MoltenView

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name: moltenview description: "Push persistent visual views (charts, metrics, lists, progress bars) to MoltenView Mac app. Use when agent output benefits from visual display that persists outside chat. NOT for: simple text responses, one-off data." homepage: https://moltenrock.com user-invocable: false metadata: { "openclaw": { "emoji": "🔥", "requires": { "apps": ["MoltenView"] } } }

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MoltenView Skill

Push structured data to MoltenView — a persistent visual canvas for AI agents.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

Displaying charts, metrics, or dashboards

Data that should persist (not scroll away)

Live-updating information

Visual summaries the user will reference

❌ DON'T use when:

Simple text responses suffice

One-time data that doesn't need persistence

Socket Path

export MOLTENVIEW_SOCKET="/Users/$USER/Library/Containers/com.goldcote.MoltenView/Data/.moltenview/view.sock"

Push a View

echo '{"action":"push","data":{"title":"Dashboard","source":"openclaw","sections":[{"id":"s1","header":"Metrics","items":[{"id":"i1","title":"Sales","subtitle":"$12,450"}]}]}}' | nc -U "$MOLTENVIEW_SOCKET"

Required Fields

data.source — Agent name (string)

sections[].id — Unique section ID

sections[].items[].id — Unique item ID

sections[].items[].title — Item title

Supported Item Types

Set type on each item (omit or "text" for default):

| Type | Key Fields | |------|-----------| | text | title, subtitle, detail, badge | | chart | chart.chartType (bar/line/pie/area), chart.dataPoints [{label, value, color}] | | gauge | gauge.value, gauge.min, gauge.max, gauge.label, gauge.color | | progress | progress (0.0-1.0), subtitle | | metric | title (label), subtitle (big value), detail (change), metricColor | | link | url (https/mailto), title, subtitle, icon | | image | imageBase64, icon (SF Symbol), title |

Example: Push a Chart

echo '{"action":"push","data":{"title":"Sales","source":"openclaw","sections":[{"id":"s1","header":"Revenue","items":[{"id":"c1","type":"chart","title":"Monthly","chart":{"chartType":"bar","dataPoints":[{"label":"Jan","value":100},{"label":"Feb","value":150},{"label":"Mar","value":200}]}}]}]}}' | nc -U "$MOLTENVIEW_SOCKET"

Example: Push Metrics

echo '{"action":"push","data":{"title":"KPIs","source":"openclaw","sections":[{"id":"s1","header":"Today","items":[{"id":"m1","type":"metric","title":"Revenue","subtitle":"$12,450","detail":"+12%","metricColor":"#00FF00"},{"id":"m2","type":"progress","title":"Goal","progress":0.73}]}]}}' | nc -U "$MOLTENVIEW_SOCKET"

Actions

| Action | Purpose | Data Required | |--------|---------|---------------| | push | Display new view | Yes | | update | Update existing view | Yes | | clear | Clear current view | No | | status | Check connection | No |

Status Check

echo '{"action":"status"}' | nc -U "$MOLTENVIEW_SOCKET"
Returns: {"status":"ok"}

Notes

MoltenView must be running (free on Mac App Store)

Views persist until cleared or replaced

Get socket path from MoltenView → Settings → Connection

Download: https://apps.apple.com/app/molten-view/id6742515562

MoltenView must be running (free on Mac App Store)

Views persist until cleared or replaced

Get socket path from MoltenView → Settings → Connection

Download: https://apps.apple.com/app/molten-view/id6742515562