mcs-control

name	mcs-control
description	Control vehicle with natural language. Use when user wants to warm up/cool down the car, lock/unlock doors, start/stop engine, check battery/fuel/location/status, or control charging. Translates phrases like "warm up the car" into mcs CLI commands.

MCS Vehicle Control Skill

Translates natural language vehicle control requests into mcs CLI commands.

Command Mappings

Climate Control

Natural Language	Command
"warm up the car", "heat the car", "turn on heating"	mcs climate on
"cool down the car", "turn on AC", "start the AC"	mcs climate on
"set temperature to X", "make it X degrees"	mcs climate set --temp X
"turn off climate", "stop heating", "turn off AC"	mcs climate off
"defrost the windshield", "turn on defrosters"	mcs climate set --front-defroster

Door Locks

Natural Language	Command
"lock the car", "lock the doors", "lock it"	mcs lock
"unlock the car", "unlock the doors", "open the locks"	mcs unlock

Engine Control

Natural Language	Command
"start the car", "start the engine", "turn on the car"	mcs start
"stop the engine", "turn off the car", "kill the engine"	mcs stop

Charging (EV/PHEV)

Natural Language	Command
"start charging", "charge the car", "plug it in"	mcs charge start
"stop charging", "stop the charge"	mcs charge stop

Status Queries

Natural Language	Command
"what's the status", "show status", "how's the car"	mcs status
"check the battery", "battery level", "how much charge"	mcs status (show battery section)
"check fuel", "fuel level", "how much gas"	mcs status (show fuel section)
"where is my car", "find my car", "car location"	mcs status (show location)
"check tire pressure", "how are the tires"	mcs status (show tires section)
"are the doors locked", "door status"	mcs status (show doors section)

Execution Guidelines

1. Run the command using the Bash tool
2. Show the output to the user in a friendly format
3. For control commands, the CLI will confirm the action completed
4. For status queries, highlight the relevant information

Confirmation Flags

Control commands support --confirm to wait for vehicle confirmation:

• --confirm - Wait for vehicle to report state change (default: enabled)
• --confirm=false - Don't wait for confirmation
• --confirm-wait 3m - Custom timeout (default: 2 minutes)

Use --confirm for important actions where the user wants to be sure it worked.

Examples

Example 1: Warming up the car

User: "It's freezing, can you warm up the car?"

mcs climate on

Example 2: Checking battery before a trip

User: "How much battery do I have left?"

mcs status

Then show the battery level and range from the output.

Example 3: Securing the car

User: "Lock the car and make sure it's locked"

mcs lock --confirm

Example 4: Setting specific temperature

User: "Set the car to 24 degrees"

mcs climate set --temp 24

Error Handling

• If the command fails, show the error message to the user
• Common issues:
  • "not configured" - User needs to set up ~/.config/mcs/config.toml
  • "token expired" - Will auto-refresh, retry the command
  • "vehicle not responding" - Vehicle may be in low-signal area

JSON Output

For programmatic access, add --json flag to status:

mcs status --json