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taildrop

Download files from Tailscale Taildrop inbox to local storage. Use when user wants to retrieve files sent via Tailscale or mentions Taildrop.

skill-install — Terminal

Install via CLI (Recommended)

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/cortexuvula/taildrop
Or

Taildrop File Retrieval

Download files from Tailscale's Taildrop inbox to your local Downloads folder.

Quick Usage

~/clawd/skills/taildrop/scripts/taildrop-get.sh

This will:

  • Check for files in the Taildrop inbox
  • Download them to ~/Downloads/
  • Handle filename conflicts (skip duplicates by default)
  • Report what was downloaded

Options

# Download to a custom directory
~/clawd/skills/taildrop/scripts/taildrop-get.sh /path/to/directory

# Overwrite existing files
~/clawd/skills/taildrop/scripts/taildrop-get.sh --overwrite

# Rename duplicates
~/clawd/skills/taildrop/scripts/taildrop-get.sh --rename

Prerequisites

  • Tailscale must be installed and running
  • User must be set as Tailscale operator (run once): sudo tailscale set --operator=$USER
  • Otherwise, sudo is required for each download

Notes

  • Unlike macOS/Windows, Linux Tailscale doesn't auto-save Taildrop files
  • Files stay in the inbox until manually retrieved
  • The script can run in loop mode to auto-receive files as they arrive

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Add to Configuration

Paste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.

{
  "plugins": {
    "official-cortexuvula-taildrop": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}
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