CarMax Skill

CarMax Skill

Buy, sell, and trade vehicles at America's largest used car retailer.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

cp -r skills/​carmax ~/​.canifi/​skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set CARMAX_EMAIL "your_email"
canifi-env set CARMAX_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. Search Cars: Browse nationwide inventory
2. Get Appraisal: Instant offer for your car
3. Schedule Test Drive: Book in-store appointments
4. Transfer Vehicle: Request vehicle transfers
5. Financing Options: Explore payment options

Usage Examples

Search Inventory

User: "Find trucks at CarMax near me"
Assistant: Returns available trucks

Get Offer

User: "Get a CarMax offer for my car"
Assistant: Starts appraisal process

Schedule Visit

User: "Schedule a test drive at CarMax"
Assistant: Books appointment

Transfer Request

User: "Transfer this vehicle to my local CarMax"
Assistant: Initiates transfer

Authentication Flow

1. Account-based authentication
2. No official API
3. Browser automation required
4. Store integration

Error Handling

Notes

• Nationwide inventory
• No-haggle pricing
• 30-day money back
• No public API
• In-store appraisals
• Financing available