name: costar
description: Access commercial real estate data with CoStar's professional platform.
category: realestate

CoStar Skill

Access commercial real estate data with CoStar's professional platform.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set COSTAR_USERNAME "your_username"
canifi-env set COSTAR_PASSWORD "your_password"

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

1. Property Search: Search commercial properties for sale and lease
2. Market Analytics: Access commercial real estate analytics
3. Comparable Sales: View comparable property transactions
4. Tenant Data: Research tenant and lease information
5. Property Reports: Generate detailed property reports

Usage Examples

Search Properties

User: "Find office spaces for lease in Manhattan"
Assistant: Returns commercial listings

Market Analysis

User: "What's the office vacancy rate in San Francisco?"
Assistant: Returns market analytics

Find Comps

User: "Show me comparable sales for this property"
Assistant: Returns comparable transactions

Generate Report

User: "Create a property report for 123 Business Ave"
Assistant: Generates detailed report

Authentication Flow

1. CoStar requires subscription
2. Professional credentials needed
3. Browser-based authentication
4. Enterprise-level access

Error Handling

Notes

• Industry-leading CRE data
• Subscription required
• Professional platform
• Enterprise pricing
• No public API
• Research-grade data