Rover Skill

Find trusted pet sitters and dog walkers in your neighborhood.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set ROVER_EMAIL "your_email"
canifi-env set ROVER_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. Find Sitters: Search local pet sitters
2. Book Services: Schedule pet care
3. Dog Walking: Book daily walks
4. House Sitting: Arrange in-home stays
5. Pet Updates: Receive care updates

Usage Examples

Find Sitter

User: "Find a dog sitter for next weekend"
Assistant: Returns nearby sitters

Book Walker

User: "Book a daily dog walker"
Assistant: Schedules walking service

Request Boarding

User: "Find overnight pet boarding"
Assistant: Returns boarding options

Check Updates

User: "Any updates from my pet sitter?"
Assistant: Returns Rover cards and photos

Authentication Flow

1. Account-based authentication
2. No official API
3. Browser automation required
4. Background-checked sitters

Error Handling

Notes

• Background-checked sitters
• Premium insurance
• GPS tracking available
• Rover Guarantee
• No public API
• Photo and video updates