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Changes

  • Updated neverssl-keepalive service to trigger macOS captive portal popup on Starbucks/Komeda networks
  • Changed condition to use curl result instead of ping for more reliable captive portal detection
  • Added system PATH to neverssl-keepalive systemd service for command availability

Technical Details

  • Modified keepalive.sh to use curl exit status for captive portal detection
  • Captive portal is now triggered when neverssl.com is unreachable (indicating authentication required)
  • Added CURL_OK flag to track curl status and prevent unnecessary WiFi restarts

Testing

  • Verified captive portal popup triggers correctly on Starbucks WiFi
  • Tested on Komeda WiFi network
  • Ensured normal WiFi operation is not interrupted

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Summary by cubic

Triggers the macOS native captive portal popup on Starbucks and Komeda Wi‑Fi by switching neverssl-keepalive to curl-based detection and fixing the service PATH. Improves reliability and avoids unnecessary Wi‑Fi restarts.

  • Bug Fixes

    • Use curl exit status against neverssl.com with a CURL_OK flag to detect captive portal reliably.
    • On macOS and SSID matching STARBUCKS or Komeda_Wi‑Fi, toggle Wi‑Fi to invoke Captive Network Assistant.
    • Extend service PATH to include system directories so curl/networksetup are available.
  • Dependencies

    • Added openclaw (dev) and updated bun.lock.

Written for commit 8a5e8be. Summary will update on new commits.

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Hello @shunkakinoki, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request significantly enhances the reliability of captive portal detection and triggering for macOS users on Starbucks and Komeda WiFi networks. By switching from a basic ping check to a more robust curl-based method, the system can more accurately determine when a captive portal needs to be engaged. Additionally, the service's environment PATH has been fortified to ensure consistent operation, leading to a smoother user experience when connecting to these public networks.

Highlights

  • Improved Captive Portal Detection: The neverssl-keepalive service now uses curl to neverssl.com instead of ping to 1.1.1.1 for more reliable detection of captive portals, specifically targeting Starbucks and Komeda WiFi networks on macOS.
  • Enhanced Service Robustness: The system PATH has been explicitly extended for the neverssl-keepalive systemd service, ensuring that necessary commands like curl are always available, preventing potential execution failures.
  • Optimized WiFi Restart Logic: A CURL_OK flag has been introduced in the keepalive.sh script to track the success of the curl command, preventing unnecessary WiFi restarts and improving the efficiency of the captive portal triggering mechanism.
  • Dependency Update: The openclaw dependency and its transitive dependencies have been added to bun.lock and package.json. This change appears to be unrelated to the primary captive portal fix.
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Walkthrough

The neverssl-keepalive service is enhanced by replacing the ping-based connectivity check with a curl-based approach. The macOS launcher PATH environment is expanded for broader command availability, and a new "openclaw" dependency is added to package.json.

Changes

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neverssl-keepalive service updates
home-manager/services/neverssl-keepalive/default.nix, home-manager/services/neverssl-keepalive/keepalive.sh
Expanded macOS launcher PATH from curl-only to include system bin directories. Introduced CURL_OK flag to perform curl-based connectivity check against neverssl.com; replaced ping-based check with curl result and tied WiFi restart trigger to curl success/failure status.
Dependency management
package.json
Added "openclaw" ^2026.1.29 as a runtime dependency and added it to trustedDependencies list.

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Possibly related PRs

  • #397 — Directly modifies the same neverssl-keepalive files (default.nix and keepalive.sh) for PATH and connectivity check adjustments
  • #328 — Modifies neverssl-keepalive module with curl/neverssl-based connectivity check logic
  • #704 — Alters macOS captive-portal logic in keepalive.sh's WiFi restart trigger behavior

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Fixed an issue where the native captive portal popup was not triggering for Starbucks and Komeda WiFi by updating the neverssl-keepalive service to use curl for more reliable captive portal detection.

What changed?

