voice-controlled remote that understands specific media titles, seasons, and episodes.

Installation

To get started, ensure you have uv, adb, yt-api, and scrcpy installed and available in your system PATH. Navigate to the skill repository and install via the command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/antgly/chromecast-with-google-tv. Once installed, you must perform a one-time pairing process. Enable Developer Options on your Chromecast, toggle Wireless Debugging, and run ./run pair --show-instructions to follow the setup flow. The system will cache your device connection details in .last_device.json for seamless future interaction.

Use Cases

This skill is perfect for hands-free media management. You can use it to play specific YouTube URLs or IDs, launch episodes of your favorite shows on services like Hulu or Netflix using the global search fallback, or simply manage playback state (pause/resume) when you need to step away. It is particularly useful for users who want to automate their viewing experience or integrate their home media into a larger automation flow.

Example Prompts

1. "Cast the latest video from the Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel to my TV."
2. "Find and play the third episode of the second season of Family Guy on Hulu."
3. "Pause the movie I'm currently watching on the living room Chromecast."

Tips & Limitations

• Connectivity: The skill relies on ADB wireless debugging. Ensure your Chromecast is on the same local network as the device running OpenClaw.
• Device Discovery: If the skill fails to find your device, use the --device and --port flags to force a connection. The skill does not perform network scanning.
• Environments: You can bypass CLI flags by setting CHROMECAST_HOST and CHROMECAST_PORT in your environment variables for a more permanent configuration.
• Compatibility: While designed for Chromecast 4K, behavior on the Google TV Streamer remains experimental. Always ensure your device firmware is updated to support standard ADB wireless debugging protocols.