---
title: "Find a better Wi-Fi spot · Kilobat Recipes"
url: "https://kilobat.app/guides/recipes/find-better-wifi-spot"
description: "Walk around with Kilobat's signal radar to find where your Mac gets the strongest Wi-Fi, save spots by name and see the least crowded channel."
---

Recipe

# Find a better Wi-Fi spot

The signal radar scores your Wi-Fi several times a second. Walk a few steps and stop, and it tells you if the signal gets better.

Radar in the app: Kilobat Pro · CLI: free · Checked: 29 October 2026

## In the app

1. Open the Wi-Fi menu and click Find a better spot. You can also open the Radar tab.
2. Walk a few steps with the Mac, then stop for a moment.
3. Read the score. The radar tells you when an earlier spot was stronger.
4. Save a good spot with a name, such as Kitchen, to compare rooms later.

## With the CLI

1. Run the radar in Terminal and walk around. To stop, type q and press Return.

   ```
   kilobat radar --watch
   ```
2. Take one reading at each spot.

   ```
   kilobat radar --json
   ```

   Output `score`, `signalNoiseRatio` and the radio values.
3. Save the current reading with a name.

   ```
   kilobat spots save "Kitchen"
   ```
4. List the saved spots.

   ```
   kilobat spots
   ```
5. Find the least crowded channel for your router.

   ```
   kilobat channels
   ```

## Through MCP

Connect the MCP server once with `claude mcp add kilobat -- kilobat mcp`. For other clients, see [the docs](https://kilobat.app/docs#agents). Then an agent can call these tools. Tools that change settings tell the agent to ask you first.

| Tool and arguments | What it does |
|---|---|
| `get_wifi` | The current link: RSSI, noise, SNR, channel, band, link rate and a 0–100 score. |
| `scan_wifi` | Nearby networks with signal, channel, band and width. |
| `suggest_wifi_channel` | The least crowded channel in the current band. |

## Good to know

- The radar measures signal strength. It does not show direction or distance.
- A difference of less than about 10 points is noise.
- macOS shows Wi-Fi names only to apps with Location access. Allow it for Kilobat to see network names.
- A stronger signal does not always give faster internet. Run a diagnosis too.

## Sources

- [Kilobat Wi-Fi analyzer page](https://kilobat.app/wifi-analyzer-mac)
- [Kilobat skill: mac-wifi-troubleshooting](https://github.com/seifip/kilobat-skills/tree/main/skills/mac-wifi-troubleshooting)
- [Kilobat llms.txt: CLI and MCP reference](https://kilobat.app/llms.txt)

Sources checked on 29 October 2026. Man pages are the ones installed with macOS; open one with `man <name>` in Terminal.

## Related guides

- [Weak Wi-Fi signal on a Mac](https://kilobat.app/guides/weak-wifi-signal-mac): Signal strength and noise decide how fast and how stable the Wi-Fi link is.
- [Crowded Wi-Fi channels near your Mac](https://kilobat.app/guides/wifi-channel-congestion): Networks on the same channel share the air time.
- [Wi-Fi is slow on the Mac but fast on the phone](https://kilobat.app/guides/slow-wifi-mac-fast-phone): When the phone is fast on the same network, the internet connection is not the problem.
- [2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz Wi-Fi on a Mac](https://kilobat.app/guides/wifi-bands-2-4-5-6-ghz): Wi-Fi uses three bands.