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Home Assistant Automation
Automates smart home devices and builds Home Assistant workflows: device control, automation templates, scenes, voice intents, energy monitoring, and security automations using Home Assistant YAML and MCP tools.
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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
light.tv_backlight:
state: on
rgb_color: [0, 0, 255]
media_player.soundbar:
state: on
source: "TV"
cover.blinds:
state: closed
good_night:
entities:
light.all_lights:
state: off
lock.all_locks:
state: locked
alarm_control_panel.home:
state: armed_night
climate.thermostat:
temperature: 68
```
### Voice Commands
```yaml
voice_intents:
- intent: "Turn on the lights"
action: light.turn_on
entity: light.all_lights
- intent: "Set temperature to {temp}"
action: climate.set_temperature
entity: climate.thermostat
data:
temperature: "{{ temp }}"
- intent: "I'm leaving"
action: script.away_mode
```
## Integration Examples
### Energy Monitoring
```yaml
energy_dashboard:
sensors:
- sensor.electricity_usage
- sensor.solar_production
- sensor.battery_level
automations:
- name: "Off-peak charging"
trigger:
platform: time
at: "00:00:00"
action:
service: switch.turn_on
entity_id: switch.ev_charger
```
### Security System
```yaml
security:
motion_detection:
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.motion_front
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