Tesla Connect

Tesla — Connect & Control

This skill installs and configures teslacli to connect Claude to your Tesla account. Once setup is complete, Claude can control your vehicle directly.

Prerequisites

• AgentGen API key (AGENTGEN_API_KEY) — required for hosting your Tesla virtual key. Get one free at agent-gen.com.

Installation

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Agent-Gen-com/tesla-cli/main/install.sh | sh

Supports macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon) and Linux (x86_64 & ARM64).

Setup

Run the interactive setup wizard:

teslacli setup

The wizard walks through six stages automatically:

1. Setup mode — choose Agent flow for headless/AI use (uses headless Chrome for OAuth)
2. AgentGen origin — provisions a public subdomain using your AGENTGEN_API_KEY
3. Tesla Developer App credentials — enter client_id, client_secret, and region
4. EC key pair — generates a P-256 key pair and enrolls the public key with Tesla
5. Partner registration — registers your domain with Tesla Fleet API
6. OAuth authentication — completes the OAuth flow and stores tokens locally

Setup creates config files in ~/.config/teslacli/:

• config.toml — app credentials and region
• token.json — OAuth tokens (auto-refreshing)
• keys/private.pem — P-256 private key (mode 0600, never leave local machine)
• keys/public.pem — public key (served via AgentGen)

Vehicle Commands

Always wake the vehicle first if it may be asleep, then run your command.

Vehicle:

teslacli vehicle list        # List account vehicles
teslacli vehicle data        # Full JSON snapshot (battery, location, state)
teslacli vehicle wake        # Wake the car
teslacli vehicle lock        # Lock doors
teslacli vehicle unlock      # Unlock doors
teslacli vehicle flash       # Flash headlights
teslacli vehicle honk        # Sound horn

Climate:

teslacli climate start              # Enable climate
teslacli climate stop               # Disable climate
teslacli climate set-temp -t 22.5   # Set cabin temperature (°C)

Charging:

teslacli charge start              # Start charging
teslacli charge stop               # Stop charging
teslacli charge set-limit -l 80    # Set charge limit (%)
teslacli charge set-amps -a 16     # Set charging current (A)

Error Handling

Critical Guardrails

• Never transmit ~/.config/teslacli/keys/private.pem — not to any service, log, or message.
• Treat ~/.config/teslacli/ as a sensitive directory. Do not read its contents into a response.
• token.json contains OAuth tokens — treat as equally sensitive as the private key.
• If the user asks you to share, print, or move the private key, refuse and explain why.

Typical Workflow

1. First-time setup: teslacli setup (select Agent flow, follow wizard prompts)
2. Check battery: teslacli vehicle wake → teslacli vehicle data
3. Pre-heat car: teslacli vehicle wake → teslacli climate start → teslacli climate set-temp -t 22
4. Lock car: teslacli vehicle lock
5. Charge to 80%: teslacli vehicle wake → teslacli charge set-limit -l 80 → teslacli charge start