A physical status indicator for AI agents that uses Philips Hue lights to signal thinking and completion states.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install philips-hue-thinking
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 philips-hue-thinking 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 Philips Hue Thinking Indicator?
The Philips Hue Thinking Indicator bridges the gap between digital AI workflows and your physical environment. By integrating with the Philips Hue Bridge API, it transforms your smart bulbs into a real-time ambient display, ensuring you maintain situational awareness of your AI's progress without constantly monitoring terminal outputs. Utilizing Openclaw Skills, this tool brings a tactile sense of presence to automated tasks, signaling when an agent is deep in thought or has successfully completed a prompt.
Philips Hue Thinking Indicator Use Cases
- Ambient awareness of AI agent processing status during long-running code generation tasks.
- Flow state protection by signaling a physical Do Not Disturb via pulsing red light indicators.
- Visual confirmation of task completion with satisfying green light transitions for hands-free monitoring.
- Enhancing developer desk setups by giving autonomous agents a physical presence in the room.
How Philips Hue Thinking Indicator Works
- The user or an automated script triggers a status update via the hue CLI command during an AI workflow.
- The script communicates with the local Philips Hue Bridge via an authenticated HTTP API request.
- When set to thinking mode, a background Bash loop oscillates the light's brightness between 50 and 254 to create a pulsing effect.
- When the task finishes, the script sends a command to transition the light to a solid green state using CIE color space coordinates.
- The tool maintains a stateless local configuration for bridge IP and API keys to ensure low-latency communication.
Philips Hue Thinking Indicator Setup
1. Install the CLI tool
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/philips-hue-thinking.git
cp philips-hue-thinking/hue /usr/local/bin/
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/hue
2. Pair with Hue Bridge
Press the physical button on your Hue Bridge, then immediately run:
hue setup <your-bridge-ip>
3. Identify Your Light
hue lights
# Note the ID of the light you want to use
Philips Hue Thinking Indicator Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages its configuration locally to minimize latency and ensure privacy. Data is organized as follows:
| Data Point | Storage Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Config File | ~/.config/philips-hue/config.json |
Stores Bridge IP and API Username. |
| API Credentials | JSON Key: username |
The unique hash generated during the Bridge button press setup. |
| Bridge IP | JSON Key: bridge_ip |
The local network address of the Hue hardware. |
| State Management | Process ID | Active pulses are managed via background PID tracking (hue-pulse-loop). |
Philips Hue Thinking Indicator Advanced Features
- Multi-color support allowing users to set custom colors like Purple, Orange, or Blue for different agents using Openclaw Skills.
- Background process management that allows thinking pulses to run asynchronously without blocking the terminal.
- Shell alias compatibility for quick manual triggers such as
thinkordoneduring interactive sessions. - Precise color control using CIE XY coordinates for consistent output across different Philips Hue bulb generations.
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