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Peekaboo Bridge

Overview

OpenClaw.app can function as a PeekabooBridge host, enabling UI automation through the peekaboo CLI while leveraging existing macOS app permissions.

Key Capabilities

The system operates as a thin broker where:

  • OpenClaw.app acts as the hosting service
  • The peekaboo command-line tool serves as the client interface
  • Visual overlays remain within Peekaboo.app rather than OpenClaw

Setup Instructions

To activate this feature, navigate to Settings -> Enable Peekaboo Bridge within the macOS application. Once enabled, OpenClaw initiates a local UNIX socket server; disabling it stops the host and causes peekaboo to revert to alternative available hosts.

Host Discovery Sequence

Peekaboo clients attempt connection in this order:

  1. Peekaboo.app (full user experience)
  2. Claude.app (if present)
  3. OpenClaw.app (broker alternative)

Check active hosts using:

peekaboo bridge status --verbose

Override socket path with:

export PEEKABOO_BRIDGE_SOCKET=/path/to/bridge.sock

Security Features

The bridge validates caller code signatures; an allowlist of TeamIDs is enforced. Request timeouts are approximately 10 seconds. Missing permissions trigger error messages rather than prompting system dialogs.

Snapshot Management

Snapshots exist temporarily in memory with automatic expiration. Re-capture snapshots when extended retention is needed.

Common Issues

  • Authorization errors: Ensure proper code signing or enable PEEKABOO_ALLOW_UNSIGNED_SOCKET_CLIENTS=1 in debug mode
  • No hosts detected: Launch either Peekaboo.app or OpenClaw.app and verify permission grants