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name: capability description: Check if a specific action is possible and what might be blocking it. Use when asking if you can do something, checking permissions, verifying a capability exists, or troubleshooting why something isn't working. Trigger words: can I, capability, able to, permission, possible, how do I. context: fork allowed-tools:

• Bash
• Read
• Grep
• Glob

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Capability Check

Verify if a specific action is possible and diagnose any blockers.

Capability Inventory

Full capabilities documentation: ~/.claude-mind/self/inventory.md

Access Patterns

# Read full inventory (comprehensive reference)
cat ~/.claude-mind/self/inventory.md

# Search for specific capability
grep -ni "search term" ~/.claude-mind/self/inventory.md

# List all sections
grep "^## " ~/.claude-mind/self/inventory.md

Quick Capability Matrix

| Capability | Method | Requires | |------------|--------|----------| | Send iMessage | AppleScript via Samara | Samara running, Automation permission | | Send image | send-image script | Pictures folder workaround | | Read calendar | AppleScript | Calendar permission | | Write calendar | AppleScript | Calendar permission | | Read contacts | AppleScript | Contacts permission | | Read/write notes | AppleScript | Notes permission | | Send email | AppleScript | Mail permission | | Post to Bluesky | bluesky-post script | Credentials in config | | Browse web | Playwright MCP | MCP server running | | Take screenshot | screenshot script | Screen recording permission | | Read Messages DB | Direct file access | Full Disk Access | | Run shell commands | Bash | Always available | | Read/write files | Direct | Always available |

Checking Specific Capabilities

Messaging

pgrep -q Samara && echo "Samara: OK" || echo "Samara: Not running"
~/.claude-mind/system/bin/message "test" --dry-run 2>/dev/null

Calendar

osascript -e 'tell application "Calendar" to get name of calendars' 2>&1

Contacts

osascript -e 'tell application "Contacts" to get name of first person' 2>&1

Notes

osascript -e 'tell application "Notes" to get name of first note' 2>&1

Mail

osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to get name of first account' 2>&1

Bluesky

grep -q "bluesky" ~/.claude-mind/system/config.json && echo "Bluesky: Configured" || echo "Bluesky: Not configured"

Full Disk Access

ls ~/Library/Messages/chat.db 2>/dev/null && echo "FDA: OK" || echo "FDA: Missing"

Troubleshooting Flow

1. Identify the capability: What action is being attempted?

2. Check prerequisites:

   • Is the required app/service running?
   • Are permissions granted?
   • Is configuration present?

3. Test minimally: Run simplest possible version of the action

4. Check logs: Look for error messages

log show --predicate 'process == "osascript"' --last 2m

5. Report findings: What works, what doesn't, what to fix

Common Blockers

• "Not authorized to send Apple events": Missing Automation permission
• "Operation not permitted": Missing FDA or specific permission
• "Application isn't running": Need to launch the app first
• "No such file": Script or config missing