name: heroku
description: Deploy apps, manage dynos, and monitor resources on Heroku
category: devops

Heroku Skill

Overview

Enables Claude to access Heroku to deploy applications, manage dynos and add-ons, view logs, and monitor app performance across the Heroku platform.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/heroku/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/heroku ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set HEROKU_EMAIL "[email protected]"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:
1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

• View app status and metrics
• Check dyno formation and scaling
• Monitor add-ons (Postgres, Redis, etc.)
• View application logs
• Check pipeline and review apps
• View billing and usage

Usage Examples

Example 1: Check App Status

User: "How are my Heroku apps doing?"
Claude: I'll check your Heroku dashboard.
- Opens dashboard.heroku.com via Playwright MCP
- Logs into account
- Apps:
  - my-api-prod: Running (2 web dynos)
  - my-api-staging: Running (1 web dyno)
  - worker-service: Running (1 worker dyno)
- All apps healthy
- No crashed dynos

Example 2: View App Logs

User: "Show me recent logs for my-api-prod"
Claude: I'll check the app logs.
- Views app detail page
- Recent logs:
  - 10:45 - Web.1: Request completed 200
  - 10:44 - Web.2: Database query 45ms
  - 10:43 - Web.1: Cache hit for user:123
- No errors in last hour
- Memory: 412MB / 512MB

Example 3: Check Add-ons

User: "What add-ons am I using?"
Claude: I'll check your add-ons.
- Views Resources section
- my-api-prod add-ons:
  - Heroku Postgres: Standard-0 ($50/mo)
  - Heroku Redis: Premium-0 ($15/mo)
  - Papertrail: Choklad ($7/mo)
  - SendGrid: Bronze ($10/mo)
- Total add-on cost: $82/month
- All add-ons healthy

Authentication Flow

1. Navigate to dashboard.heroku.com via Playwright MCP
2. Enter email address
3. Enter password
4. Handle 2FA if enabled
5. Maintain session for dashboard access

Error Handling

• Login Failed: Retry credentials
• 2FA Required: Complete verification
• App Crashed: Check logs
• Session Expired: Re-authenticate
• Rate Limited: Wait and retry
• Dyno Issue: Check metrics

Self-Improvement Instructions

After each interaction:
- Track app patterns
- Note deployment frequency
- Log resource usage
- Document UI changes

Suggest updates when:
- Heroku updates dashboard
- New features added
- Pricing changes
- Platform evolves

Notes

• PaaS platform
• Git-based deploys
• Managed infrastructure
• Good for MVPs
• Add-on ecosystem
• Review apps for PRs
• Pipelines for CI/CD