Carfax Skill
carfax
Access vehicle history reports and find cars with clean records.
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Carfax Skill
Access vehicle history reports and find cars with clean records.
Quick Install
curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/carfax/install.sh | bash
Or manually:
cp -r skills/carfax ~/.canifi/skills/
Setup
Configure via canifi-env:
# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash
canifi-env set CARFAX_EMAIL "your_email"
canifi-env set CARFAX_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:
- Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
- Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
- 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
- History Reports: Pull full vehicle history
- Search Cars: Find Carfax-verified vehicles
- Service History: View maintenance records
- Accident Check: Identify damage history
- Value Estimate: Get market valuations
Usage Examples
Get Report
User: "Pull a Carfax report for this VIN"
Assistant: Returns vehicle history
Check Accidents
User: "Does this car have any accidents?"
Assistant: Returns accident history
Find Clean Cars
User: "Find cars with no accidents on Carfax"
Assistant: Returns verified clean vehicles
Service Records
User: "Show service history for this vehicle"
Assistant: Returns maintenance records
Authentication Flow
- Account-based authentication
- No official API
- Browser automation required
- Report credits system
Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Login Failed | Invalid credentials | Check account |
| VIN Not Found | Invalid VIN | Verify number |
| No Credits | Reports depleted | Purchase more |
| Report Error | Data unavailable | Try later |
Notes
- Industry standard reports
- Accident detection
- Service record tracking
- Used car marketplace
- No public API
- Report subscriptions available