  • Updated neverssl-keepalive service to trigger macOS captive portal popup on Starbucks/Komeda networks.
  • Modified keepalive.sh to use curl exit status for captive portal detection.
  • Added system PATH to neverssl-keepalive systemd service.
  • Added CURL_OK flag to track curl status and prevent unnecessary WiFi restarts.

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This pull request introduces a new dependency, openclaw (version 2026.1.29), by updating package.json and bun.lock to include the package and its numerous sub-dependencies. Concurrently, the neverssl-keepalive service is modified: its default.nix configuration now expands the PATH environment variable to include standard system binary directories (/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin), and the keepalive.sh script has been updated to use a CURL_OK flag, derived from the neverssl.com check, to determine when to restart WiFi in specific captive portal scenarios, replacing a previous ping check. No review comments were provided for this pull request.

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🤖 Fix all issues with AI agents
In `@package.json`:
- Line 35: The trustedDependencies list is out of alphabetical order: move the
"openclaw" entry so it appears after "open-composer" within the
trustedDependencies object; edit the package.json trustedDependencies block
(identify the "trustedDependencies" key and the "open-composer" and "openclaw"
entries) to reorder the entries alphabetically, leaving all other keys and
values unchanged.
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package.json (1)

64-65: Alphabetical sorting violation in trustedDependencies.

"openclaw" should come after "open-composer" alphabetically to follow the coding guidelines for configuration files.

🔧 Proposed fix for alphabetical ordering
     "mcporter",
-    "openclaw",
     "open-composer",
+    "openclaw",
     "oxfmt",
home-manager/services/neverssl-keepalive/keepalive.sh (1)

7-14: Stale comment - references ping but code uses curl.

Line 7 comment says "Silently ping neverssl.com" but the implementation uses curl. Update the comment to reflect the actual behavior.

📝 Proposed comment fix
-# Silently ping neverssl.com - ignore failures (network may be unavailable)
+# Check connectivity via neverssl.com - failures indicate captive portal or no network
 CURL_OK=false

Comment thread package.json
"cline": "^1.0.10",
"mcporter": "^0.7.3",
"open-composer": "^0.8.23",
"openclaw": "^2026.1.29",

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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

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🏁 Script executed:

# Check if openclaw exists on npm
curl -s https://registry.npmjs.org/openclaw | jq '.name, .description, ."dist-tags".latest' 2>/dev/null || echo "Package not found or error fetching"

Repository: shunkakinoki/dotfiles

Length of output: 142


🏁 Script executed:

# Read package.json around line 35 to verify dependencies section and sorting
head -n 50 package.json | tail -n 20

Repository: shunkakinoki/dotfiles

Length of output: 537


🏁 Script executed:

# Read package.json around line 64 to verify trustedDependencies section
sed -n '55,75p' package.json

Repository: shunkakinoki/dotfiles

Length of output: 361


🏁 Script executed:

# Get full dependencies and trustedDependencies sections to verify alphabetical ordering
python3 << 'EOF'
import json
with open('package.json', 'r') as f:
    data = json.load(f)

print("=== dependencies (keys only) ===")
if 'dependencies' in data:
    for key in sorted(data['dependencies'].keys()):
        print(f"  {key}")
    print("\n=== Actual order in file ===")
    # Since we can't preserve exact order from json.load, let's check the raw file
    
print("\n=== trustedDependencies (if present) ===")
if 'trustedDependencies' in data:
    print("Found trustedDependencies:")
    for item in data['trustedDependencies']:
        print(f"  {item}")
EOF

Repository: shunkakinoki/dotfiles

Length of output: 1058


Fix alphabetical ordering in trustedDependencies.

The openclaw entry in trustedDependencies violates the alphabetical sorting requirement—it should appear after open-composer, not before. Move it to maintain alphabetical order per the configuration file guidelines.

