How do I install the Charger skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/charger 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 Charger skill do?

Check EV charger availability (favorites, nearby search) via Google Places. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Charger safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: executes scripts. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Charger?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Charger free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Charger?

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

Charger by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Charger
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

charger

Higher-level EV charger checker built on Google Places (New) EV charge data.

This skill includes a bin/charger CLI (Node.js) for checking charger availability.

Setup

Requirements:
- Node.js 18+ (Clawdbot already has Node)
- GOOGLE_PLACES_API_KEY (recommended in ~/.clawdbot/.env)
Put the CLI on your PATH (example):
- ln -sf "$(pwd)"/bin/charger /home/claw/clawd/bin/charger
Add a favorite:
- charger favorites add home --place-id <placeId>

Commands

Check a favorite / place id / query:
- charger check home
- charger check "Wien Energie Charging Station Liniengasse 2 1060 Wien"
Find nearby:
- charger nearby --lat 48.188472 --lng 16.348854 --radius 2000 --max 10

Notifications

The recommended pattern is:

charger (this skill) produces a clear Any free: YES|NO result.
A scheduled job (Gateway cron) runs a small helper that only prints output when it should notify.

Helper script (what actually decides to notify)

This bundle includes scripts/charger-notify.sh.

What it does:

Runs charger check <target>
If Any free: YES and the last run was not YES, it prints a single notification line.
Otherwise it prints nothing.

So: no output = no notification.

State:

Stores last state in ~/.cache/charger-notify/<target>.state so it only notifies on the change NO/UNKNOWN → YES.

Usage:

bash scripts/charger-notify.sh home

Example notification output:

EV charger available: Tanke Wien Energie Charging Station — Amtshausgasse 9, 1050 Wien, Austria — 1/2 available (OOS 0) (updated 2026-01-21T21:05:00Z)

Typical cron schedule (how you actually get Telegram pings)

Cron is the scheduler. It runs the helper script on a timer and sends you whatever the script prints. Because the helper prints only when it becomes available, you only get messages when it matters.

Check every 10 minutes:

*/10 * * * *

If you want me to wire this into Clawdbot Gateway cron (so you get Telegram pings), tell me:

target (home)
interval (every 5/10/20 min)
quiet hours (optional)

---name: chargerdescription: Check EV charger availability (favorites, nearby search) via Google Places.--- # charger Higher-level EV charger checker built on Google Places (New) EV charge data. This skill includes a `bin/charger` CLI (Node.js) for checking charger availability. ## Setup - Requirements: - Node.js 18+ (Clawdbot already has Node) - `GOOGLE_PLACES_API_KEY` (recommended in `~/.clawdbot/.env`) - Put the CLI on your PATH (example): - `ln -sf "$(pwd)"/bin/charger /home/claw/clawd/bin/charger` - Add a favorite: - `charger favorites add home --place-id <placeId>` ## Commands - Check a favorite / place id / query: - `charger check home` - `charger check "Wien Energie Charging Station Liniengasse 2 1060 Wien"` - Find nearby: - `charger nearby --lat 48.188472 --lng 16.348854 --radius 2000 --max 10` ## Notifications The recommended pattern is: 1) `charger` (this skill) produces a clear `Any free: YES|NO` result. 2) A scheduled job (Gateway cron) runs a small helper that only prints output when it should notify. ### Helper script (what actually decides to notify) This bundle includes `scripts/charger-notify.sh`. What it does: - Runs `charger check <target>` - If `Any free: YES` **and** the last run was not `YES`, it prints a single notification line. - Otherwise it prints **nothing**. So: **no output = no notification**. State: - Stores last state in `~/.cache/charger-notify/<target>.state` so it only notifies on the change `NO/UNKNOWN → YES`. Usage: - `bash scripts/charger-notify.sh home` Example notification output: - `EV charger available: Tanke Wien Energie Charging Station — Amtshausgasse 9, 1050 Wien, Austria — 1/2 available (OOS 0) (updated 2026-01-21T21:05:00Z)` ### Typical cron schedule (how you actually get Telegram pings) Cron is the scheduler. It runs the helper script on a timer and sends you whatever the script prints. Because the helper prints **only when it becomes available**, you only get messages when it matters. Check every 10 minutes: - `*/10 * * * *` If you want me to wire this into Clawdbot Gateway cron (so you get Telegram pings), tell me: - target (`home`) - interval (every 5/10/20 min) - quiet hours (optional)

Frequently asked questions

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