show-ip

What This Skill Does

The show-ip skill is a lightweight, purpose-built utility designed to provide immediate visibility into the network identity of your OpenClaw environment. By executing a specialized shell script, it fetches the server's current public-facing IPv4 (and, if supported, IPv6) address. This information is critical for network troubleshooting, firewall configuration, and verifying connectivity states in cloud-hosted or remote development environments. Rather than requiring users to manually navigate to external web-based IP checkers or parse complex network interface logs via CLI, this skill automates the data retrieval process, delivering the raw IP address directly within your chat interface.

Installation

Installing this skill is straightforward using the OpenClaw package manager. Ensure you have the necessary environment permissions, then execute the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/ericsantos/show-ip

Once installed, the OpenClaw agent will index the skill and make it available for immediate use whenever a network-related request is detected.

Use Cases

This skill is ideal for developers and system administrators working with decentralized or distributed infrastructure. Key use cases include:

• Verifying the egress IP for whitelisting requirements.
• Debugging connectivity issues with external APIs or gated services.
• Confirming that a VPN or proxy tunnel is effectively routing traffic as expected.
• Obtaining technical details during support sessions or system audits.
• Quick diagnostic checks for automated CI/CD pipeline environments.

Example Prompts

1. "What is the current public IP address of this server?"
2. "Can you check my network identity?"
3. "Is my server currently using a public IPv4 or IPv6 address?"

Tips & Limitations

The show-ip skill relies on reaching out to public network discovery services to identify your external address. As such, it requires an active internet connection to function correctly. If your server is running within an isolated intranet or a private VPC with no NAT gateway access, this skill may return an empty result or error out. Furthermore, note that the returned address reflects the public IP of the network egress point, not necessarily the internal IP address of the local network interface (which can be retrieved via standard local utilities). Always ensure your security policies permit outbound traffic to standard IP detection services.