# 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](/#pricing) 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](/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. ## Keep reading - [Control your Tesla with AI: the complete guide](/ai-control) - [Control your Tesla with Claude](/control-tesla-with-claude) - [Control your Tesla with ChatGPT](/control-tesla-with-chatgpt) - [What is a Tesla MCP server?](/tesla-mcp-server) - [Get started at mytesla.io →](https://mcp.mytesla.io/signup?src=guide-use-cases&plan=driver)