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★ 408Audience · vibe coderComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

TLDR

A documentation-only skill pack that teaches AI coding assistants how to write correct Home Assistant automations.

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    What it does
      Reference docs
      Best practices
      Portable skill pack
    Tech stack
      Markdown
      Node.js installer
    Use cases
      Automation YAML
      Helper selection
      Safe renaming
    Audience
      AI assistant users
      Home Assistant owners

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Install the skill so your AI coding assistant writes valid Home Assistant automation YAML on the first try.

USE CASE 2

Get guidance on choosing the correct helper type when building an automation.

USE CASE 3

Learn when to use templates versus native Home Assistant features through your AI assistant.

What is it built with?

Markdown

How does it compare?

homeassistant-ai/skillstj/triagescenemaai/scenema-audio
Stars408409406
Language—GoPython
Last pushed—2020-05-29—
Maintenance—Dormant—
Setup difficultyeasymoderatehard
Complexity1/52/54/5
Audiencevibe coderdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

This repository provides a knowledge plugin, called an Agent Skill, for AI coding assistants that helps them write and manage Home Assistant configurations correctly. Home Assistant is a popular open-source smart home platform where users write YAML files to define automations, dashboards, and device integrations, and the rules and best practices around it are complex enough that AI assistants often get them wrong. Installing this skill gives a compatible AI agent a portable set of reference documents covering topics like how to choose between different helper types (the building blocks of automations), when to use templates versus native Home Assistant features, how to set automation modes correctly, how device control service calls work, and how to safely rename entities or restructure automations without breaking things. The skill is a collection of Markdown files rather than executable code. It installs in one command using Node.js and works with several AI tools including Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, VS Code, and Gemini CLI. There is also a specific installation path for Claude Desktop and the claude.ai web interface. No programming language is listed for the repository since it is documentation rather than software.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Install the Home Assistant Agent Skill in Claude Code and help me write an automation that turns off lights at sunset.
Prompt 2
Using the Home Assistant skill, explain when I should use a template versus a native feature for my automation.
Prompt 3
Help me safely rename an entity in Home Assistant without breaking my existing automations.
Prompt 4
Set up this skill for Cursor and review my automation YAML for common mistakes.

Frequently asked questions

What is skills?

A documentation-only skill pack that teaches AI coding assistants how to write correct Home Assistant automations.

How hard is skills to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is skills for?

Mainly vibe coder.

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