name: ifttt
description: Connect apps and automate workflows with simple applets.
category: utilities

IFTTT Skill

Connect apps and automate workflows with simple applets.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set IFTTT_SERVICE_KEY "your_key"

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. Create Applets: Build automation recipes
2. Trigger Actions: Fire manual triggers
3. Manage Applets: Enable/disable automations
4. View Activity: Check applet history
5. Connect Services: Link new services

Usage Examples

Trigger Applet

User: "Trigger my morning routine applet"
Assistant: Fires IFTTT trigger

Check Status

User: "Show my active applets"
Assistant: Returns enabled applets

View Activity

User: "What ran today?"
Assistant: Returns activity log

Toggle Applet

User: "Disable the email notification applet"
Assistant: Turns off applet

Authentication Flow

1. Service key authentication
2. OAuth for service connections
3. Webhook triggers
4. Button widgets

Error Handling

Notes

• Simple automation
• 700+ services
• Pro for more applets
• Webhooks API
• Mobile widgets
• Filter code (Pro)