Home Assistant Toolkit

Full-featured CLI for Home Assistant power users. Control your smart home without opening a browser.

Prerequisites

Environment Variables

export HA_URL="[configured-endpoint]    # Your HA instance URL
export HA_TOKEN="eyJ0eXAiOiJKV..."           # Long-Lived Access Token

Quick Start

# Check connection & server info
bash scripts/ha-toolkit.sh status

# List all entities
bash scripts/ha-toolkit.sh entities

# Turn on a light
bash scripts/ha-toolkit.sh call light.turn_on light.living_room

# Get entity state
bash scripts/ha-toolkit.sh state sensor.temperature_outdoor

# Fire an automation
bash scripts/ha-toolkit.sh automation trigger automation.morning_routine

# List all scenes and activate one
bash scripts/ha-toolkit.sh scenes
bash scripts/ha-toolkit.sh scene activate scene.movie_night

Commands Reference

Device Control

Automation Management

Scenes & Scripts

System & Diagnostics

Advanced Usage

Bulk Operations

# Turn off all lights
bash scripts/ha-toolkit.sh call light.turn_off all

# Set multiple attributes
bash scripts/ha-toolkit.sh call light.turn_on light.bedroom '{"brightness": 128, "color_temp": 350}'

Monitoring Mode

# Watch an entity for changes (polls every 5 seconds)
bash scripts/ha-toolkit.sh watch sensor.power_consumption 5

Integration with Cron

# Check garage door every 30 min, notify if open
*/30 * * * * bash /path/to/ha-toolkit.sh state cover.garage_door | grep -q "open" && echo "Garage is open!" | mail -s "Alert" you@example.com

Error Handling

The toolkit validates:

• HA_URL and HA_TOKEN are set before any API call
• HTTP response codes (401 unauthorized, 404 not found, etc.)
• JSON parsing with graceful fallback
• Network connectivity with timeout controls

Troubleshooting

"Connection refused" — Verify HA is running and the URL is correct. Check firewall rules.

"401 Unauthorized" — Your token may be expired or invalid. Generate a new one from the HA profile page.

"Entity not found" — Use entities command to list valid entity IDs. Check domain prefix (e.g., light. vs switch.).

Security Notes

• Tokens are read from environment variables only — never stored on disk by the script
• All API calls use HTTPS when your HA instance supports it
• Consider using a dedicated HA user with limited permissions for automation scripts

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