Linode Skill

Overview

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/linode/install.sh | bash

cp -r skills/linode ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set LINODE_EMAIL "your-email@example.com"

Privacy & Authentication

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Capabilities

• View Linode instances
• Check NodeBalancer status
• Monitor block storage volumes
• View Kubernetes (LKE) clusters
• Check network transfer usage
• View billing and invoices

Usage Examples

Example 1: Check Linodes

User: "What Linodes are running?"
Claude: I'll check your Linode instances.
- Opens cloud.linode.com via Playwright MCP
- Logs into account
- Linodes:
  - web-server-1: Linode 4GB, Running (Newark)
  - web-server-2: Linode 4GB, Running (Newark)
  - database: Linode 8GB, Running (Newark)
  - staging: Linode 2GB, Powered Off
- Total: $60/month
- Network: 2.3TB of 4TB used

Example 2: Check NodeBalancers

User: "How are my load balancers?"
Claude: I'll check NodeBalancers.
- Views NodeBalancers section
- NodeBalancers:
  - prod-lb (Newark): 2 backends, healthy
    - Connections: 1,234 active
    - Traffic: 45GB this month
  - staging-lb: 1 backend, healthy
- All health checks passing
- Cost: $20/month total

Example 3: View Billing

User: "What's my Linode bill?"
Claude: I'll check your billing.
- Views Account/Billing section
- Current month: $85.50
- Breakdown:
  - Linodes: $60.00
  - NodeBalancers: $20.00
  - Block Storage: $5.00
  - Backups: $0.50
- Credits: $25 remaining
- Payment method: Active

Authentication Flow

1. Navigate to cloud.linode.com via Playwright MCP
2. Enter email address
3. Enter password
4. Handle 2FA if enabled
5. Maintain session for Cloud Manager access

Error Handling

• Login Failed: Retry credentials
• 2FA Required: Complete verification
• Linode Issue: Check console/LISH
• Session Expired: Re-authenticate
• Rate Limited: Wait and retry
• Network Issue: Check status page

Self-Improvement Instructions

• Track resource patterns
• Note transfer usage
• Log billing trends
• Document UI changes

• Linode updates manager
• New features added
• Pricing changes
• Akamai integration expands

Notes

• Now part of Akamai
• Simple VPS hosting
• Predictable pricing
• Good documentation
• LISH console access
• Managed databases
• Kubernetes (LKE)