# Home Assistant Automation

This skill controls Home Assistant devices, builds automations, and manages scenes. Use it for lighting, climate, security, energy, and media workflows.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4900 installs · ★ 540
- Author: Claude Office Skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/home-assistant/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-31
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/home-assistant-automation

## What it does

Home Assistant Automation provides device commands and YAML workflow patterns for Home Assistant. It can turn lights on or off, set thermostat values, control media players and locks, monitor sensor states, and return event information.

The skill includes automation templates with triggers, conditions, actions, and delays. It also covers scenes such as `movie_night` and `good_night`, voice intents, energy monitoring, and security flows that capture a camera snapshot and send a notification.

A connected `homeassistant-mcp` server is required, with `ha_service_call`, `ha_state_get`, `ha_automation`, and `ha_scene` tools. Check that MCP connection first, because device actions depend on it.

## Requirements
- Works with: Home Assistant

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill home-assistant-automation -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill home-assistant -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/home-assistant/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/home-assistant/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill home-assistant -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/home-assistant/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill home-assistant -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/home-assistant/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install claude-office-skills/skills home-assistant
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/home-assistant/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill home-assistant -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills --path home-assistant
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/home-assistant/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add claude-office-skills/skills --skill home-assistant -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/home-assistant/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn on lights from a time or sensor trigger
- build morning and good-night home routines
- switch climate settings when everyone leaves
- define a movie-night scene
- send a camera snapshot after motion detection

## Example prompts
- Create a `morning_routine` that triggers at `06:30:00`, turns on `light.bedroom`, sets the temperature, and starts `news_briefing`.
- Define a `good_night` scene that turns off `light.all_lights`, locks `lock.all_locks`, and arms the home for night.
- When `binary_sensor.motion_front` turns on, capture `camera.front_door` and send a mobile notification with the image.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: Home Assistant Automation
description: Automate smart home devices and create intelligent home automation workflows with Home Assistant
version: 1.0.0
author: Claude Office Skills
category: smart-home
tags:
  - home-assistant
  - iot
  - smart-home
  - automation
  - devices
department: operations
models:
  - claude-3-opus
  - claude-3-sonnet
  - gpt-4
mcp:
  server: homeassistant-mcp
  tools:
    - ha_service_call
    - ha_state_get
    - ha_automation
    - ha_scene
capabilities:
  - Device control
  - Automation creation
  - Scene management
  - State monitoring
input:
  - Device commands
  - Automation triggers
  - Scene configurations
  - Sensor data
output:
  - Device states
  - Automation status
  - Scene activations
  - Event logs
languages:
  - en
related_skills:
  - calendar-automation
  - slack-workflows
---

# Home Assistant Automation

Automate smart home devices and create intelligent automation workflows.

## Core Capabilities

### Device Control
```yaml
device_commands:
  lights:
    - turn_on:
        entity_id: light.living_room
        brightness_pct: 80
        color_temp: 350
    - turn_off:
        entity_id: light.all_lights
        
  climate:
    - set_temperature:
        entity_id: climate.main_thermostat
        temperature: 72
        hvac_mode: heat
        
  media:
    - media_play_pause:
        entity_id: media_player.living_room_tv
    - volume_set:
        entity_id: media_player.sonos
        volume_level: 0.5
```

### Automation Templates
```yaml
automations:
  morning_routine:
    trigger:
      - platform: time
        at: "06:30:00"
      - platform: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.alarm
        to: "off"
    condition:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: person.owner
        state: "home"
    action:
      - service: light.turn_on
        target:
          entity_id: light.bedroom
        data:
          brightness_pct: 30
          transition: 300
      - service: climate.set_temperature
        data:
          temperature: 72
      - delay: "00:05:00"
      - service: media_player.play_media
        data:
          media_content_type: music
          media_content_id: "news_briefing"

  away_mode:
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: group.family
      to: "not_home"
      for: "00:10:00"
    action:
      - service: climate.set_preset_mode
        data:
          preset_mode: away
      - service: light.turn_off
        target:
          entity_id: all
      - service: lock.lock
        target:
          entity_id: lock.front_door
```

### Scenes
```yaml
scenes:
  movie_night:
    entities:
      light.living_room:
        state: on
        brightness: 20
        color_temp: 500
````
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