| 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
- Run the command using the Bash tool
- Show the output to the user in a friendly format
- For control commands, the CLI will confirm the action completed
- 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
