Awesome-openclaw-skills alexa-cli

Control Amazon Alexa devices and smart home via the `alexacli` CLI. Use when a user asks to speak/announce on Echo devices, control lights/thermostats/locks, send voice commands, or query Alexa.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/alexa-cli" ~/.openclaw/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-alexa-cli && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/alexa-cli/skill.md

source content

Alexa CLI

Use

alexacli

to control Amazon Echo devices and smart home via the unofficial Alexa API.

Devices

alexacli devices
alexacli devices --json

Text-to-Speech

# Speak on a specific device
alexacli speak "Hello world" -d "Kitchen Echo"

# Announce to ALL devices
alexacli speak "Dinner is ready!" --announce

# Device name matching is flexible
alexacli speak "Build complete" -d Kitchen

Voice Commands (Smart Home Control)

Send any command as if you spoke it to Alexa:

# Lights
alexacli command "turn off the living room lights" -d Kitchen
alexacli command "dim the bedroom lights to 50 percent" -d Bedroom

# Thermostat
alexacli command "set thermostat to 72 degrees" -d Bedroom

# Locks
alexacli command "lock the front door" -d Kitchen

# Music
alexacli command "play jazz music" -d "Living Room"

# Timers
alexacli command "set a timer for 10 minutes" -d Kitchen

The

-d

flag specifies which Echo processes the command.

Ask (Get Response Back)

Send a command and capture Alexa's text response:

alexacli ask "what's the thermostat set to" -d Kitchen
# Output: The thermostat is set to 68 degrees.

alexacli ask "what's on my calendar today" -d Kitchen --json

Useful for querying device state or getting Alexa-specific info.

History

alexacli history
alexacli history --limit 5 --json

Command Reference

Command	Description
`alexacli devices`	List all Echo devices
`alexacli speak <text> -d <device>`	Text-to-speech on device
`alexacli speak <text> --announce`	Announce to all devices
`alexacli command <text> -d <device>`	Voice command (smart home, music, etc.)
`alexacli ask <text> -d <device>`	Send command, get response back
`alexacli history`	View recent voice activity
`alexacli auth`	Configure authentication

Notes

Uses Amazon's unofficial API (same as Alexa app)
Refresh token valid ~14 days, re-run
```
alexacli auth
```
if expired
Device names support partial, case-insensitive matching
For AI/agentic use,
```
alexacli command
```
with natural language is preferred