Can I set up a standing rule directly, or does my AI need to support scheduled tasks?

Standing rules depend on your AI client supporting recurring or scheduled prompts. mytesla.io's tools work the same either way — the scheduling is a feature of the AI client, not something mytesla.io needs to know about.

25+ Things You Can Do When You Connect AI to Your Tesla

Real example prompts across climate, charging, security, status, trips, and smart home — organized by what you're trying to get done.

Locking the car or checking the battery from your AI isn't the point — Tesla's own app already does that in two taps. The point is asking for things the app can't do at all: rules that run on their own, questions answered from multiple systems at once, plans made before you even get in the car. Here's a working list, organized by what you're trying to get done.

Climate

"Cool the car when my last meeting ends today." — the cabin's ready the moment you walk out, no timer to set.
"Each morning, if today's high is over 85°F, start cooling the car 15 minutes before I leave for work." — a standing rule, checked automatically every day. Tesla's app has no concept of "if the weather does X."
"If frost is forecast tonight, defrost the windshield 10 minutes before my first meeting." — no scraping the windshield, no app to open at 6am.
"When my flight lands, pre-condition the cabin and unlock for the kids." — timed off a real-world event, not a fixed clock time.
"Turn on Dog Mode and text me the cabin temperature every 15 minutes." — composes a Tesla command with a standing notification.

Charging

"Charge to 100% by 7am Saturday, off-peak hours only." — plans backward from a deadline instead of you doing the math.
"I'm driving to my parents' on Saturday — make sure the car's at 100% by the time I leave." — removes the "did I plug it in?" anxiety entirely.
"Each morning, tell me if I'm charged enough for today's commute." — a standing question answered without opening an app.
"If the battery drops below 30% and I'm not driving, remind me to plug in before bed." — a proactive nudge, not something you have to remember to check for.
"Throttle charging to 16 amps after 9pm so it doesn't trip the breaker." — a specific, situational adjustment stated in plain English.

Location & security

"Where's my car? Did I leave the windows open in the rain?" — one question, answered from live status instead of three menu taps.
"I parked in the airport garage on Tuesday — flash the lights and tell me which level." — the thing you actually forget at 11pm in a parking garage.
"Lock the car if I forgot when I went to bed." — a nightly safety-net rule, not a one-time command.
"Turn on Sentry Mode and set a 65 mph speed limit with a PIN for my teenager." — two security settings from one sentence.
"If I'm not home and the car starts charging, send me an alert." — the car reporting on itself instead of you checking on it.

Status & daily info

"Good morning — how's my Tesla?" — a standing daily briefing: battery, range, and whether you're set for your commute, folded into a greeting you already say.
"Anything I should know about the car before I head out?" — a single catch-all question instead of remembering to check five things.
"Is my Tesla ready for my drive to the coast this weekend?" — combines charge level with a known trip distance.
"Tell me if a software update is available before I take the car in for service." — a status check tied to an unrelated errand.

Trips & navigation

"Plan a route to my parents' place Saturday morning, with a Supercharger stop where the kids can use the bathroom." — trip planning as a conversation, before you're even in the car.
"Send my ETA home to my partner." — combines live location with a message, something the Tesla app has no way to do.
"Open the garage door when I'm five minutes from home." — a location trigger tied to a smart-home action.
"After the road trip, tell me what I spent on Supercharging." — a spending summary the app doesn't calculate for you.

Smart home & messaging

"When the car gets home after dark, turn on the porch lights." — real automation between two systems, without an IFTTT-style workaround.
"When charging starts, dim the other high-draw circuits in the house." — Tesla and your home's energy use, coordinated.
"Email me a summary of this month's charging and parking costs." — a finance-style report your AI compiles, not something Tesla's app tracks.
"Text my partner when I'm five minutes out." — arrival notifications routed through whatever messaging app you actually use.

Pick one and try it tonight

You don't need all of these on day one. Most people start with one standing rule — the weather-aware cooling rule or the morning briefing are the easiest to feel the difference immediately — and add more as they think of them. Every example above works today with a Driver plan and about three minutes of setup.

FAQ

Do I need a separate MCP connector for calendar, weather, or messaging to use these? Some examples need another connector active in your AI (Google Calendar, a weather MCP, Slack, etc.) alongside mytesla.io — noted where relevant above. The Tesla-only examples (charging, locks, climate, status) work with just mytesla.io connected.

How much does a composed request like the morning briefing cost in credits? Compositions typically use more tool calls than a single command — a morning briefing might use 2-3 credits (a status check plus battery/range). Driver's 500 credits/month comfortably covers daily use of several standing rules for one person. Full detail: billing policy.

Can I set up a standing rule ("each morning, do X") directly, or does my AI need to support scheduled tasks? Standing rules depend on your AI client supporting recurring or scheduled prompts (Claude Code and some agent setups support this natively; check your specific client). mytesla.io's tools work the same either way — the scheduling is a feature of the AI client, not something mytesla.io needs to know about.