moto-kitty - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: moto-kitty description: | Start, stop, and check status of the SERE Kitty X11 stack on the Moto G52. Manages the full launch sequence: Termux X11 server, Android X11 activity, Openbox WM, and Kitty terminal.

Context: User wants to start Kitty on the Moto user: "start kitty on the moto" Context: User wants to stop the SERE display user: "stop the moto display" Context: User wants to check if Kitty is running user: "is kitty running on the moto?" ---

Moto Kitty — SERE X11 Stack Manager

Manages the full Kitty display stack on the Moto G52 via SSH (alias m).

Commands

MK="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/moto-kitty/mk.sh"

# Check what's running
bash $MK status

# Start the full stack (idempotent — skips already-running components)
bash $MK start

# Stop everything (reverse order teardown)
bash $MK stop

Stack Components (launch order)

#	Component	What
1	termux-x11	X11 server on :0
2	x11-activity	Android activity (com.termux.x11/.MainActivity)
3	openbox	Window manager (fullscreen, no decorations)
4	kitty	Terminal with remote control socket

Remote Control

After start, Kitty is controllable via its socket. All remote commands must use --to with the full socket path.

SOCK="unix:/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/tmp/mykitty"

# Send a command (include \r for Enter)
ssh m "kitten @ --to $SOCK send-text --match id:1 'echo hello\r'"

# Send keystrokes
ssh m "kitten @ --to $SOCK send-key --match id:1 ctrl+l"    # clear screen
ssh m "kitten @ --to $SOCK send-key --match id:1 ctrl+c"    # interrupt

# Read pane content
ssh m "kitten @ --to $SOCK get-text --match id:1 --extent screen"

# List windows/panes
ssh m "kitten @ --to $SOCK ls"

# Create a split pane
ssh m "kitten @ --to $SOCK launch --location hsplit"

# Bring X11 activity to foreground (if behind launcher)
ssh m 'su -c "am start -n com.termux.x11/.MainActivity"'

ANSI Status Banners

Use send-text with ANSI escapes for visual feedback on the Moto display:

# Red recording banner
ssh m "kitten @ --to $SOCK send-text --match id:1 \"\$(echo -e '\033[1;41;97m ● RECORDING \033[0m\n')\""

# Green done banner
ssh m "kitten @ --to $SOCK send-text --match id:1 \"\$(echo -e '\033[1;42;97m ✓ DONE \033[0m\n')\""

# Blue processing banner
ssh m "kitten @ --to $SOCK send-text --match id:1 \"\$(echo -e '\033[1;44;97m ■ PROCESSING \033[0m\n')\""

Important

The local kitty @ skill (without --to) only works on fuji — it uses the local socket
For the Moto, always SSH + kitten @ --to $SOCK
Use send-key for control sequences (Ctrl+L, Ctrl+C), send-text for typed input
send-text with \r simulates Enter

Notes

Start is idempotent — safe to run if parts are already up
Stop tears down in reverse order
SSH alias m must be configured (see ~/.ssh/config)
Requires: termux-x11, openbox, kitty, libxcursor on the Moto