home-assistant

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---
name: home-assistant
description: Control and monitor your smart home with Home Assistant. Get device states, call services to control lights/switches/climate, fire events, and query history. Use when the user asks about smart home, Home Assistant, lights, switches, sensors, thermostats, automation, or home control.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: agentskills
  version: "1.0.0"
  api_provider: home-assistant.io
allowed-tools: Bash(node:*)
---

# Home Assistant Smart Home Control

Control and monitor your smart home through the Home Assistant REST API. Manage lights, switches, sensors, climate controls, and automations.

## Prerequisites

Before using this Skill, you must:

1. Install Node.js dependencies:
```bash
cd scripts && npm install && npm run build
```

2. Have a running Home Assistant instance accessible via HTTP/HTTPS

3. Generate a Long-Lived Access Token (see [references/SETUP.md](references/SETUP.md))

4. Set environment variables:
```bash
export HOME_ASSISTANT_URL="http://your-home-assistant:8123"
export HOME_ASSISTANT_TOKEN="your-long-lived-access-token"
```

## Instructions

### Getting Entity States

To retrieve current state of all entities or a specific entity:

```bash
node scripts/dist/get-states.js
```

**Options:**
- `--entity <id>` or `-e` - Get state of specific entity

**Examples:**

Get all entity states:
```bash
node scripts/dist/get-states.js
```

Get specific entity state:
```bash
node scripts/dist/get-states.js --entity light.living_room
node scripts/dist/get-states.js -e sensor.temperature
```

Filter entities by type:
```bash
node scripts/dist/get-states.js | jq '.[] | select(.entity_id | startswith("light."))'
```

**Entity State includes:**
- `entity_id` - Unique identifier (e.g., "light.living_room")
- `state` - Current state ("on", "off", "23.5", etc.)
- `attributes` - Entity-specific attributes (brightness, temperature, etc.)
- `last_changed` - When state last changed
- `last_updated` - When entity was last updated

### Calling Services

To control devices and trigger automations:

```bash
node scripts/dist/call-service.js --domain <domain> --service <service> [options]
```

**Required:**
- `--domain <domain>` or `-d` - Service domain (light, switch, climate, etc.)
- `--service <name>` or `-s` - Service name (turn_on, turn_off, toggle, etc.)

**Optional:**
- `--entity <id>` or `-e` - Target entity ID
- `--data <json>` - Additional service data as JSON

**Common Domains and Services:**

| Domain | Services |
|--------|----------|
| light | turn_on, turn_off, toggle |
| switch | turn_on, turn_off, toggle |
| scene | turn_on |
| script | turn_on, turn_off, toggle |
| cover | open_cover, close_cover, stop_cover |
| climate | set_temperature, set_hvac_mode |
| media_player | play_media, pause, stop, volume_set |
| automation | trigger, turn_on, turn_off |

**Examples:**

Turn on a light:
```bash
node scripts/dist/call-service.js -d light -s turn_on -e light.living_room
```

Turn off a switch:
```bash
node scripts/dist/call-service.js -d switch -s turn_off -e switch.bedroom_fan
```

Activate a scene:
```bash
node scripts/dist/call-service.js -d scene -s turn_on -e scene.movie_time
```

Turn on light with brightness:
```bash
node scripts/dist/call-service.js -d light -s turn_on -e light.bedroom --data '{"brightness": 128}'
```

Set thermostat temperature:
```bash
node scripts/dist/call-service.js -d climate -s set_temperature -e climate.thermostat --data '{"temperature": 72}'
```

Toggle multiple lights:
```bash
node scripts/dist/call-service.js -d light -s toggle --data '{"entity_id": ["light.kitchen", "light.dining"]}'
```

Set light color:
```bash
node scripts/dist/call-service.js -d light -s turn_on -e light.rgb_strip --data '{"rgb_color": [255, 0, 0]}'
```

### Getting Configuration

To retrieve Home Assistant system configuration:

```bash
node scripts/dist/get-config.js
```

**Options:**
- `--components` or `-c` - List only loaded components/integrations

**Configuration includes:**
-