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capability

Check if a specific action is possible and what might be blocking it. Use when asking if you can do something, checking permissions, verifying a capability exists, or troubleshooting why something isn't working. Trigger words: can I, capability, able to, permission, possible, how do I.

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Installation

Follow the repository instructions for this skill and your agent. Review the files and dependencies before adding it to your workflow.

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Skill instructions

Capability Check

Verify if a specific action is possible and diagnose any blockers.

Capability Inventory

Full capabilities documentation: ~/.claude-mind/self/inventory.md

Access Patterns
# Read full inventory (comprehensive reference)
cat ~/.claude-mind/self/inventory.md

# Search for specific capability
grep -ni "search term" ~/.claude-mind/self/inventory.md

# List all sections
grep "^## " ~/.claude-mind/self/inventory.md

Quick Capability Matrix

Capability Method Requires
Send iMessage AppleScript via Samara Samara running, Automation permission
Send image send-image script Pictures folder workaround
Read calendar AppleScript Calendar permission
Write calendar AppleScript Calendar permission
Read contacts AppleScript Contacts permission
Read/write notes AppleScript Notes permission
Send email AppleScript Mail permission
Post to Bluesky bluesky-post script Credentials in config
Browse web Playwright MCP MCP server running
Take screenshot screenshot script Screen recording permission
Read Messages DB Direct file access Full Disk Access
Run shell commands Bash Always available
Read/write files Direct Always available

Checking Specific Capabilities

Messaging
pgrep -q Samara && echo "Samara: OK" || echo "Samara: Not running"
~/.claude-mind/system/bin/message "test" --dry-run 2>/dev/null
Calendar
osascript -e 'tell application "Calendar" to get name of calendars' 2>&1
Contacts
osascript -e 'tell application "Contacts" to get name of first person' 2>&1
Notes
osascript -e 'tell application "Notes" to get name of first note' 2>&1
Mail
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to get name of first account' 2>&1
Bluesky
grep -q "bluesky" ~/.claude-mind/system/config.json && echo "Bluesky: Configured" || echo "Bluesky: Not configured"
Full Disk Access
ls ~/Library/Messages/chat.db 2>/dev/null && echo "FDA: OK" || echo "FDA: Missing"

Troubleshooting Flow

  1. Identify the capability: What action is being attempted?

  2. Check prerequisites:

    • Is the required app/service running?
    • Are permissions granted?
    • Is configuration present?
  3. Test minimally: Run simplest possible version of the action

  4. Check logs: Look for error messages

log show --predicate 'process == "osascript"' --last 2m
  1. Report findings: What works, what doesn't, what to fix

Common Blockers

  • "Not authorized to send Apple events": Missing Automation permission
  • "Operation not permitted": Missing FDA or specific permission
  • "Application isn't running": Need to launch the app first
  • "No such file": Script or config missing

Examples

Read the usage examples in the source repository.

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Source history

Indexed on
2026-01-20
Index updated
2026-01-28
Branch
main

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