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Selig 4c966a3ad2 Initial commit: OpenClaw Skill Collection

6 custom skills (assign-task, dispatch-webhook, daily-briefing,
task-capture, qmd-brain, tts-voice) with technical documentation.
Compatible with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex CLI, and OpenCode.

2026-03-13 10:58:30 +08:00

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Bonjour Discovery

Overview

OpenClaw employs Bonjour (mDNS / DNS-SD) primarily as a LAN-only convenience to discover an active Gateway (WebSocket endpoint).

Key Capabilities

The system supports wide-area discovery through Tailscale by implementing unicast DNS-SD. This approach involves:

Operating a DNS server on the gateway accessible via Tailnet
Publishing DNS-SD records for _openclaw-gw._tcp
Configuring Tailscale split DNS for domain resolution

Gateway Configuration

The recommended setup binds exclusively to the tailnet:

{
  gateway: { bind: "tailnet" },
  discovery: { wideArea: { enabled: true } },
}

Service Advertisement

Only the Gateway advertises _openclaw-gw._tcp. The service broadcasts non-secret metadata including friendly names, port information, TLS status, and optional CLI paths through TXT records.

Troubleshooting Approaches

Use dns-sd -B _openclaw-gw._tcp local. for browsing instances on macOS
Check Gateway logs for entries beginning with bonjour:
On iOS, access Discovery Debug Logs via Settings -> Gateway -> Advanced
Consider that Bonjour doesn't cross networks: use Tailnet or SSH

Disabling Features

Set OPENCLAW_DISABLE_BONJOUR=1 to disable advertising functionality entirely.

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