How do I install the Thingsboard skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/thingsboard 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 Thingsboard skill do?

Manage ThingsBoard devices, dashboards, telemetry, and users via the ThingsBoard REST API. It is listed under Integrations & APIs on SkillMD.

Is Thingsboard safe to use?

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

Which AI agents work with Thingsboard?

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 Thingsboard free to use?

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

Who published Thingsboard?

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

Thingsboard by modbender — Agent Skill

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

ThingsBoard Skill

Manage ThingsBoard IoT platform resources including devices, dashboards, telemetry data, and users.

Setup

Configure your ThingsBoard server in credentials.json:

[
  {
    "name": "Server Thingsboard",
    "url": "http://localhost:8080",
    "account": [
      {
        "sysadmin": {
          "email": "sysadmin@thingsboard.org",
          "password": "sysadmin"
        }
      },
      {
        "tenant": {
          "email": "tenant@thingsboard.org",
          "password": "tenant"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
]

Set environment variables:

export TB_URL="http://localhost:8080"
export TB_USERNAME="tenant@thingsboard.org"
export TB_PASSWORD="tenant"

Get authentication token:

export TB_TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST "$TB_URL/api/auth/login" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"username\":\"$TB_USERNAME\",\"password\":\"$TB_PASSWORD\"}" | jq -r '.token')

Usage

All commands use curl to interact with the ThingsBoard REST API.

Authentication

Login and get token:

curl -s -X POST "$TB_URL/api/auth/login" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"username\":\"$TB_USERNAME\",\"password\":\"$TB_PASSWORD\"}" | jq -r '.token'

Refresh token (when expired):

curl -s -X POST "$TB_URL/api/auth/token" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"refreshToken\":\"$TB_REFRESH_TOKEN\"}" | jq -r '.token'

Get current user info:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/auth/user" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Device Management

List all tenant devices:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/tenant/devices?pageSize=100&page=0" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq '.data[] | {name, id: .id.id, type}'

Get device by ID:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/device/{deviceId}" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Get device credentials:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/device/{deviceId}/credentials" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Telemetry & Attributes

Get telemetry keys:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/{deviceId}/keys/timeseries" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Get latest telemetry:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/{deviceId}/values/timeseries?keys=temperature,humidity" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Get timeseries data with time range:

START_TS=$(($(date +%s)*1000 - 3600000))  # 1 hour ago
END_TS=$(($(date +%s)*1000))              # now
curl -s "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/{deviceId}/values/timeseries?keys=temperature&startTs=$START_TS&endTs=$END_TS&limit=100" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Get attribute keys:

# Client scope
curl -s "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/{deviceId}/keys/attributes/CLIENT_SCOPE" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

# Shared scope
curl -s "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/{deviceId}/keys/attributes/SHARED_SCOPE" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

# Server scope
curl -s "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/{deviceId}/keys/attributes/SERVER_SCOPE" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Get attributes by scope:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/{deviceId}/values/attributes/CLIENT_SCOPE?keys=attribute1,attribute2" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Save device attributes:

curl -s -X POST "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/{deviceId}/attributes/SERVER_SCOPE" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"attribute1":"value1","attribute2":"value2"}' | jq

Delete timeseries keys:

curl -s -X DELETE "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/{deviceId}/timeseries/delete?keys=oldKey1,oldKey2&deleteAllDataForKeys=true" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN"

Dashboard Management

List all dashboards:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/tenant/dashboards?pageSize=100&page=0" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq '.data[] | {name, id: .id.id}'

Get dashboard info:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/dashboard/{dashboardId}" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Make dashboard public:

curl -s -X POST "$TB_URL/api/customer/public/dashboard/{dashboardId}" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Get public dashboard info (no auth required):

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/dashboard/info/{publicDashboardId}" | jq

Remove public access:

curl -s -X DELETE "$TB_URL/api/customer/public/dashboard/{dashboardId}" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN"

User Management

List tenant users:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/tenant/users?pageSize=100&page=0" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq '.data[] | {email, firstName, lastName, id: .id.id}'

List customers:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/customers?pageSize=100&page=0" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq '.data[] | {title, id: .id.id}'

Get customer users:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/customer/{customerId}/users?pageSize=100&page=0" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq '.data[]'

Assets

List all assets:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/tenant/assets?pageSize=100&page=0" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq '.data[] | {name, type, id: .id.id}'

Get asset by ID:

curl -s "$TB_URL/api/asset/{assetId}" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Notes

Authentication: JWT tokens expire after a configured period (default: 2 hours). Re-authenticate when you receive 401 errors.
Device/Dashboard IDs: Entity IDs are in the format {entityType: "DEVICE", id: "uuid"}. Use the id field for API calls.
Pagination: Most list endpoints support pageSize and page parameters (default: 100 items per page, max: 1000).
Attribute Scopes:
- CLIENT_SCOPE: Client-side attributes (set by devices)
- SHARED_SCOPE: Shared between server and devices
- SERVER_SCOPE: Server-side only (not visible to devices)
Timestamps: Use milliseconds since epoch for startTs and endTs parameters.
Rate Limits: Check your ThingsBoard server configuration for API rate limits.
HTTPS: For production, use HTTPS URLs (e.g., https://demo.thingsboard.io).

Examples

# Complete workflow: Login, list devices, get telemetry
export TB_URL="http://localhost:8080"
export TB_USERNAME="tenant@thingsboard.org"
export TB_PASSWORD="tenant"

# Get token
export TB_TOKEN=$(curl -s -X POST "$TB_URL/api/auth/login" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"username\":\"$TB_USERNAME\",\"password\":\"$TB_PASSWORD\"}" | jq -r '.token')

# List all devices
curl -s "$TB_URL/api/tenant/devices?pageSize=10&page=0" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq '.data[] | {name, type, id: .id.id}'

# Get first device ID
DEVICE_ID=$(curl -s "$TB_URL/api/tenant/devices?pageSize=1&page=0" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq -r '.data[0].id.id')

# Get telemetry keys for device
curl -s "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/$DEVICE_ID/keys/timeseries" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

# Get latest telemetry values
curl -s "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/$DEVICE_ID/values/timeseries?keys=temperature,humidity" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

# Get historical data (last hour)
START_TS=$(($(date +%s)*1000 - 3600000))
END_TS=$(($(date +%s)*1000))
curl -s "$TB_URL/api/plugins/telemetry/DEVICE/$DEVICE_ID/values/timeseries?keys=temperature&startTs=$START_TS&endTs=$END_TS&limit=100" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

# List dashboards and make first one public
DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "$TB_URL/api/tenant/dashboards?pageSize=1&page=0" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq -r '.data[0].id.id')

curl -s -X POST "$TB_URL/api/customer/public/dashboard/$DASHBOARD_ID" \
  -H "X-Authorization: Bearer $TB_TOKEN" | jq

Thingsboard

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ThingsBoard Skill

Setup

Usage

Authentication

Device Management

Telemetry & Attributes

Dashboard Management

User Management

Assets

Notes

Examples

Frequently asked questions

Thingsboard

File contents

ThingsBoard Skill

Setup

Usage

Authentication

Device Management

Telemetry & Attributes

Dashboard Management

User Management

Assets

Notes

Examples

Related skills

Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Thingsboard skill?

What does the Thingsboard skill do?

Is Thingsboard safe to use?

Which AI agents work with Thingsboard?

Is Thingsboard free to use?

Who published Thingsboard?