Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @cortexuvula/taildrop
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install taildrop
What This Skill Does
Downloads files from a Tailscale Taildrop inbox to local storage on Linux. Tailscale on Linux does not auto-save received files, so this script fills that gap by manually retrieving and placing them in a target directory.
Linux lacks the automatic Taildrop file saving that macOS and Windows provide, so this script replicates that behavior without requiring sudo on every run.
When to use it
- Retrieving a photo sent from a phone via Taildrop
- Pulling a config file sent from a remote machine
- Auto-receiving files as they arrive using loop mode
- Downloading files to a custom directory instead of Downloads
- Clearing the Taildrop inbox after files accumulate
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: get the files someone sent me via Taildrop
AGENT
- 1Run taildrop-get.sh to check the Taildrop inbox
- 2Detect pending files in the inbox
- 3Download each file to ~/Downloads/
- 4Skip any files that already exist locally
- 5Report the list of downloaded files
OUTPUT
Files from the Taildrop inbox saved to ~/Downloads/
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.
Tailscale installed and runningtailscale set --operator=$USER run once to avoid sudo on each download