Note: The openclaw package is a legitimate npm package (WhatsApp gateway CLI), and the dependencies section at line 35 is already correctly sorted.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@package.json` at line 35, The trustedDependencies list is out of alphabetical
order: move the "openclaw" entry so it appears after "open-composer" within the
trustedDependencies object; edit the package.json trustedDependencies block
(identify the "trustedDependencies" key and the "open-composer" and "openclaw"
entries) to reorder the entries alphabetically, leaving all other keys and
values unchanged.

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Pull request overview

This PR aims to fix the native captive portal popup detection for Starbucks and Komeda WiFi networks on macOS. The main change updates the detection logic to use curl's exit status instead of ping for more reliable captive portal detection.

Changes:

  • Modified captive portal detection in keepalive.sh to use curl exit status via a CURL_OK flag instead of ping
  • Added system paths to the macOS launchd service PATH for command availability
  • Added the "openclaw" package as a dependency (unrelated to the PR's stated purpose)

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Copilot reviewed 3 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

File Description
package.json Added "openclaw" dependency with version ^2026.1.29 and included it in trustedDependencies
bun.lock Updated lock file to include openclaw package and its transitive dependencies
home-manager/services/neverssl-keepalive/keepalive.sh Changed captive portal detection from ping-based to curl-based using CURL_OK flag
home-manager/services/neverssl-keepalive/default.nix Added system paths to macOS launchd service PATH

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Comment thread package.json
"cline": "^1.0.10",
"mcporter": "^0.7.3",
"open-composer": "^0.8.23",
"openclaw": "^2026.1.29",

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The addition of the "openclaw" package and its inclusion in trustedDependencies appears unrelated to the PR's stated purpose of fixing captive portal detection for Starbucks and Komeda WiFi. The PR description makes no mention of this dependency. This should either be removed or explained in the PR description.

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set -euo pipefail

# Silently ping neverssl.com - ignore failures (network may be unavailable)

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The comment still refers to "ping neverssl.com" but the code has been changed to use curl. The comment should be updated to accurately reflect the current implementation, such as "Check if neverssl.com is reachable via curl".

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# Silently ping neverssl.com - ignore failures (network may be unavailable)
# Silently check if neverssl.com is reachable via curl - ignore failures (network may be unavailable)

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1 issue found across 4 files

Prompt for AI agents (all issues)

Check if these issues are valid — if so, understand the root cause of each and fix them.


<file name="home-manager/services/neverssl-keepalive/keepalive.sh">

<violation number="1" location="home-manager/services/neverssl-keepalive/keepalive.sh:22">
P2: Captive portal intercepts (3xx/portal HTML) return curl exit 0, so `CURL_OK` stays true and WiFi restart/popup never triggers, regressing captive portal detection.</violation>
</file>

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# Check for Starbucks or Komeda networks
if [[ $SSID == *"STARBUCKS"* ]] || [[ $SSID == *"Komeda_Wi-Fi"* ]]; then
if ! ping -c 1 -W 2 1.1.1.1 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
if [[ $CURL_OK == false ]]; then

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P2: Captive portal intercepts (3xx/portal HTML) return curl exit 0, so CURL_OK stays true and WiFi restart/popup never triggers, regressing captive portal detection.

Prompt for AI agents
Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At home-manager/services/neverssl-keepalive/keepalive.sh, line 22:

<comment>Captive portal intercepts (3xx/portal HTML) return curl exit 0, so `CURL_OK` stays true and WiFi restart/popup never triggers, regressing captive portal detection.</comment>

<file context>
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ if [[ $OSTYPE == "darwin"* ]]; then
   # Check for Starbucks or Komeda networks
   if [[ $SSID == *"STARBUCKS"* ]] || [[ $SSID == *"Komeda_Wi-Fi"* ]]; then
-    if ! ping -c 1 -W 2 1.1.1.1 >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if [[ $CURL_OK == false ]]; then
       # Restart WiFi to trigger macOS captive portal popup
       networksetup -setairportpower en0 off
</file context>
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