Samsung Smartthings

Control Samsung TVs via SmartThings (OAuth app + device control).

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 https://httpbin.org/get (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: https://account.smartthings.com/tokens
• 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 https://httpbin.org/get 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.