intervals-cli

Use this skill when the task involves Intervals.icu and the local intervals CLI.

Before You Start

1. Verify the binary exists:
• intervals --version
2. If it is missing, use the skill's declared installer in OpenClaw or install the CLI manually from GitHub Releases.
3. Verify auth:
• intervals auth status

The CLI expects one of these environment variables:

• INTERVALS_API_KEY
• INTERVALS_ACCESS_TOKEN

OpenClaw metadata declares INTERVALS_API_KEY as the primary env because the skill system supports one primary API-key env. Bearer-token auth via INTERVALS_ACCESS_TOKEN is also valid.

Core Rules

• Prefer intervals ... --format json.
• Use absolute dates like 2026-03-16, not relative values like tomorrow.
• Treat stdout as result data and stderr as diagnostics.
• For complex writes, prefer --file - or a temp file.
• Payloads for events, workouts, and wellness are raw Intervals-compatible JSON.
• Do not install the CLI unless the user asked for installation or the current task clearly depends on it.
• Do not perform writes or deletes unless the user asked for a mutation.
• If a temp file is used, remove it after the command completes.

Command Selection

• Use activities search for text or tag queries.
• Use activities list for semantic filtering on date, type, distance, tags, or moving time.
• Use events create or events upsert for something scheduled on a specific date.
• Use workouts create for a reusable workout library item.
• Use wellness put or wellness bulk-put for wellness writes.

Events vs Workouts

• event: a scheduled calendar item on a date
• workout: a reusable library object not tied to a date

Rule of thumb:

• "Create a workout for next Monday" usually means events create.
• "Save this workout for later reuse" means workouts create.

More Guidance

Read these only as needed:

• Write patterns and examples: {baseDir}/references/writes.md
• Query guidance: {baseDir}/references/queries.md
• Example payloads: {baseDir}/examples/

Good Defaults

• Prefer events upsert over events create when duplicates would be harmful.
• Resolve natural-language dates before calling the CLI.
• Ask a follow-up question only when a key training detail is ambiguous.
• Prefer read commands first when inspecting or validating before a mutation.