Setup

Skill dacrypt/tesla-claude-plugin/skills/setup

Tesla plugin for Claude Code — control your Tesla with natural language. 9 skills: status, charging, vehicle control, order tracking, analytics, and a self-hosted web dashboard.

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npx -y skills add dacrypt/tesla-claude-plugin --skill setup

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Set up tesla-cli — install, authenticate with Tesla, discover your VIN, and configure your backend. Use for first-time setup or reconfiguration.

SKILL.md

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Tesla CLI Setup

Guide the user through installing and configuring tesla-cli.

Step 1: Check Prerequisites

python3 --version    # Python 3.12+ required
which uv             # uv package manager required

If uv is not installed:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Step 2: Install tesla-cli

uv tool install tesla-cli

With optional features:

uv tool install "tesla-cli[serve]"       # + REST API + web dashboard
uv tool install "tesla-cli[teslaMate]"   # + TeslaMate analytics
uv tool install "tesla-cli[fleet]"       # + Tesla Fleet API
uv tool install "tesla-cli[pdf]"         # + PDF dossier export
uv tool install "tesla-cli[serve,teslaMate,fleet,pdf]"  # all features

Step 3: Interactive Setup

tesla setup

The setup wizard handles:

Tesla OAuth2 authentication — opens browser, user logs in, pastes redirect URL
VIN auto-discovery — finds your Tesla(s) automatically
Order number detection — finds active orders if any
Backend selection — Owner API (free), Tessie ($13/mo), or Fleet API (free)
First data build — queries all 15 data sources

Step 4: Verify

tesla config show                # show config + token status
tesla vehicle list               # confirm vehicle access
tesla charge status --oneline    # quick battery check

Step 5 (Optional): Additional Setup

Notifications

tesla notify add tgram://BOT_TOKEN/CHAT_ID   # Telegram
tesla notify add discord://webhook_id/token   # Discord
tesla notify test                              # verify

TeslaMate Analytics

tesla teslaMate install          # managed Docker stack
# or
tesla teslaMate connect postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/teslamate

Multi-Vehicle

tesla config alias modely VIN1
tesla config alias model3 VIN2

Response Guidelines

Check what's already installed/configured before suggesting steps
Run which tesla and tesla config show --json first to assess current state
Skip steps that are already done
Celebrate when setup is complete — the user is about to control their Tesla from the terminal!

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install tesla-cli with uv
run tesla setup
check installed state before suggesting steps

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