docs: clarify nordvpn mac setup flow

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Stefano Fiorini
2026-03-11 23:53:15 -05:00
parent d1b4d58c5d
commit 78be4fc600
3 changed files with 23 additions and 4 deletions

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@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ node scripts/nordvpn-client.js disconnect
- macOS:
- preferred backend is NordLynx/WireGuard using `wireguard-go` and `wireguard-tools`
- `install` bootstraps those tools with Homebrew
- equivalent Homebrew command: `brew install wireguard-go wireguard-tools`
- `login` validates `NORDVPN_TOKEN` / `NORDVPN_TOKEN_FILE` for the WireGuard backend
- `NordVPN.app` can remain installed, but it is only the manual fallback
@@ -73,6 +74,16 @@ Optional credential file env vars:
Use this skill first, then run the follow-up task under the active VPN session.
Use `verify` when you want an explicit post-connect location check without changing VPN state.
## macOS Quick Start
For an automated macOS flow:
1. `node scripts/nordvpn-client.js install`
2. set `NORDVPN_TOKEN` or `NORDVPN_TOKEN_FILE`
3. `node scripts/nordvpn-client.js login`
4. `node scripts/nordvpn-client.js connect --country "Italy"` or `--city "Milan"`
5. `node scripts/nordvpn-client.js verify`
## Known Boundaries
- Linux country/city connect remains whatever the official `nordvpn` CLI supports.

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@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ function buildStateSummary(installProbe, ipInfo) {
recommendedAction = installProbe.tokenAvailable
? installProbe.wireguard.sudoReady
? "Use token-based WireGuard automation on macOS."
: "WireGuard tooling and token are available, but connect/disconnect require non-interactive sudo for wg-quick."
: "WireGuard tooling and token are available, but connect/disconnect require non-interactive sudo for wg-quick. Authorize sudo for wg-quick, then rerun login/connect."
: "Set NORDVPN_TOKEN or NORDVPN_TOKEN_FILE for automated macOS NordLynx/WireGuard connects.";
} else if (installProbe.platform === "darwin" && installProbe.appInstalled) {
controlMode = "app-manual";
@@ -377,14 +377,14 @@ function buildStateSummary(installProbe, ipInfo) {
loginMode = "app-manual";
connectMode = "app-manual";
recommendedAction = installProbe.tokenAvailable
? "NordVPN.app is installed, but automated macOS connects also require wireguard-go and wireguard-tools. Run install to bootstrap them."
: "NordVPN.app is installed. Without a PATH-visible CLI or a NordVPN token plus WireGuard tools, login/connect fall back to the app.";
? "NordVPN.app is installed, but automated macOS connects also require wireguard-go and wireguard-tools. Run 'node scripts/nordvpn-client.js install' to install them with Homebrew."
: "NordVPN.app is installed. For automated macOS connects, run 'node scripts/nordvpn-client.js install' to install wireguard-go and wireguard-tools with Homebrew, then set NORDVPN_TOKEN or NORDVPN_TOKEN_FILE and run login.";
} else if (installProbe.platform === "darwin" && installProbe.brewPath) {
controlMode = "wireguard-bootstrap";
automaticControl = false;
loginMode = "wireguard-token";
connectMode = "wireguard";
recommendedAction = "Run install to bootstrap wireguard-go and wireguard-tools for automated macOS NordLynx connects.";
recommendedAction = "Run 'node scripts/nordvpn-client.js install' to install wireguard-go and wireguard-tools with Homebrew for automated macOS NordLynx connects.";
}
return {