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What this AI Skill does:

• Creates a new Extension driver project from a predefined template.
• Builds the installer configuration flow (IP, Serial, or Cloud Connected devices).
• Defines the driver’s properties and commands using the Entity Model V2 SDK.
• Writes the UiDefinition.xml that controls what the user sees in the Crestron Home app (tiles, room pages, and the 19 supported UI controls).
• Adds translations, icons, and colors.
• Follows Crestron’s guidance for logging, error handling, and resource use on control systems.
• Aligns the UI definition to the Crestron XSD schema.

What this AI Skill does not do:

• Does not create drivers for the individual device types that have dedicated support in the Crestron driver SDK, such as lighting, displays, audio, shades, and similar categories. Those drivers use a different part of the SDK and are outside the scope of this skill. To control a device with native support within Crestron Home, use the standard Crestron Drivers SDK documentation instead.
• Cannot be used for any prohibited purposes identified in Crestron’s Artificial Intelligence Terms of Use.

This AI Skill has been tested with the following AI tools:

• GitHub Copilot (Claude Sonnet 5)

• Claude Code (Claude Sonnet 5)

What needs to be installed:

Install the following components on the computer used to build the driver before using the skill. The skill works both on macOS® and Windows® OS platforms.

How to use the AI Skill:

1. Install the skill as described in the following sections.

2. Describe what you want to build in the AI tool. For example:

"Build a Crestron Home extension driver for a pool controller. It connects over IP, shows the water temperature, and has toggles for the pump and the heater."

3. Answer the AI's questions. The skill needs the following information and will ask you to provide anything that is missing:

   • Device Type (as specified in Supported Device Types)

   • Manufacturer

   • Model

   • Your company's name, contact name, email, website, and phone number

   • The transport type (IP, Serial, or Cloud Connected)

4. Review what the AI creates.

   • The AI starts from the template, fills in your details, and builds out the configuration, properties, commands, and UI.

   • Generated code, configuration, UI definitions, and other outputs may be incomplete, inaccurate, or unsuitable for a particular application or purpose and must be independently reviewed, validated, and tested by you prior to use.

5. Test the driver on a control system running Crestron Home OS.

   • Once you have built and validated the driver, it can be side-loaded to a control system running Crestron Home OS for testing.

   • Refer to the Legacy Crestron Home OS Product Manual for instructions.

AI Skill support:

For questions about the skill or the SDK, contact Crestron True Blue Support via phone, email, or chat as described at www.crestron.com/Support, or contact your Crestron representative.

To install the Crestron Extension Driver AI Skill into Claude Code, add the marketplace from the CLI or with /plugin in a session.

1. Issue the following commands:
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claude plugin marketplace add Crestron/CrestronAISkills
claude plugin install crestron-driver-extension@crestron-ai-skills

Or, from inside a Claude Code session, issue the following:

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/plugin marketplace add Crestron/CrestronAISkills
/plugin install crestron-driver-extension@crestron-ai-skills

2. Do one of the following:
• Restart Claude Code.
• Start a new Claude Code session.
• Run /reload-plugins.
3. Confirm the skill was added by issuing claude plugin list.

For automatic updates to the latest version of the skill, turn on autoupdate:

1. Start a session with claude, and then run /plugin.
2. Open the Marketplaces tab and select crestron-ai-skills.
3. Select Enable auto-update.
4. Open ~/.claude/settings.json (%USERPROFILE%\.claude\settings.json on Windows® OS).
5. Add FORCE_AUTOUPDATE_PLUGINS to the env block as shown in the following example. This will keep plugin updates on even when an updater setting (such as DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER) turns Claude Code's own autoupdate off.
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"env": {
    "FORCE_AUTOUPDTE_PLUGINS": "1"
}

If the JSON file already has an env block, add the line inside of it, and keep a comma between top-level entries.

6. Save the JSON file, then start a new session.

Autoupdate runs in the background after you send your first message in a session (within about ten minutes).

When a skill updates, the following message is displayed:

Plugin updated: <name> · Run /reload-plugins to apply

Run /reload-plugins or start a new session to load the updated skill. To update immediately, select Update marketplace on the Marketplaces tab.

To install the Crestron Extension Driver AI Skill into Claude Desktop, add the marketplace from Customize > Plugins in the Claude app.

