overthinkos/wl-tools
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Compositor-agnostic desktop automation CLI tools — Wayland-native input (wtype), X11, and clipboard (wl-clipboard) — that back the `wl:` check verb on wlroots compositors (sway, labwc) and partially on KWin. Use when working with the `wl:` check verb, Wayland desktop automation, keyboard/window control, or clipboard tooling.
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Updated Jun 28, 2026
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SKILL.md
- name:
- wl-tools
- description:
- |
- Compositor-agnostic desktop automation CLI tools — Wayland-native input (wtype), X11, and clipboard (wl-clipboard) — that back the `wl:
- ` check verb on wlroots compositors (sway, labwc) and partially on KWin.
- Use when working with the `wl:
- ` check verb, Wayland desktop automation, keyboard/window control, or clipboard tooling.
wl-tools - Compositor-Agnostic Desktop Automation Tools
Overview
Provides CLI tools for desktop automation — Wayland-native, X11, and clipboard. Used by the wl: check verb (served out-of-process by candy/plugin-wl). Works on all wlroots compositors (sway, labwc). No daemon or special device access needed.
On KWin (KDE Plasma) the wl: verb reuses this candy's wtype (keyboard) and wl-clipboard (KWin implements wlr-data-control); window management on KWin is driven by kdotool (KWin scripting), which is shipped by the kde-shell candy (/charly-selkies:kde-shell), not this one. See the "What works where" table below.
Note: Screenshots are NOT included in this candy. Use wl-screenshot-grim (sway) or wl-screenshot-pixelflux (selkies) depending on your compositor.
Candy Definition
rpm:
packages:
- wtype
- wlrctl
- xdotool
- xprop
- xwininfo
- wl-clipboard
- wlr-randr
- ydotool
No dependencies — compositor-agnostic. Works with sway, labwc, or any wlroots compositor.
Key Properties
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Depends | None (compositor-agnostic) |
| Packages | wtype, wlrctl, xdotool, xprop, xwininfo, wl-clipboard, wlr-randr, ydotool |
| Service | None (all tools are one-shot CLI commands) |
| Ports | None |
Tools
Wayland Tools
| Tool | Protocol | Purpose |
|------|----------|---------|
| wtype | zwp_virtual_keyboard_v1 | Keyboard input (type text, send keys, key combos with -M) |
| wlrctl | wlr-virtual-pointer, wlr-foreign-toplevel-management | Pointer control (move, click) + window management (list, focus, close, fullscreen, minimize) |
| wl-copy / wl-paste | wlr-data-control | Clipboard read/write |
| wlr-randr | wlr-output-management | Output resolution query and set |
| ydotool | /dev/uinput | Wayland-native mouse drag, scroll (press/release separation) |
X11 Tools (via XWayland)
| Tool | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| xdotool | X11 window interaction (click, type, key, move, search, activate, scroll) |
| xprop | X11 window property inspection (WM_CLASS, _NET_WM_NAME, _NET_WM_PID) |
| xwininfo | X11 window geometry information |
All packages are in Fedora official repos.
Included In
sway-desktopmetalayer (+wl-screenshot-grimfor screenshots)selkies-desktopmetalayer (+wl-screenshot-pixelfluxfor screenshots)
What works where
| Tool | sway | labwc (selkies) | KWin (KDE Plasma) |
|------|------|-----------------|-------------------|
| wtype | YES | YES | YES (keyboard: type/key/key-combo) |
| wlrctl pointer | YES | YES | NO (no host-safe pointer backend; click/mouse/scroll/drag are unsupported on KWin) |
| wlrctl toplevel | YES | YES | NO — window management on KWin is via kdotool (from kde-shell) |
| wlr-randr | YES | YES | NO (resolution unsupported on KWin; kscreen-doctor hangs) |
| wl-clipboard | YES | YES | YES (KWin implements wlr-data-control) |
| xdotool | YES (XWayland) | YES (XWayland on-demand) | YES (XWayland on-demand) |
| ydotool | YES | YES (needs /dev/uinput) | n/a (KWin pointer is unsupported) |
On KWin the screenshot path is pixelflux (the same selkies capture bridge), the wl: status method reports compositor: kwin + kdotool: available, and the wl: verb routes window management (toplevel/windows/focus/close/fullscreen/minimize/geometry) through kdotool. KWin pointer (click/double-click/mouse/scroll/drag) and resolution are unsupported and return a clear "unsupported on KWin" error rather than hanging. The KWin-specific deploy-scope wl check checks live in the kde-selkies candy (/charly-selkies:kde-selkies).
Used In Boxes
/charly-selkies:sway-browser-vnc(viasway-desktopmetalayer)/charly-selkies:selkies-labwc(viaselkies-desktopmetalayer)/charly-selkies:selkies-labwc-nvidia(viaselkies-desktopmetalayer)
Cross-References
/charly-check:wl— thewl:check verb that uses these tools (routes per compositor: wlroots via these tools, KWin viakdotool)/charly-selkies:kde-shell— KDE Plasma session candy that shipskdotool(KWin window-management automation, KWin-only)/charly-selkies:kde-selkies— KDE Plasma selkies flavor; hosts the KWin-specific deploy-scopewlcheck checks/charly-selkies:wl-screenshot-grim— Screenshot candy for sway (grim)/charly-selkies:wl-screenshot-pixelflux— Screenshot candy for selkies (pixelflux pipeline; also the KWin screenshot path)/charly-selkies:sway-desktop— Desktop metalayer that includes this candy/charly-selkies:selkies-desktop-layer— Desktop metalayer that includes this candy
Related
/charly-image:layer— candy authoring reference (charly.ymlschema, task verbs, service declarations)/charly-check:check— declarative testing (check:block,charly check box,charly check live)
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