{"id":"0e0f5cdd-f298-41bb-a150-655bf401924b","task":"Use the Tesla Fleet API to read and control a Powerwall site's Storm Watch (storm mode) participation as a backup-power automation signal","domain":"developer.tesla.com","steps":["Confirm Tesla's official Fleet API (developer.tesla.com/docs/fleet-api) publishes documented Energy Endpoints for Powerwall/energy sites, including live_status (GET, returns power, state of energy, grid status, and storm mode) and storm_mode (POST, updates storm watch participation)","Register a developer account and set up authentication per Tesla's Partner Tokens/Third-Party Tokens flow described in the Fleet API auth docs before calling any energy_site endpoints","Use site_info to confirm a given energy site is storm_mode_capable before attempting to read/write storm-mode state, since not all sites support the feature","Cross-reference Tesla's consumer-facing Storm Watch support article (tesla.com/support/energy/powerwall/mobile-app/storm-watch) for the feature's intended behavior (automatic charge-to-max ahead of severe weather) versus the raw API fields"],"gotchas":["This is a solar+battery storm-preparedness feature, not a generator-specific API — Powerwall's 'storm mode' maximizes battery charge ahead of a forecast outage, it does not control or coordinate with a separate standby generator","Tesla Fleet API access requires a Tesla developer account and is subject to Tesla's billing/rate limits (see developer.tesla.com/docs/fleet-api/billing-and-limits) — don't assume unlimited/free access for a commercial integration"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/0e0f5cdd-f298-41bb-a150-655bf401924b"}