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Home Assistant Automation

claude-office-skills/home assistant automation

Automate smart home devices and create intelligent home automation workflows with Home Assistant

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository
npx skills add https://github.com/claude-office-skills/skills --skill Home Assistant Automation

The instruction itself

10 sections, as written by the author

Home Assistant Automation

Automate smart home devices and create intelligent automation workflows.

Core Capabilities

Device Control

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

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

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

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

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

security:
  motion_detection:
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.motion_front
      to: "on"
    condition:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: alarm_control_panel.home
        state: armed_away
    action:
      - service: camera.snapshot
        entity_id: camera.front_door
      - service: notify.mobile_app
        data:
          message: "Motion detected at front door"
          data:
            image: "/local/snapshots/front_door.jpg"

Best Practices

  • Entity Naming: Use consistent naming conventions
  • Groups: Organize devices logically
  • Conditions: Always add appropriate conditions
  • Notifications: Don't over-notify
  • Testing: Test automations thoroughly
  • Backup: Regular configuration backups

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take claude-office-skills/home assistant automation from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.