Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @turfptax/udp-messenger
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install udp-messenger
Version History
v1.6.1Feb 13, 2026 - Version note by skill developer:
Fix wake-up 405 error (hooks.enabled required), improve stable ID consistency
What This Skill Does
UDP Messenger lets OpenClaw agents communicate over a local network using UDP sockets. It handles peer discovery, message routing, per-peer trust approval, and optional agent wake-up on incoming messages. No credentials or external services are required.
All coordination happens directly over LAN with no external broker, internet connection, or credentials needed.
When to use it
- Coordinating tasks between two agents on the same LAN
- Delegating a subtask to a specialized agent on another machine
- Checking whether a peer agent has finished a background job
- Approving or revoking trust for a newly discovered peer
- Reviewing the full message history between local agents
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: Send a status update to the agent running at 192.168.1.20
AGENT
- 1Call udp_status to check current port and trusted peers
- 2Call udp_discover to find agents on the local network
- 3Call udp_add_peer to register 192.168.1.20 if not already listed
- 4Present the unknown peer to the user and request approval before trusting
- 5Call udp_send to deliver the status update to 192.168.1.20:51337
OUTPUT
Status update sent; message appears in udp_log as delivered