File Transfer Skill

Overview

Context-aware file transfer skill for OpenClaw ecosystem. Intelligently transfers files based on conversation context with progress tracking.

Features

• Context-Aware: Automatically detects group/private chat and infers transfer intent
• File Validation: MIME type checking, size limits, chunked reading
• Telegram Support: Full adapter with progress tracking (simulated)
• Extensible: Adapter pattern for adding new channels

Installation

npm install file-transfer

Usage

Basic File Transfer

import { FileTransferSkill } from 'file-transfer';

const skill = new FileTransferSkill({
  channels: { telegram: { enabled: true } }
});

const result = await skill.sendFileWithContext({
  file: '/path/to/document.pdf',
  caption: 'Team weekly report',
  context: { chatId: '-1003655501651' }
});

Direct Adapter Usage

import { TelegramAdapter } from 'file-transfer/src/adapters/telegram-adapter.js';

const adapter = new TelegramAdapter();
const result = await adapter.sendFile({
  filePath: '/path/to/file.pdf',
  chatId: '-1003655501651',
  caption: 'Document sharing'
});

Tool Definitions

sendFileWithContext

Transfers a file with intelligent context detection.

Parameters:

• file (string, required): Path to the file
• caption (string, optional): File description
• context (object, optional): Conversation context with chatId

Returns:

• success (boolean): Transfer success status
• messageId (string): Message ID
• context (object): Context analysis result (scenario, urgency, confidence)
• stats (object): Transfer statistics (size, duration, channel)

getTransferHistory

Retrieves file transfer history.

Parameters:

• options (object, optional): Query options

Returns:

• history (array): Transfer history records
• stats (object): Transfer statistics

Configuration

const skill = new FileTransferSkill({
  contextEngine: {
    enableAI: false,
    maxHistoryLength: 10
  },
  file: {
    maxFileSize: 100 * 1024 * 1024,  // 100MB
    allowedMimeTypes: ['application/pdf', 'image/jpeg', ...]
  },
  channels: {
    telegram: {
      enabled: true,
      maxFileSize: 50 * 1024 * 1024  // 50MB
    }
  }
});

Context Analysis

The ContextEngine analyzes file transfers and returns:

Current Limitations

• Telegram adapter uses simulated transfer (no real API integration yet)
• WhatsApp and Discord adapters are planned but not implemented
• Transfer history is not persisted

Testing

npm test                  # All tests
npm run test:unit         # Unit tests
npm run test:integration  # Integration tests

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.