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Findmy Location

Track a shared contact's location via Apple Find.

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Version: 1.0.0

Overview

Track a shared contact's location via Apple Find.

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Find My Location

Track shared contacts via Apple Find My with street-corner accuracy.

Requirements

macOS 13+ with Find My app
Python 3.9+
iCloud account signed in on your Mac (for Find My access)
Location sharing enabled from the contact you want to track
peekaboo - screen reading CLI (GitHub)
Hammerspoon (optional) - for reliable UI clicking (hammerspoon.org)

Prerequisites

1. iCloud & Find My Setup

Your Mac must be signed into an iCloud account with Find My enabled:

System Settings → Apple ID → iCloud → Find My Mac (enabled)
The person you want to track must share their location with this iCloud account via Find My

2. Install peekaboo

bash

brew install steipete/tap/peekaboo

Grant Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions when prompted (System Settings → Privacy & Security).

3. Install Hammerspoon (optional but recommended)

Hammerspoon provides reliable clicking that works across all apps. Without it, clicks may occasionally go to the wrong window.

bash

brew install hammerspoon
open -a Hammerspoon

Add to ~/.hammerspoon/init.lua:

lua

local server = hs.httpserver.new(false, false)
server:setPort(9090)
server:setCallback(function(method, path, headers, body)
    local data = body and hs.json.decode(body) or {}
    if path == "/click" then
        hs.eventtap.leftClick({x=data.x, y=data.y})
        return hs.json.encode({status="clicked", x=data.x, y=data.y}), 200, {}
    end
    return hs.json.encode({error="not found"}), 404, {}
end)
server:start()

Reload config (Hammerspoon menu → Reload Config), then create ~/.local/bin/hsclick:

bash

#!/bin/bash
curl -s -X POST localhost:9090/click -d "{\"x\":$2,\"y\":$3}"
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/hsclick

Installation

bash

git clone https://github.com/poiley/findmy-location.git
cd findmy-location
./install.sh

Or via ClawdHub:

bash

clawdhub install findmy-location

Configuration

Create ~/.config/findmy-location/config.json:

json

{
  "target": "John",
  "known_locations": [
    {
      "name": "home",
      "address": "123 Main St, City, ST",
      "markers": ["landmark near home"]
    },
    {
      "name": "work",
      "address": "456 Office Blvd, City, ST",
      "markers": ["landmark near work"]
    }
  ]
}

Field	Description
target	Contact name to track (optional - defaults to first shared contact)
known_locations	Array of places you want labeled with addresses
markers	Landmarks visible on the Find My map when at that location

Usage

bash

findmy-location          # Human-readable output
findmy-location --json   # JSON output

Example Output

text

123 Main St, City, ST (home) - Now

json

{
  "person": "[email protected]",
  "address": "Main St & 1st Ave",
  "city": "Anytown",
  "state": "WA",
  "status": "Now",
  "context": "out",
  "screenshot": "/tmp/findmy-12345.png",
  "needs_vision": false
}

Field	Description
context	home, work, out, or unknown
needs_vision	If true, use AI vision on screenshot to read street names
screenshot	Path to captured map image

How It Works

Opens Find My app and selects target contact
Captures map and reads accessibility data
Matches visible landmarks against configured known locations
Returns address and context, or flags for vision analysis

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Clicks go to wrong window	Install Hammerspoon (see prerequisites)
"No person found"	Ensure location sharing is enabled in Find My
Always shows needs_vision: true	Add markers for frequently visited places
Permission errors	Grant peekaboo Accessibility + Screen Recording access

License

MIT

Installation

Terminal bash


openclaw install findmy-location

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💻Code Examples

brew install steipete/tap/peekaboo

brew-install-steipetetappeekaboo.txt

Grant **Accessibility** and **Screen Recording** permissions when prompted (System Settings → Privacy & Security).

### 3. Install Hammerspoon (optional but recommended)

Hammerspoon provides reliable clicking that works across all apps. Without it, clicks may occasionally go to the wrong window.

clawdhub install findmy-location

clawdhub-install-findmy-location.txt

## Configuration

Create `~/.config/findmy-location/config.json`:

}

.txt

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `target` | Contact name to track (optional - defaults to first shared contact) |
| `known_locations` | Array of places you want labeled with addresses |
| `markers` | Landmarks visible on the Find My map when at that location |

## Usage

example.txt

local server = hs.httpserver.new(false, false)
server:setPort(9090)
server:setCallback(function(method, path, headers, body)
    local data = body and hs.json.decode(body) or {}
    if path == "/click" then
        hs.eventtap.leftClick({x=data.x, y=data.y})
        return hs.json.encode({status="clicked", x=data.x, y=data.y}), 200, {}
    end
    return hs.json.encode({error="not found"}), 404, {}
end)
server:start()

example.sh

#!/bin/bash
curl -s -X POST localhost:9090/click -d "{\"x\":$2,\"y\":$3}"
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/hsclick

example.sh

git clone https://github.com/poiley/findmy-location.git
cd findmy-location
./install.sh

example.json

{
  "target": "John",
  "known_locations": [
    {
      "name": "home",
      "address": "123 Main St, City, ST",
      "markers": ["landmark near home"]
    },
    {
      "name": "work",
      "address": "456 Office Blvd, City, ST",
      "markers": ["landmark near work"]
    }
  ]
}

example.json

{
  "person": "[email protected]",
  "address": "Main St & 1st Ave",
  "city": "Anytown",
  "state": "WA",
  "status": "Now",
  "context": "out",
  "screenshot": "/tmp/findmy-12345.png",
  "needs_vision": false
}