How do I install the Trakt skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add kernel8901/trakt in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Trakt skill do?

Interact with the Trakt API to manage your watchlist, collection, ratings, and discover content It is listed under Integrations & APIs on SkillMD.

Is Trakt safe to use?

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Is Trakt free to use?

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kernel8901 (@kernel8901) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Trakt by kernel8901 — Agent Skill

Name: Trakt
Author: kernel8901

Trakt API Integration

Interact with Trakt.tv to manage your watchlist, track viewing history, maintain your collection, rate content, and discover new movies and shows.

Authentication

Before using this skill, you need to set up Trakt API credentials:

Create a Trakt application at https://trakt.tv/oauth/applications
Get your Client ID and Client Secret
Complete OAuth flow to get an access token
Set environment variables in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  "skills": {
    "entries": {
      "trakt": {
        "enabled": true,
        "env": {
          "TRAKT_CLIENT_ID": "your_client_id",
          "TRAKT_CLIENT_SECRET": "your_client_secret",
          "TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your_access_token",
          "TRAKT_REFRESH_TOKEN": "your_refresh_token"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Commands

Watchlist Management

Add to watchlist:

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/watchlist \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"title":"Inception","year":2010}]}'

Get watchlist:

curl https://api.trakt.tv/sync/watchlist/movies \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Remove from watchlist:

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/watchlist/remove \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"ids":{"trakt":12601}}]}'

Search

Search movies:

curl "https://api.trakt.tv/search/movie?query=inception" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Search shows:

curl "https://api.trakt.tv/search/show?query=breaking+bad" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

History

Get watch history:

curl https://api.trakt.tv/sync/history \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Add to history (mark as watched):

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/history \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"title":"The Matrix","year":1999,"watched_at":"2024-01-15T20:00:00.000Z"}]}'

Collection

Get collection:

curl https://api.trakt.tv/sync/collection/movies \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Add to collection:

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/collection \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"title":"Blade Runner 2049","year":2017,"collected_at":"2024-01-15T20:00:00.000Z","media_type":"bluray","resolution":"uhd_4k"}]}'

Ratings

Get ratings:

curl https://api.trakt.tv/sync/ratings/movies \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Add rating:

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/ratings \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"title":"The Shawshank Redemption","year":1994,"rating":10}]}'

Discovery

Get recommendations:

curl https://api.trakt.tv/recommendations/movies?limit=10 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Get trending:

curl https://api.trakt.tv/movies/trending \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Get popular:

curl https://api.trakt.tv/movies/popular \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

Data Format

Movie Object

{
  "title": "Inception",
  "year": 2010,
  "ids": {
    "trakt": 16662,
    "slug": "inception-2010",
    "imdb": "tt1375666",
    "tmdb": 27205
  }
}

Show Object

{
  "title": "Breaking Bad",
  "year": 2008,
  "ids": {
    "trakt": 1,
    "slug": "breaking-bad",
    "tvdb": 81189,
    "imdb": "tt0903747",
    "tmdb": 1396
  }
}

Episode Object

{
  "season": 1,
  "number": 1,
  "title": "Pilot",
  "ids": {
    "trakt": 73482,
    "tvdb": 349232,
    "imdb": "tt0959621",
    "tmdb": 62085
  }
}

Usage Instructions

When the user asks to interact with Trakt:

Always use curl with proper headers including the access token
Required headers for all requests:
- trakt-api-version: 2
- trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID
- Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN (for authenticated endpoints)
- Content-Type: application/json (for POST/PUT/DELETE)
Identify the item using title and year, or IDs if available
Use appropriate endpoint based on the action:
- Watchlist: /sync/watchlist (POST to add, /sync/watchlist/remove to remove)
- History: /sync/history (GET for viewing, POST for adding)
- Collection: /sync/collection (GET for viewing, POST for adding)
- Ratings: /sync/ratings (GET for viewing, POST for adding)
- Search: /search/{type}?query={q} (no auth required)
- Trending: /{type}/trending (no auth required)
- Popular: /{type}/popular (no auth required)
- Recommendations: /recommendations/{type} (requires auth)
Handle responses appropriately:
- Success: 200/201 status codes
- Not found: 404
- Unauthorized: 401 (token may need refresh)
- Rate limited: 429

Rate Limits

Authenticated: 1000 GET requests per 5 minutes, 1 POST/PUT/DELETE per second
Unauthenticated: 1000 GET requests per 5 minutes

Getting OAuth Token

To get an access token, use this helper script:

#!/bin/bash
# Save as get_trakt_token.sh

CLIENT_ID="your_client_id"
CLIENT_SECRET="your_client_secret"
REDIRECT_URI="urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob"

echo "1. Open this URL in your browser:"
echo "https://trakt.tv/oauth/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=$CLIENT_ID&redirect_uri=$REDIRECT_URI"
echo ""
echo "2. Authorize the app and copy the code"
echo -n "3. Paste the code here: "
read CODE

echo ""
echo "Exchanging code for token..."

RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/oauth/token \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{
    \"code\": \"$CODE\",
    \"client_id\": \"$CLIENT_ID\",
    \"client_secret\": \"$CLIENT_SECRET\",
    \"redirect_uri\": \"$REDIRECT_URI\",
    \"grant_type\": \"authorization_code\"
  }")

echo ""
echo "Response:"
echo "$RESPONSE" | jq .
echo ""
echo "Add these to your OpenClaw config:"
echo "TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN=$(echo $RESPONSE | jq -r .access_token)"
echo "TRAKT_REFRESH_TOKEN=$(echo $RESPONSE | jq -r .refresh_token)"

Make it executable: chmod +x get_trakt_token.sh

Examples

User: "Add Dune to my Trakt watchlist"

Assistant: I'll add Dune to your Trakt watchlist.

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/watchlist \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"movies":[{"title":"Dune","year":2021}]}'

User: "What movies are trending on Trakt?"

Assistant: Let me check the trending movies on Trakt.

curl "https://api.trakt.tv/movies/trending?limit=10" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID"

User: "Rate Breaking Bad 10/10 on Trakt"

Assistant: I'll rate Breaking Bad 10/10 on Trakt.

curl -X POST https://api.trakt.tv/sync/ratings \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TRAKT_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "trakt-api-version: 2" \
  -H "trakt-api-key: $TRAKT_CLIENT_ID" \
  -d '{"shows":[{"title":"Breaking Bad","year":2008,"rating":10}]}'

Notes

Items are automatically removed from watchlist when marked as watched
You can use IDs instead of title/year for more accuracy
Extended info can be requested with ?extended=full parameter
All dates should be in UTC ISO 8601 format
The API supports batch operations - you can add multiple items in one request

Trakt

File contents

Trakt API Integration

Authentication

Available Commands

Watchlist Management

Search

History

Collection

Ratings

Discovery

Data Format

Movie Object

Show Object

Episode Object

Usage Instructions

Rate Limits

Getting OAuth Token

Examples

Notes

Frequently asked questions

Trakt

File contents

Trakt API Integration

Authentication

Available Commands

Watchlist Management

Search

History

Collection

Ratings

Discovery

Data Format

Movie Object

Show Object

Episode Object

Usage Instructions

Rate Limits

Getting OAuth Token

Examples

Notes

Related skills

Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Trakt skill?

What does the Trakt skill do?

Is Trakt safe to use?

Which AI agents work with Trakt?

Is Trakt free to use?

Who published Trakt?