homeassistant-skill

⚠Review·Scanned 2/17/2026

This skill controls Home Assistant devices via its REST API using shell curl commands and jq-based templates. It requires HA_URL and HA_TOKEN and therefore executes shell commands and uses stored credentials to make network calls to "$HA_URL/api/...".

from clawhub.ai·v2.0.3·23.5 KB·0 installs

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Home Assistant Skill

An AI agent skill for controlling Home Assistant devices and automations through natural language. 25 entity domains including lights, climate, locks, presence, weather, calendars, notifications, and more — all via the HA REST API.

Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Cursor, and any tool supporting the Agent Skills standard.

Prerequisites

Home Assistant instance with API access
curl and jq installed

Installation

Claude Code

git clone https://github.com/anotb/homeassistant-skill.git ~/.claude/skills/homeassistant-skill

OpenClaw (via ClawdHub)

clawhub install homeassistant-skill

Cursor / Other

Clone to your agent's skill directory.

Configuration

Create a long-lived access token in Home Assistant: Profile → Long-Lived Access Tokens
Set environment variables:

export HA_URL=http://10.0.0.10:8123
export HA_TOKEN=your-long-lived-access-token

What You Can Do

Domain	Actions
Switches	Turn on, off, toggle
Lights	On/off, brightness, color, color temp
Scenes	Activate scenes
Scripts	List, run, run with variables
Automations	Trigger, enable, disable
Climate	Set temperature, HVAC mode
Covers	Open, close, set position (blinds, garage)
Locks	Lock, unlock (with safety confirmation)
Fans	On/off, speed
Media players	Play, pause, volume
Vacuum	Start, return to dock
Alarm	Arm, disarm (with safety confirmation)
Notifications	Send to mobile devices, list targets
Person / Presence	Who is home, device locations
Weather	Current conditions, daily/hourly forecast
Input helpers	Boolean, number, select, text, datetime
Calendar	List calendars, upcoming events
Text-to-Speech	Speak messages on media players
Sensors	Read temperature, humidity, power, etc.
Areas & Floors	Discover areas, floors, entities by area
History	Entity state history, logbook
Templates	Evaluate Jinja2 templates server-side

Usage Examples

# "Turn on the office light at 80%"
curl -s -X POST "$HA_URL/api/services/light/turn_on" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"entity_id": "light.office", "brightness_pct": 80}'

# "What's the temperature?"
curl -s "$HA_URL/api/states" -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" \
  | jq '.[] | select(.attributes.device_class == "temperature") | {name: .attributes.friendly_name, temp: .state, unit: .attributes.unit_of_measurement}'

License

MIT