Ev Charger Locations

Find EV charging stations along a route or near a destination using Camino AI's location intelligence with OpenStreetMap data.

Security Scan

The skill appears to do what it says (call Camino AI to find EV chargers) but has a small inconsistency (it uses jq and curl in its script while the metadata lists no required binaries) and a few things you should double-check before installing.

Purpose & Capability

The name/description match the implementation: the script and SKILL.md call api.getcamino.ai to query EV charging locations. However the runtime shell script requires 'jq' and 'curl' but the registry metadata lists no required binaries — an incoherence in declared requirements.

Instruction Scope

Runtime instructions and the included shell script stay within the skill's purpose: they build a query from user JSON and call Camino's API. The SKILL.md does not instruct the agent to read unrelated files or exfiltrate arbitrary data.

Install Mechanism

No install spec (instruction-only) and the included files are a doc and a simple shell script. There are no downloads from unfamiliar URLs or archive extraction steps in the install instructions. The SKILL.md mentions installing from a GitHub repo via npx; pulling code from a remote repo carries normal supply-chain caution but is not unusual here.

Credentials

Only CAMINO_API_KEY is required (declared as primaryEnv) and the script uses that key exclusively to call api.getcamino.ai. No unrelated credentials or broad environment access are requested.

Persistence & Privilege

always:false and default model invocation settings — no elevated persistence or system-wide modifications. The skill does not modify other skills or global configs.

What to consider before installing

What to check before installing: 1) The included script requires 'curl' and 'jq' but the skill metadata did not declare those binaries — ensure your environment has them or update the metadata. 2) Verify the CAMINO_API_KEY comes from the legitimate Camino site (api.getcamino.ai / app.getcamino.ai) and understand what data the API will log (queries, coordinates). 3) The SKILL.md suggests installing companion skills from a GitHub repo via npx — fetching and running remote code can execute arbitrary scripts; review that repository before using npx to install. 4) If you plan to allow autonomous invocation, note this skill can make outbound HTTP requests using your CAMINO_API_KEY; restrict the key's scope if possible and monitor usage. 5) If anything about the repo owner or endpoints looks unfamiliar, ask for the upstream repository URL or more info before proceeding.

Installation

Companion Skills: This is part of the Camino AI location intelligence suite. Install all available skills (query, places, relationship, context, route, journey, real-estate, hotel-finder, ev-charger, school-finder, parking-finder, fitness-finder, safety-checker, travel-planner) for comprehensive coverage.

# Install all skills from repo
npx skills add https://github.com/barneyjm/camino-skills

# Or install specific skills
npx skills add https://github.com/barneyjm/camino-skills --skill ev-charger

Via clawhub:

npx clawhub@latest install ev-charger
# or: pnpm dlx clawhub@latest install ev-charger
# or: bunx clawhub@latest install ev-charger

EV Charger Finder

Find EV charging stations along a route or near a destination. Uses OpenStreetMap data to locate charging infrastructure with AI-powered ranking.

Setup

Instant Trial (no signup required): Get a temporary API key with 25 calls:

curl -s -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"email": "[e-mail]"}' \
  https://api.getcamino.ai/trial/start

Returns: {"api_key": "camino-xxx...", "calls_remaining": 25, ...}

For 1,000 free calls/month, sign up at https://app.getcamino.ai/skills/activate.

Add your key to Claude Code:

Add to your ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "env": {
    "CAMINO_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
  }
}

Restart Claude Code.

Usage

Via Shell Script

# Find EV chargers near coordinates
./scripts/ev-charger.sh '{"lat": 34.0522, "lon": -118.2437, "radius": 5000}'

# Find chargers with custom query
./scripts/ev-charger.sh '{"query": "Tesla Supercharger stations", "lat": 37.7749, "lon": -122.4194}'

# Find chargers in a city
./scripts/ev-charger.sh '{"query": "EV charging stations in Austin Texas", "limit": 20}'

Via curl

curl -H "X-API-Key: $CAMINO_API_KEY" \
  "https://api.getcamino.ai/query?query=EV+charging+stations&lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&radius=5000&rank=true"

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
query	string	No	"EV charging stations"	Search query (override for specific charger types)
lat	float	No	-	Latitude for search center. AI generates if omitted for known locations.
lon	float	No	-	Longitude for search center. AI generates if omitted for known locations.
radius	int	No	5000	Search radius in meters (larger default for EV chargers)
limit	int	No	20	Maximum results (1-100)

Response Format

{
  "query": "EV charging stations",
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "ChargePoint Station",
      "lat": 34.0530,
      "lon": -118.2450,
      "type": "charging_station",
      "distance_m": 200,
      "relevance_score": 0.94,
      "address": "..."
    }
  ],
  "ai_ranked": true,
  "pagination": {
    "total_results": 12,
    "limit": 20,
    "offset": 0,
    "has_more": false
  }
}

Examples

Find chargers near a highway exit

./scripts/ev-charger.sh '{"query": "EV charging near Interstate 5", "lat": 34.0522, "lon": -118.2437, "radius": 10000}'

Find Tesla Superchargers

./scripts/ev-charger.sh '{"query": "Tesla Supercharger", "lat": 37.3861, "lon": -122.0839}'

Find chargers near a hotel

./scripts/ev-charger.sh '{"query": "EV charging stations near downtown Denver", "radius": 3000}'

Best Practices

• Use a larger radius (5000-10000m) since EV chargers are less densely distributed than other amenities
• Include the charger network name in the query if you need a specific one (e.g., "Tesla Supercharger", "ChargePoint")
• Combine with the route skill to plan charging stops along a driving route
• Combine with the relationship skill to check distances from chargers to your destination
• For road trip planning, use the travel-planner skill with charging waypoints