"use strict"; var Cylon = require("cylon"); // ensure you install the API plugin first: // $ npm install cylon-api-http Cylon.api(); Cylon.robot({ name: "test", connections: { loopback: { adaptor: "loopback" } }, devices: { ping: { driver: "ping" } }, work: function(my) { every((1).seconds(), function() { console.log("Hello, human!"); console.log(my.ping.ping()); }); after((5).seconds(), function() { console.log("I've been at your command for 5 seconds now."); }); } }); Cylon.start();