# omada-controller

A skill that lets your agent talk to the TP-Link Omada SDN Controller Open API: sites, clients, access points, VLANs, firewall rules. Handy when you want to inspect the network without leaving the terminal.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 872 installs · ★ 5
- Author: jakeasmith
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jakeasmith/omada-controller-skill/tree/HEAD/skills/omada-controller/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/omada-controller

## What it does

The skill wraps the Omada Open API in a single bash script at `scripts/omada-api.sh`. Calls look like `bash <script> GET "/sites?page=1&pageSize=100"`, and the response comes back as JSON. The script loads your environment, runs OAuth2 client-credentials auth, and builds the full URL — you pass a path relative to `/openapi/v1/{omadacId}`.

You need three variables in `.env` before the first call: `OMADA_URL`, `OMADA_CLIENT`, `OMADA_SECRET`. Credentials come from the controller itself: open Global View > Settings > Platform Integration > Open API, add an app of type Client, and copy the Client ID and Client Secret. Keep `.env` out of git. When auth fails, the usual culprits are an app set to Gateway instead of Client, or the Open API feature switched off.

The Open API exists from Omada SDN Controller v5.9 onward, on both the Software Controller and the Cloud-Based Controller. Older builds only expose an internal cookie-session API, which this skill ignores. The controller serves its own OpenAPI 3.0.1 spec, so you can discover endpoints at runtime instead of memorising paths. Filter responses with the `--jq` flag — piping or chaining commands trips extra permission prompts.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jakeasmith/omada-controller-skill --skill omada-controller -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/omada-controller/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/omada-controller/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jakeasmith/omada-controller-skill --skill omada-controller -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/omada-controller/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jakeasmith/omada-controller-skill --skill omada-controller -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/omada-controller/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jakeasmith/omada-controller-skill omada-controller
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/omada-controller/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jakeasmith/omada-controller-skill --skill omada-controller -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jakeasmith/omada-controller-skill --path skills/omada-controller
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/omada-controller/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jakeasmith/omada-controller-skill --skill omada-controller -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/jakeasmith/omada-controller-skill/tree/HEAD/skills/omada-controller/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- list sites and devices on the controller
- reboot an access point by MAC address
- pull site clients with pagination
- find an endpoint in the OpenAPI spec
- check firewall rules for one site

## Example prompts
- list all sites on the Omada controller
- reboot device AA-BB-CC-DD-EE-FF on site 123
- find endpoints mentioning port in the spec

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: omada-controller
description: Interact with TP-Link Omada SDN Controller Open API. Use when querying or managing Omada network devices, clients, sites, access points, switches, gateways, VLANs, firewall rules, VPNs, or any Omada controller configuration. Also use when the user mentions Omada, SDN controller, or needs to authenticate against the Omada API.
license: MIT
compatibility: Requires curl and network access to an Omada SDN Controller. The controller must have Open API enabled with client credentials configured.
metadata:
  author: jakeasmith
  version: "1.9"
---

# Omada SDN Controller API

Manage TP-Link Omada SDN Controllers via the Open API (OpenAPI 3.0.1).

## Compatibility

The Open API is available in **Omada SDN Controller v5.9 and later** (both the Software Controller and Cloud-Based Controller). Earlier versions only have an undocumented internal API that uses cookie-based session auth — this skill does not cover that legacy API.

The Open API feature must be explicitly enabled by an administrator before use.

## Environment Setup

Before making any API calls, you need three environment variables. If the user has not provided these or a `.env` file does not exist, walk them through the setup:

1. **Find the controller URL** — Ask the user for their Omada Controller address. This is typically `https://<host>:8043` for the Software Controller. The port may differ if customized during installation.

2. **Create API credentials** — Guide the user to:
   - Log into the Omada Controller web UI
   - Navigate to **Global View > Settings > Platform Integration > Open API**
   - Click **Add New App**
   - Set the type to **Client** (not Gateway)
   - Copy the generated **Client ID** and **Client Secret**

3. **Create the `.env` file** — Have the user create a `.env` file in the project root:

   ```
   OMADA_URL=https://omada.example.com:8043
   OMADA_CLIENT=your-client-id
   OMADA_SECRET=your-client-secret
   ```

**Never commit `.env` to git.** Ensure `.gitignore` includes it.

Load variables before making requests:

```bash
export $(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs)
```

Do NOT use `source .env` — variables won't propagate to subshells or curl.

If auth fails, common causes are:
- The Open API feature is not enabled on the controller
- The client app type is set to Gateway instead of Client
- The controller URL is wrong or missing the port
- The client secret was rotated in the UI but not updated in `.env`

## Locating the Wrapper Script
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