What this skill does
Discover, monitor, and control Tasmota smart home devices on local networks. Use when tasks involve finding Tasmota devices via network scanning, checking device status and power states, controlling devices (on-off, brightness, color), managing device inventory, or any other Tasmota management operations on ESP8266 or ESP32 devices running Tasmota firmware.
Tasmota is part of the Automation & Workflows category — automation and workflow skills that schedule, trigger, and orchestrate tasks. You can install it on its own or alongside other automation & workflows skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Tasmota
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
tasmota-skilland click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Tasmota with a single command:
openclaw skills add tasmota-skill
This pulls tasmota-skill from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/tasmota-skill/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Tasmota
Once installed, Tasmota activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
tasmota-skill-0.1.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/tasmota-skill/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Tasmota?
Install Tasmota in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for tasmota-skill, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add tasmota-skill. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/tasmota-skill/.
Is Tasmota free?
Yes. Tasmota is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Tasmota do?
Discover, monitor, and control Tasmota smart home devices on local networks.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models