A reliable networking skill designed to detect host availability and measure latency for specific IP addresses via ICMP.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install host-ping-detect
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install host-ping-detect using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Host Ping?
The Host Ping skill is a fundamental networking utility that enables AI agents to verify the status of remote hosts. By sending ICMP echo requests to a target IP, such as 39.106.7.8, this skill determines if a server is online, measures the round-trip time, and reports connectivity errors. It serves as a critical diagnostic tool within the Openclaw Skills framework, providing agents with the situational awareness needed to interact with remote infrastructure.
Built for versatility, the skill is fully compatible across Darwin, Linux, and Win32 platforms. It leverages the native ping binary of the host system, ensuring high performance and minimal overhead. This makes it an ideal choice for developers looking to build resilient automated workflows that depend on verified network availability.
Host Ping Use Cases
- Automated monitoring of critical server uptime and reachability.
- Pre-deployment checks to ensure target environments are active before execution.
- Latency benchmarking to optimize traffic routing or service selection.
- Integration into incident response scripts when a specific host becomes unresponsive.
How Host Ping Works
- The AI agent initiates a request to check the connectivity status of a target IP.
- The skill triggers a shell execution of the system's native ping command.
- Four ICMP packets are dispatched to the host to ensure a statistically relevant sample.
- The skill captures the terminal output, including packet loss statistics and timing data.
- Results are parsed and returned as a status report indicating if the host is reachable or offline.
Host Ping Setup
The Host Ping skill requires the ping command-line utility to be available in the system's PATH. Most operating systems include this by default. No additional installation is required for the Openclaw Skills environment beyond ensuring shell access.
# Standard usage via shell
ping -c 4 39.106.7.8
Host Ping Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill processes and returns data based on the standard ping output format. The following metadata taxonomy is used to interpret the results:
| Component | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| host_ip | String | The target destination (e.g., 39.106.7.8) |
| packet_count | Integer | The number of packets sent (Default: 4) |
| status | String | Connectivity state: Reachable, Unreachable, or Error |
| latency | String | Average round-trip time measured in milliseconds |
| packet_loss | Percentage | The ratio of failed requests to total packets sent |
Host Ping Advanced Features
- Universal OS support for seamless deployment across macOS, Windows, and Linux servers.
- Low-latency execution optimized for fast-paced AI agent interactions within Openclaw Skills.
- Minimal dependency footprint by utilizing native system binaries rather than heavy libraries.
- Extensible shell execution logic allowing for custom packet sizes or timeout configurations.
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