capability

name	capability
description	Check if a specific action is possible and what might be blocking it. Use when asking if you can do something, checking permissions, verifying a capability exists, or troubleshooting why something isn't working. Trigger words: can I, capability, able to, permission, possible, how do I.

Capability Check

Verify if a specific action is possible and diagnose any blockers.

Capability Inventory

Full capabilities documentation: ~/.claude-mind/capabilities/inventory.md

Access Patterns

# Read full inventory (comprehensive reference)
cat ~/.claude-mind/capabilities/inventory.md

# Search for specific capability
grep -ni "search term" ~/.claude-mind/capabilities/inventory.md

# List all sections
grep "^## " ~/.claude-mind/capabilities/inventory.md

Quick Capability Matrix

Capability	Method	Requires
Send iMessage	AppleScript via Samara	Samara running, Automation permission
Send image	send-image script	Pictures folder workaround
Read calendar	AppleScript	Calendar permission
Write calendar	AppleScript	Calendar permission
Read contacts	AppleScript	Contacts permission
Read/write notes	AppleScript	Notes permission
Send email	AppleScript	Mail permission
Post to Bluesky	bluesky-post script	Credentials in config
Browse web	Playwright MCP	MCP server running
Take screenshot	screenshot script	Screen recording permission
Read Messages DB	Direct file access	Full Disk Access
Run shell commands	Bash	Always available
Read/write files	Direct	Always available

Checking Specific Capabilities

Messaging

pgrep -q Samara && echo "Samara: OK" || echo "Samara: Not running"
~/.claude-mind/bin/message "test" --dry-run 2>/dev/null

Calendar

osascript -e 'tell application "Calendar" to get name of calendars' 2>&1

Contacts

osascript -e 'tell application "Contacts" to get name of first person' 2>&1

Notes

osascript -e 'tell application "Notes" to get name of first note' 2>&1

Mail

osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to get name of first account' 2>&1

Bluesky

grep -q "bluesky" ~/.claude-mind/config.json && echo "Bluesky: Configured" || echo "Bluesky: Not configured"

Full Disk Access

ls ~/Library/Messages/chat.db 2>/dev/null && echo "FDA: OK" || echo "FDA: Missing"

Troubleshooting Flow

1. Identify the capability: What action is being attempted?

2. Check prerequisites:

   • Is the required app/service running?
   • Are permissions granted?
   • Is configuration present?

3. Test minimally: Run simplest possible version of the action

4. Check logs: Look for error messages

log show --predicate 'process == "osascript"' --last 2m

5. Report findings: What works, what doesn't, what to fix

Common Blockers

• "Not authorized to send Apple events": Missing Automation permission
• "Operation not permitted": Missing FDA or specific permission
• "Application isn't running": Need to launch the app first
• "No such file": Script or config missing