name: handy
description: Book vetted professionals for home cleaning and handyman services.
category: homeservices

Handy Skill

Book vetted professionals for home cleaning and handyman services.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set HANDY_EMAIL "your_email"
canifi-env set HANDY_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. Book Cleaning: Schedule home cleaning
2. Handyman Services: Book repairs and tasks
3. Recurring Bookings: Set up regular service
4. Manage Pros: Rate and prefer professionals
5. Gift Cards: Purchase cleaning gift cards

Usage Examples

Book Cleaning

User: "Book a house cleaning for Saturday"
Assistant: Schedules cleaning service

Book Handyman

User: "Book a handyman for TV mounting"
Assistant: Schedules handyman service

Set Recurring

User: "Set up weekly cleaning"
Assistant: Creates recurring booking

Rate Pro

User: "Rate my last cleaning"
Assistant: Opens rating interface

Authentication Flow

1. Account-based authentication
2. No official API
3. Browser automation required
4. Background-checked pros

Error Handling

Notes

• Background-checked pros
• Flat-rate pricing
• Happiness guarantee
• Recurring options
• No public API
• Same-day available