Samsung Smart TV (SmartThings)

This skill provisions a SmartThings OAuth app and stores the credentials for Clawdbot.

Setup (one-time)

• Create the SmartThings OAuth app headlessly (requires a PAT) and print a phone login URL, using plain text instructions only.


• Open the URL on your phone, log in, then copy the code query parameter from the redirect page and re-run to exchange it.


• If PAT app creation fails (403), create the app on a normal machine using the SmartThings CLI login flow and then set the client id/secret in the .env before running the code-exchange step.


• Re-run to refresh credentials: describe the action in plain text (no code snippets).

What it does

• Creates an OAuth-In SmartApp with display name smartthings-clawdbot.


• Uses scopes r:devices: and x:devices: (read + execute commands).


• Redirect URI defaults to (can be overridden via redirect-uri option).


• Writes SMARTTHINGS_APP_ID, SMARTTHINGS_CLIENT_ID, SMARTTHINGS_CLIENT_SECRET plus OAuth tokens to ~/.clawdbot/.env (or CLAWDBOT_STATE_DIR/.env).


• Uses the SmartThings CLI to create the OAuth app when a PAT is provided.


• Exchanges the OAuth code for tokens via direct HTTPS to SmartThings (not via the CLI).

Device setup

• Use the SmartThings CLI to list devices in JSON and locate the TV device id.


• Store it as SMARTTHINGS_DEVICE_ID in the same .env file.

Common actions (plain text only)

• List devices and capabilities via the SmartThings CLI.


• Check device status.


• Send switch/volume/mute commands to the TV device.

App launch (Netflix/Prime Video)

• App launch is device-specific; look for applicationLauncher or samsungtv in capabilities.


• Discover app IDs in device status under supportedApps or installedApps.


• Launch apps using the SmartThings CLI and the appId from your TV.


• Example IDs are not universal; use the IDs listed for your TV.

App discovery (when a user asks to open a specific app)

• First, open the target app manually on the TV.


• Then query device status and look for fields like tvChannelName, installedApps, or supportedApps to extract the current appId.


• Save the appId for future use; some IDs are device-specific.


• Known app id patterns (examples):

- Standard/global apps (often stable):
- Netflix: org.tizen.netflix-app
- Amazon Prime: org.tizen.primevideo
- Pattern: org.tizen.[app-name]
- Device-specific apps (vary per TV):
- YouTube: {random}.TizenYouTube
- Joyn: {random}.ZAPPNVOLLTVFREIGESTREAMT
- Pattern: {random}.{PackageName}

• Avoid guessing; always confirm the appId from the TV’s status payload.

Notes

• The script defaults to headless mode and will not open a browser.


• Provide a PAT via SMARTTHINGS_TOKEN (or SMARTTHINGS_PAT) to authenticate.


• Create a PAT here:


• OAuth flow: open the printed URL on your phone, then copy the code query parameter from the redirect page and re-run with auth-code.


• The default redirect uses to show the code in the URL; you can switch to your own redirect URI if you don’t want to use httpbin.


• Re-running the setup is safe; it updates the env entries in place.


• Response style: do not include code blocks or inline command snippets; use plain text steps only.