What does the Pp Carstay AI skill do?

Plan Japan designated overnight stops through Carstay: discover Japanese listings, compare facilities, check parking-space constraints, audit evidence and produce booking handoffs. Use for Carstay overnight spots, facilities, Japanese coverage, or carstay-pp-cli.

Why use Pp Carstay on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Pp Carstay is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Pp Carstay in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/tree/main/cli-skills/pp-carstay. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Pp Carstay?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Pp Carstay?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Pp Carstay with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Pp Carstay AI skill free?

It is published on GitHub by mvanhorn. Check the repository for licensing terms. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

Pp Carstay by mvanhorn — AI Skill for Any LLM

Carstay overnight planning

Prerequisites for this source build

Carstay is published in the Printing Press library. Build this source checkout to use the amendment fixes before they merge; catalog installation follows the current published release. Use Go 1.26.6 or newer:

bash
cd library/travel/carstay
go build -trimpath -o carstay-pp-cli ./cmd/carstay-pp-cli
./carstay-pp-cli --version

Verify carstay-pp-cli --version in the runtime that will use this skill. Place the built binary on that runtime's $PATH, or invoke ./carstay-pp-cli from its directory. This checkout retains the published version stamp 2026.10.1; the library assigns the next release version after merge.

The installer below provides the current published catalog release; pending amendment changes require the source build above.

Prerequisites: Install the CLI

This skill drives the carstay-pp-cli binary. You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill. If it is missing, install it first:

Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to $HOME/.local/bin on macOS/Linux and %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin on Windows:

bash
npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install carstay --cli-only

Verify: carstay-pp-cli --version
Ensure the reported install directory is on $PATH for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill.

If the npx install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer). This installs into $GOPATH/bin (default $HOME/go/bin), so add that directory to $PATH instead:

bash
go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/travel/carstay/cmd/carstay-pp-cli@latest

If --version reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on $PATH. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds.

Search designated overnight spots using the fuller Japanese source, compare facilities and parking-space dimensions, and preserve unknowns. Dated results are provider-filtered candidates; complete quotes and availability require provider confirmation.

When to Use This CLI

Use for designated Carstay overnight stations around a Japan campervan itinerary, Japanese listing coverage, facility/rule evidence, small shortlist comparisons, explicit parking-space constraints and canonical booking handoff. Public reads need no credentials.

Anti-triggers

Use the provider website/human booking flow for reservations, payments, accounts, exact vacancy and complete dated quotes. Use a routing tool for road distance, driving time or tolls. Preserve original Japanese source text; this CLI does not generate translations or certify that any vehicle/pitch is accepted.