OpenClaw · Skill

camsnap

Capture frames or clips from RTSP/ONVIF cameras.

Skills
vOfficial

Install

Start with the primary install command. Alternate entrypoints are included below for ClawHub and OpenClaw CLI users.

Primary command

openclaw install openclaw/camsnap

ClawHub installer

npx clawhub@latest install openclaw/camsnap

OpenClaw CLI

openclaw skills install openclaw/camsnap

What this skill does

Capture frames or clips from RTSP/ONVIF cameras.

Typical use cases

Install this skill when you want a reusable OpenClaw workflow with clearer instructions than a one-off prompt.

Source instructions

camsnap

Use camsnap to grab snapshots, clips, or motion events from configured cameras.

Setup

  • Config file: ~/.config/camsnap/config.yaml
  • Add camera: camsnap add --name kitchen --host 192.168.0.10 --user user --pass pass

Common commands

  • Discover: camsnap discover --info
  • Snapshot: camsnap snap kitchen --out shot.jpg
  • Clip: camsnap clip kitchen --dur 5s --out clip.mp4
  • Motion watch: camsnap watch kitchen --threshold 0.2 --action '...'
  • Doctor: camsnap doctor --probe

Notes

  • Requires ffmpeg on PATH.
  • Prefer a short test capture before longer clips.

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