name: hotjar
description: Understand user behavior with Hotjar's heatmaps, recordings, and feedback tools.
category: analytics

Hotjar Skill

Understand user behavior with Hotjar's heatmaps, recordings, and feedback tools.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set HOTJAR_API_KEY "your_api_key"
canifi-env set HOTJAR_SITE_ID "your_site_id"

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. Heatmaps: View click, scroll, and move heatmaps
2. Session Recordings: Watch user session recordings
3. Surveys: Create and manage on-site surveys
4. Feedback Widgets: Collect visual feedback from users
5. Funnels: Analyze conversion funnels

Usage Examples

View Heatmap

User: "Show me the heatmap for the homepage"
Assistant: Returns heatmap data for specified page

Get Recordings

User: "Show me recent session recordings"
Assistant: Returns list of user session recordings

Survey Results

User: "What are the survey results from this week?"
Assistant: Returns survey responses and analytics

Feedback Analysis

User: "Show me recent user feedback"
Assistant: Returns feedback widget submissions

Authentication Flow

1. Get API key from Hotjar account settings
2. Note your site ID from settings
3. Use API key for authentication
4. Site ID scopes data access

Error Handling

Notes

• Heatmaps and recordings core features
• GDPR compliant with consent tools
• Free tier available
• Real-time data collection
• Integration with many tools
• Mobile app recordings available