pp-alltrails

name	pp-alltrails
description	Printing Press CLI for Alltrails. Evidence-labeled, live-capable route map for AllTrails browser/mobile surfaces. Not an official API contract.
author	zaydiscold
license	Apache-2.0
argument-hint	<command> [args] | install cli|mcp
allowed-tools	Read Bash
metadata	{"openclaw":{"requires":{"bins":["alltrails-pp-cli"]}}}

Alltrails — Printing Press CLI

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the alltrails-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows:

   npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install alltrails --cli-only
   

2. Verify: alltrails-pp-cli --version
3. Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.5 or newer):

go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/travel/alltrails/cmd/alltrails-pp-cli@latest

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

HTTP Transport

This CLI uses standard Go HTTP transport with HTTP/2 enabled when AllTrails negotiates it. It does not require a resident browser process for normal API calls.

Command Reference

alltrails — Manage alltrails

• alltrails-pp-cli alltrails create — Upload a new activity recording
• alltrails-pp-cli alltrails get — Activity detail with GPS/stat surfaces
• alltrails-pp-cli alltrails get-v3 — Trail detail payload
• alltrails-pp-cli alltrails get-v3-2 — Offline map metadata
• alltrails-pp-cli alltrails get-v3-3 — Map static image metadata/render endpoint
• alltrails-pp-cli alltrails get-v3-4 — Trail static map image metadata/render endpoint
• alltrails-pp-cli alltrails get-v3-5 — User activity list
• alltrails-pp-cli alltrails list — Trail search by text, location, and filters
• alltrails-pp-cli alltrails list-v3 — Current account profile

Finding the right command

When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly:

alltrails-pp-cli which "<capability in your own words>"

which resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code 0 means at least one match; exit code 2 means no confident match — fall back to --help or use a narrower query.

Auth Setup

Public reads may work without credentials. Account routes use caller-owned credentials:

• ALLTRAILS_ACCESS_TOKEN — Bearer token for authenticated API requests.
• ALLTRAILS_COOKIE — browser Cookie header for authenticated routes.
• ALLTRAILS_CSRF_TOKEN — CSRF header for browser-backed write routes when required.

Run alltrails-pp-cli doctor to verify setup.

Write Safety

Default to read commands. Write routes are annotated with mcp:read-only=false and mcp:risk=<level>.

For PP-side safety, live AllTrails writes are blocked unless both conditions are true:

1. The command is called with --live-write instead of the default write dry-run.
2. ALLTRAILS_PP_ALLOW_WRITES=1 is present in the environment.

If either condition is missing, write routes preview the request or fail closed before HTTP transport. Do not set ALLTRAILS_PP_ALLOW_WRITES unless the user has explicitly approved the exact live account mutation.

Agent Mode

Add --agent to any command. Expands to: --json --compact --no-input --no-color --yes.

• Pipeable — JSON on stdout, errors on stderr

• Filterable — --select keeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs:

  alltrails-pp-cli alltrails list --agent --select id,name,status
  

• Previewable — --dry-run shows the request without sending

• Offline-friendly — sync/search commands can use the local SQLite store when available

• Non-interactive — never prompts, every input is a flag

• Explicit retries — use --idempotent only when an already-existing create should count as success

sync defaults to a safe no-op because AllTrails browser APIs are DataDome-protected outside the logged-in browser context. Use sync --resources routing_info only when caller-owned auth/cookies are configured and a live read is explicitly desired.

Response envelope

Commands that read from the local store or the API wrap output in a provenance envelope:

{
  "meta": {"source": "live" | "local", "synced_at": "...", "reason": "..."},
  "results": <data>
}

Parse .results for data and .meta.source to know whether it's live or local. A human-readable N results (live) summary is printed to stderr only when stdout is a terminal AND no machine-format flag (--json, --csv, --compact, --quiet, --plain, --select) is set — piped/agent consumers and explicit-format runs get pure JSON on stdout.

Agent Feedback

When you (or the agent) notice something off about this CLI, record it:

alltrails-pp-cli feedback "the --since flag is inclusive but docs say exclusive"
alltrails-pp-cli feedback --stdin < notes.txt
alltrails-pp-cli feedback list --json --limit 10

Entries are stored locally at ~/.local/share/alltrails-pp-cli/feedback.jsonl. They are never POSTed unless ALLTRAILS_FEEDBACK_ENDPOINT is set AND either --send is passed or ALLTRAILS_FEEDBACK_AUTO_SEND=true. Default behavior is local-only.

Write what surprised you, not a bug report. Short, specific, one line: that is the part that compounds.

Output Delivery

Every command accepts --deliver <sink>. The output goes to the named sink in addition to (or instead of) stdout, so agents can route command results without hand-piping. Three sinks are supported:

Sink	Effect
stdout	Default; write to stdout only
file:<path>	Atomically write output to <path> (tmp + rename)
webhook:<url>	POST the output body to the URL (application/json or application/x-ndjson when --compact)

Unknown schemes are refused with a structured error naming the supported set. Webhook failures return non-zero and log the URL + HTTP status on stderr.

Named Profiles

A profile is a saved set of flag values, reused across invocations. Use it when a scheduled agent calls the same command every run with the same configuration - HeyGen's "Beacon" pattern.

alltrails-pp-cli profile save briefing --json
alltrails-pp-cli --profile briefing alltrails list
alltrails-pp-cli profile list --json
alltrails-pp-cli profile show briefing
alltrails-pp-cli profile delete briefing --yes

Explicit flags always win over profile values; profile values win over defaults. agent-context lists all available profiles under available_profiles so introspecting agents discover them at runtime.

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	Success
2	Usage error (wrong arguments)
3	Resource not found
5	API error (upstream issue)
7	Rate limited (wait and retry)
10	Config error

Argument Parsing

Parse $ARGUMENTS:

1. Empty, help, or --help → show alltrails-pp-cli --help output
2. Starts with install → ends with mcp → MCP installation; otherwise → see Prerequisites above
3. Anything else → Direct Use (execute as CLI command with --agent)

MCP Server Installation

Install the MCP binary from this CLI's published public-library entry or pre-built release, then register it:

claude mcp add alltrails-pp-mcp -- alltrails-pp-mcp

Verify: claude mcp list

Direct Use

1. Check if installed: which alltrails-pp-cli If not found, offer to install (see Prerequisites at the top of this skill).
2. Match the user query to the best command from the Unique Capabilities and Command Reference above.
3. Execute with the --agent flag:

   alltrails-pp-cli <command> [subcommand] [args] --agent
   

4. If ambiguous, drill into subcommand help: alltrails-pp-cli <command> --help.