"use strict"; var Cylon = require("cylon"); // ensure you install the API plugin first: // $ npm install cylon-api-http Cylon.api(); Cylon .robot({ name: "test" }) .connection("loopback", { adaptor: "loopback" }) .device("ping", { driver: "ping" }) .on("ready", function(bot) { setInterval(function() { console.log("Hello, human!"); console.log(bot.ping.ping()); }, 1000); setTimeout(function() { console.log("I've been at your command for 5 seconds now."); }, 5000); }); Cylon.start();