Bluesky Skill

Overview

Automates Bluesky Social operations including creating posts, reposting, managing follows, and engaging with the decentralized social network through browser automation.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set BLUESKY_HANDLE "your-handle.bsky.social"
canifi-env set BLUESKY_PASSWORD "your-app-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

• Create and publish posts
• Repost and quote posts
• Like content
• Follow/unfollow accounts
• Search users and content
• Manage custom feeds
• View notifications
• Handle threads

Usage Examples

Example 1: Create a Post

User: "Post on Bluesky about decentralized social media"
Claude: I'll create that Bluesky post.
- Navigate to bsky.app
- Click compose
- Write post about decentralization
- Add image if provided
- Publish post

Example 2: Quote Post

User: "Quote that post with my perspective"
Claude: I'll create a quote post.
- Find original post
- Click quote option
- Add your commentary
- Publish quote post

Example 3: Explore Custom Feeds

User: "Show me what's on the 'Science' custom feed"
Claude: I'll check that feed.
- Navigate to Feeds section
- Find Science feed
- Browse posts
- Summarize interesting content

Example 4: Search Content

User: "Find posts about AI safety on Bluesky"
Claude: I'll search for that topic.
- Use search function
- Search "AI safety"
- Browse results
- Present relevant posts

Authentication Flow

1. Navigate to bsky.app via Playwright MCP
2. Enter handle and app password from canifi-env
3. Verify home feed access
4. Maintain session cookies

Error Handling

• Login Failed: Verify handle and app password
• Session Expired: Re-authenticate automatically
• App Password Invalid: Notify user to generate new one
• Rate Limited: Implement backoff
• Post Failed: Check character limit (300)
• User Not Found: Verify handle format
• Feed Not Found: Search available feeds
• Image Upload Failed: Check format and size

Self-Improvement Instructions

When encountering new Bluesky features:

1. Document new UI elements
2. Add support for new post types
3. Log successful patterns
4. Update for AT Protocol changes

Notes

• Uses AT Protocol (decentralized)
• App passwords recommended over main password
• Custom feeds are algorithmic views
• Character limit is 300
• Threading supported
• Image alt text encouraged
• No DMs currently
• Moderation via labelers