Bird Buddy Skill#

Query your Bird Buddy smart bird feeder. Check feeder status, see recent bird visitors with species names, and fetch sighting photos.

Requirements#

• pybirdbuddy Python package: pip install pybirdbuddy
• BIRDBUDDY_EMAIL and BIRDBUDDY_PASSWORD environment variables (email/password login only — Google SSO not supported)

Commands#

Check feeder status (battery, food, signal)#

bash

python3 {skillDir}/run.py status

Get recent bird sightings with species names#

bash

python3 {skillDir}/run.py recent [hours=24] [limit=5]

Get raw postcard feed#

bash

python3 {skillDir}/run.py feed [hours=24]

Get full details and photo URLs for a specific postcard#

bash

python3 {skillDir}/run.py sighting <postcard_id>

Example agent interactions#

• "What birds visited my feeder today?" → recent 24 10
• "How is my Bird Buddy doing?" → status
• "Show me photos from the last visit" → recent 24 1 then sighting <id>
• "What was the last bird at my feeder?" → recent 1 1