mac-terminal — macOS Terminal Automation
SkillDev toolsOpens macOS Terminal.app and executes a shell command in a new or existing window, with optional automatic sudo password entry via System Events. Use when the user asks to open a terminal, run a shell command, execute a CLI command in Terminal, launch Terminal.app, or run something with sudo on macOS.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.
Then ask your AI: use the mac-terminal skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by leionion/clawforge in skills/05-Interaction/mac_terminal/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Opens Terminal.app and executes shell commands via AppleScript, with optional automatic password entry for sudo commands.
Usage
# Open Terminal and run a command
python3 mac_terminal.py "命令"
# Run a sudo command with automatic password entry (requires Accessibility permission)
python3 mac_terminal.py "sudo 命令" "密码"
Examples
# Check version
python3 mac_terminal.py "openclaw-cn --version"
# Restart a service
python3 mac_terminal.py "openclaw-cn gateway restart"
How it works
- Activates or opens Terminal.app via
osascript - Executes the command in the frontmost Terminal window (or creates a new one)
- If a password argument is provided, waits for the sudo prompt and types it via System Events keystroke simulation
Requirements
- macOS with Terminal.app
- Accessibility permission required for automatic password entry (System Preferences > Privacy & Security > Accessibility)
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 91
- Forks
- 21
- Last commit
- May 2026
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
mac-terminal- Source
- github.com/leionion/clawforge