Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Control and inspect Home Assistant via REST API for entities, states, services, scenes, scripts, and automations. Use when the user asks to turn devices on/o...
Control and inspect Home Assistant via REST API for entities, states, services, scenes, scripts, and automations. Use when the user asks to turn devices on/o...
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Then review README.md for any prerequisites, environment setup, or post-install checks. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Use Home Assistant REST API with a long-lived access token.
bash curl jq Home Assistant long-lived token (HA_TOKEN) Home Assistant public base URL (HA_URL_PUBLIC)
python3 pyyaml (required by skill-creator validator/packager scripts)
HA_TOKEN (required) HA_URL_PUBLIC (required; canonical target and fallback) Optional URL behavior: if HA_URL_LOCAL is set (and no HA_URL override), local is tried first, then fallback to HA_URL_PUBLIC HA_URL is an explicit override (if set, used directly)
Keep keys/URLs in an external file, not in the skill folder. Set HA_ENV_FILE=/absolute/path/to/file.env when you want file-based secret loading. If HA_ENV_FILE is not set, scripts only use environment variables already present in the shell. scripts/ha_call.sh and scripts/self_check.sh load env file only when HA_ENV_FILE is provided.
Parse the user request into target entity/service + desired action. Check references/naming-context.md for manual alias mappings first. Verify entity exists before changing state. Execute service call. Re-check state and report outcome clearly.
List states: GET /api/states Single state: GET /api/states/{entity_id} Call service: POST /api/services/{domain}/{service} Headers: Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN Content-Type: application/json
scripts/ha_env.sh โ loads env file only when HA_ENV_FILE is explicitly set, using safe KEY=VALUE parsing (no source/eval). scripts/ha_call.sh โ generic API caller for Home Assistant. scripts/fill_entities_md.sh โ generate references/entities.md from GET /api/states. Full map: ./scripts/fill_entities_md.sh Filter domains: ./scripts/fill_entities_md.sh --domains light,switch,climate,sensor scripts/save_naming_context.sh โ refresh references/naming-context.md for user-specific naming. ./scripts/save_naming_context.sh scripts/ha_entity_find.sh โ search entities by partial entity id or friendly name. ./scripts/ha_entity_find.sh kitchen ./scripts/ha_entity_find.sh temp --domains sensor,climate --limit 30 scripts/ha_safe_action.sh โ execute service actions with safety checks and risk confirmation. ./scripts/ha_safe_action.sh light turn_on light.kitchen '{"brightness_pct":60}' ./scripts/ha_safe_action.sh lock unlock lock.front_door --dry-run Add --yes to bypass interactive confirmation for risky domains. scripts/self_check.sh โ verify prerequisites and API connectivity/auth before running actions. ./scripts/self_check.sh
Confirm before high-impact actions (locks, alarms, garage/doors, heating shutdown). Do not print raw token values. If target entity is ambiguous, ask a follow-up question. Keep API paths scoped to Home Assistant endpoints only (/api/...). Use only HTTP(S) Home Assistant base URLs (HA_URL*), prefer HTTPS for public access. Avoid code execution when loading env files: parse key/value pairs, do not use source on untrusted paths.
references/entities.md โ entity inventory references/naming-context.md โ user alias memory for natural names (e.g. "living room light")
Keep examples generic (example_* IDs), no personal hostnames/tokens. Do not commit .env or any private env file with real tokens. Keep the skill focused: API workflow + reusable scripts + entity reference.
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