1. Navigate to Customize > Plugins in the left sidebar.
2. Select Add > Add marketplace > Add from a repository.
3. Enter "Crestron/CrestronAISkills". Each Crestron AI Skill will be listed as its own plugin.
4. Install the Crestron Extension Driver AI Skill.
5. Run the following Crestron Extension Driver AI Skill /plugin commands in the Code tab.
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/plugin marketplace add Crestron/CrestronAISkills
/plugin install crestron-driver-extension@crestron-ai-skills

The Code tab shares plugin settings with the Claude Code CLI, so installing in either location makes the skill available in both.

For automatic updates to the latest version of the skill, turn on autoupdate in the Claude Code CLI.

To turn on autoupdate in Claude Code CLI:

1. Start a new Claude Code CLI session, and then run /plugin.
2. Open the Marketplaces tab and select crestron-ai-skills.
3. Select Enable auto-update.
4. Open ~/.claude/settings.json (%USERPROFILE%\.claude\settings.json on Windows® OS).
5. Add FORCE_AUTOUPDATE_PLUGINS to the env block as shown in the following example. This will keep plugin updates on even when an updater setting (such as DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER) turns Claude Code's own autoupdate off.

NOTE: This step is important. The desktop app turns off Claude Code's autoupdate mechanism in Code tab sessions (DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER), which also stops plugin updates unless FORCE_AUTOUPDATE_PLUGINS is set.

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"env": {
    "FORCE_AUTOUPDTE_PLUGINS": "1"
}

If the JSON file already has an env block, add the line inside of it, and keep a comma between top-level entries.

6. Save the JSON file, then start a new Code tab session.

To install the Crestron Extension Driver AI Skill into the GitHub Copilot CLI, add the marketplace with Copilot plugin commands.

1. Issue the following commands:
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copilot plugin marketplace add Crestron/CrestronAISkills
copilot plugin install crestron-driver-extension@crestron-ai-skills

Or, from inside a Copilot CLI session, issue the following:

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/plugin marketplace add Crestron/CrestronAISkills
/plugin install crestron-driver-extension@crestron-ai-skills

2. Start a new copilot session to load the skill.
3. Confirm the skill was added by issuing copilot plugin list.

For automatic updates to the latest version of the skill, turn on autoupdate:

1. Open ~/.copilot/settings.json (%USERPROFILE%\.copilot\settings.json on Windows® OS).
2. Locate the crestron-ai-skills entry in the JSON (added under extraKnownMarketplaces when installing the marketplace) and add "autoUpdate": true as shown below.
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"extraKnownMarketplaces": {
  "crestron-ai-skills": {
    "source": { "source": "github", "repo": "Crestron/CrestronAISkills" },
    "autoUpdate": true
  }
}

3. Save the JSON file.

The Copilot CLI will update Crestron AI Skills at the start of each interactive session. To update immediately instead, issue the following commands:

copilot plugin marketplace update
copilot plugin update crestron-driver-extension@crestron-ai-skills

To install the Crestron Extension Driver AI Skill into VS Code, add the marketplace to GitHub Copilot agent plugins.

1. Open Settings (JSON).
2. Add the marketplace with the following entires:
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"chat.plugins.enabled": true,
"chat.plugins.marketplaces": ["Crestron/CrestronAISkills"]

3. In the Extensions view, search @agentPlugins (or run Chat: Plugins from the Command Palette).
4. Install the Crestron Extension Driver AI Skill.
5. Use Copilot chat in Agent mode to utilize the skill.

Plugins update automatically every 24 hours while VS Code's autoupdate extension is turned on (the default setting). To confirm, open Settings, search for "extensions.autoUpdate", and ensure it is turned on.

To update the skill immediately, run Extensions: Check for Extension Updates from the Command Palette.

To install the Crestron Extension Driver AI Skill into the OpenAI Codex, add the marketplace with codex plugin commands, then install from /plugins.

1. Issue the following command:
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codex plugin marketplace add Crestron/CrestronAISkills

2. Run /plugins in an OpenAI Codex session (or open the Plugins directory in the Codex / ChatGPT desktop app.
3. Install the Crestron Extension Driver AI Skill.
4. Start a new OpenAI Codex session to load the skill.
5. Confirm the skill was added by issuing codex plugin marketplace list.

Plugin marketplaces cannot be updated automatically in OpenAI Codex. To perform a manual update to obtain the latest version of the skill, issue the following command:

codex plugin marketplace upgrade crestron-ai-skills

This command will refresh the Crestron marketplace and any skills installed from it.