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name: mcs-control description: Control vehicle with natural language. Use when user wants to warm up/cool down the car, lock/unlock doors, start/stop engine, check battery/fuel/location/status, or control charging. Translates phrases like "warm up the car" into mcs CLI commands.

MCS Vehicle Control Skill

Translates natural language vehicle control requests into mcs CLI commands.

Command Mappings

Climate Control

Door Locks

Engine Control

Charging (EV/PHEV)

Status Queries

Execution Guidelines

1. Run the command using the Bash tool
2. Show the output to the user in a friendly format
3. For control commands, the CLI will confirm the action completed
4. For status queries, highlight the relevant information

Confirmation Flags

Control commands support --confirm to wait for vehicle confirmation:

• --confirm - Wait for vehicle to report state change (default: enabled)
• --confirm=false - Don't wait for confirmation
• --confirm-wait 3m - Custom timeout (default: 2 minutes)

Use --confirm for important actions where the user wants to be sure it worked.

Examples

Example 1: Warming up the car

User: "It's freezing, can you warm up the car?"

Copymcs climate on

Example 2: Checking battery before a trip

User: "How much battery do I have left?"

Copymcs status

Then show the battery level and range from the output.

Example 3: Securing the car

User: "Lock the car and make sure it's locked"

Copymcs lock --confirm

Example 4: Setting specific temperature

User: "Set the car to 24 degrees"

Copymcs climate set --temp 24

Error Handling

• If the command fails, show the error message to the user
• Common issues:
  • "not configured" - User needs to set up ~/.config/mcs/config.toml
  • "token expired" - Will auto-refresh, retry the command
  • "vehicle not responding" - Vehicle may be in low-signal area

JSON Output

For programmatic access, add --json flag to status:

Copymcs status --json