Clio Skill

Manage law practice with Clio's legal practice management platform.

Quick Install

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

Or manually:

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

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

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

canifi-env set CLIO_CLIENT_ID "your_client_id"
canifi-env set CLIO_CLIENT_SECRET "your_client_secret"
canifi-env set CLIO_ACCESS_TOKEN "your_access_token"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:

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

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

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

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

1. Matter Management: Track cases and legal matters
2. Time Tracking: Log billable time and activities
3. Billing: Generate invoices and collect payments
4. Document Management: Store and organize case documents
5. Client Portal: Communicate with clients securely

Usage Examples

Create Matter

User: "Create a new matter for client Johnson"
Assistant: Creates case with client association

Log Time

User: "Log 2 hours for legal research on the Smith case"
Assistant: Creates time entry

Generate Invoice

User: "Create an invoice for the pending time entries"
Assistant: Generates invoice from unbilled time

Search Documents

User: "Find all documents for the patent case"
Assistant: Returns matching case documents

Authentication Flow

1. Register app in Clio developer portal
2. Implement OAuth 2.0 flow
3. Get access token for API calls
4. Refresh tokens as needed

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
401 Unauthorized	Token expired	Refresh access token
403 Forbidden	No access	Check permissions
404 Not Found	Matter not found	Verify matter ID
429 Rate Limited	Too many requests	Wait and retry

Notes

• Leading legal practice management
• Time tracking and billing
• Clio Grow for intake
• Integration marketplace
• Mobile apps available
• Cloud-based platform