By name: macos-alert description: Send system alerts/notifications with custom sound effects on macOS using osascript. homepage: https://github.com/example/macos-alert triggers:
- type: keyword pattern: alert
- type: keyword pattern: notify
- type: command pattern: /alert
- type: command pattern: /notify metadata: { "openclaw": { "emoji": "🔔", "os": ["darwin"], "requires": { "bins": ["osascript"] }, }, }
macos-alert Actions
Overview
Use osascript to send system notifications/alerts with custom sound effects on macOS (Notification Center or modal dialog).
Supports all built-in macOS sound effects (SMS, Ping, Pop, Tink, Glass, etc.).
Requirements: Notification permissions enabled for the terminal/app executing the command (System Settings > Notifications > Terminal).
Inputs to collect
- Alert type (notification = non-blocking / dialog = blocking modal).
- Alert title (main header text).
- Alert message (body content, optional subtitle for notifications).
- Sound effect name (use built-in macOS sound names like SMS, Ping, Pop).
Actions
1. Send non-blocking Notification Center alert (with sound)
Basic notification with title, message and custom sound:
osascript -e 'display notification "{MESSAGE_TEXT}" with title "{ALERT_TITLE}" sound name "{SOUND_NAME}"'