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Set up tesla-cli — install, authenticate with Tesla, discover your VIN, and configure your backend. Use for first-time setup or reconfiguration.
Install with Codex or Claude Copy this prompt, paste it into Codex, Claude, or another assistant, and let it review the skill page and install it for you.
Based on SOC occupation classification
Tesla automation rules — create triggers that fire notifications or commands when vehicle state changes. Battery alerts, charge complete, sentry events.
Tesla charging management — battery status, charge sessions, cost tracking, weekly summaries, schedule, forecast. Use when someone asks about charging, battery, range, kWh, cost per charge, charge history, or Supercharger usage.
Tesla order tracking — delivery status, ETA, gates, ship tracking, inspection checklist. Use when someone asks about their Tesla order, delivery date, order status, when their car arrives, delivery appointment, or tracking.
Fleet Telemetry management — self-hosted real-time vehicle streaming. Install, configure, and monitor the fleet-telemetry Docker stack.
Background knowledge about Tesla vehicles and the tesla-cli tool. Auto-loads when the user mentions Tesla, EV, charging, battery, Supercharger, Autopilot, climate, sentry mode, or their car.
Quick Tesla vehicle status — battery level, charging state, location, climate, readiness. Use when someone asks "how's my Tesla?", "battery level?", "where's my car?", "is my car ready?", or similar status queries.
| name | setup |
| description | Set up tesla-cli — install, authenticate with Tesla, discover your VIN, and configure your backend. Use for first-time setup or reconfiguration. |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
| allowed-tools | Bash(uv *) Bash(tesla *) Bash(which *) Bash(pip *) |
| level | 2 |
Guide the user through installing and configuring tesla-cli.
python3 --version # Python 3.12+ required
which uv # uv package manager required
If uv is not installed:
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
uv tool install tesla-cli
With optional features:
uv tool install "tesla-cli[serve]" # + REST API + web dashboard
uv tool install "tesla-cli[teslaMate]" # + TeslaMate analytics
uv tool install "tesla-cli[fleet]" # + Tesla Fleet API
uv tool install "tesla-cli[pdf]" # + PDF dossier export
uv tool install "tesla-cli[serve,teslaMate,fleet,pdf]" # all features
tesla setup
The setup wizard handles:
tesla config show # show config + token status
tesla vehicle list # confirm vehicle access
tesla charge status --oneline # quick battery check
tesla notify add tgram://BOT_TOKEN/CHAT_ID # Telegram
tesla notify add discord://webhook_id/token # Discord
tesla notify test # verify
tesla teslaMate install # managed Docker stack
# or
tesla teslaMate connect postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/teslamate
tesla config alias modely VIN1
tesla config alias model3 VIN2
which tesla and tesla config show --json first to assess current state