Claude Code Control

What This Skill Does

Claude Code Control is a specialized automation skill for OpenClaw that enables programmatic interaction with the Claude Code CLI tool via macOS Terminal.app. By leveraging AppleScript and System Events, the skill treats the terminal as a visual interface, allowing an AI agent to launch sessions, execute complex development commands, manage security prompts, and capture visual verification of terminal output. This bridges the gap between raw CLI interactions and visual task verification, allowing for robust automation of coding workflows.

Installation

To install this skill, run the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/melichar-m/claude-code-control. Ensure you have Node.js 18+ installed on your macOS machine. After installation, you must navigate to System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility and grant both Terminal.app and Script Editor permissions to control your computer. Failure to grant these permissions will prevent the agent from typing commands or capturing terminal windows.

Use Cases

1. Automated Test Generation: Task the agent with opening a specific directory and running a suite of unit tests, capturing the terminal output for diagnostic analysis.
2. CI/CD Pipeline Simulation: Use the agent to periodically refresh codebases and initiate refactoring suggestions, recording the full session for audit purposes.
3. Interactive Security Management: Handle repetitive 'trust this directory' prompts automatically when switching between various project repositories.
4. Documentation Extraction: Prompt Claude Code to explain specific logic in an codebase and save the resulting Terminal output to a persistent local session log.

Example Prompts

1. "Open my current project directory and use Claude Code to write unit tests for the main authentication module, then save the session record."
2. "Go through the file directory in /projects/app-v2, run a login command, and verify that the security trust prompt is correctly handled."
3. "Launch the Claude Code session, run a status check to confirm repository health, and capture a screenshot of the output before closing."

Tips & Limitations

• The skill relies on macOS visual focus. Ensure the Terminal window is not minimized or hidden behind other applications during execution.
• Accessibility settings are mandatory; the skill cannot bypass macOS security policies.
• Because it uses System Events to simulate keystrokes, avoid interacting with your keyboard or mouse while the skill is performing actions to prevent input conflicts.
• Currently, this skill only supports macOS environments. Future updates will include cross-platform support and video recording capabilities.