name: homeadvisor
description: Find screened and approved home service professionals.
category: homeservices

HomeAdvisor Skill

Find screened and approved home service professionals.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set HOMEADVISOR_EMAIL "your_email"
canifi-env set HOMEADVISOR_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. Find Pros: Search approved contractors
2. True Cost Guide: View project cost estimates
3. Get Matched: Instant pro matching
4. Read Reviews: Access customer reviews
5. Project Tracking: Monitor job progress

Usage Examples

Find Pro

User: "Find a landscaper on HomeAdvisor"
Assistant: Returns matched professionals

Check Cost

User: "How much does a kitchen remodel cost?"
Assistant: Returns True Cost Guide data

Get Matched

User: "Match me with fence installers"
Assistant: Connects with available pros

Track Project

User: "Show my project status"
Assistant: Returns job progress

Authentication Flow

1. Account-based authentication
2. No official API
3. Browser automation required
4. Pro screening process

Error Handling

Notes

• Pre-screened professionals
• True Cost Guide
• Project management tools
• Angi network member
• No public API
• Instant matching