Agent skill · software engineering · mvanhorn
pp-tesla
Every Tesla mobile-app feature, plus a charging-cost ledger and supercharger queue watcher no other Tesla CLI ships. Trigger phrases: `is my tesla ready`, `precondition my tesla`, `how much did i spend on charging this month`, `supercharger queue at`, `send this address to my tesla`, `list my tesla keys`, `use tesla`, `run tesla`.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a CLI tool with unique commands for Tesla vehicle management and analytics that are not available elsewhere.
What it needs
Requires tesla-pp-cli installed locally. About 10k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 1,890 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Tesla — Printing Press CLI Prerequisites: Install the CLI This skill drives the tesla-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: 2. Verify: tesla-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 1.26.6 or newer): 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. When to Use This CLI Use tesla-pp-cli when you want a JSON-first CLI for your Tesla owner account: vehicle state inspection, climate/lock/charge commands, charging cost analytics, and an MCP surface for AI agents to drive your car. Faster than the iOS app for one-off commands, more agent-friendly than TeslaPy, and ships a local SQLite that delivers TeslaMate-style analytics (drives, charges, vampire drain, cost ledger) without standing up Postgres+Grafana. Best fit for owners with pre-2021 Models S/X or 3/Y on the old REST endpoints; newer vehicles get a clear shim via tesla reachability. Unique Capabilities These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills mvanhorn/tesla