Scenes & Automations

Scenes

Scenes are saved presets that control multiple devices at once.

Built-in Scenes

Scene	Actions
Good Morning	Lights on warm, blinds open, coffee machine on
Movie Night	Lights dim, TV backlight on, blinds close
Good Night	All lights off, doors locked, alarm armed
Away	Lights off, thermostat eco, cameras active

Creating Scenes

In the dashboard: Home > Scenes > New Scene

Or via chat: “Create a scene called ‘Reading’ that dims the living room to 40% and turns on the desk lamp”

API

# List scenes
curl http://localhost:9100/api/home/scenes
 
# Activate a scene
curl -X POST http://localhost:9100/api/home/scenes/movie-night/activate

Automations

Automations run actions based on triggers.

Trigger Types

Trigger	Example
Time	”Every day at 7am”
Sensor	”When motion detected in hallway”
Presence	”When everyone leaves home”
Solar	”When solar production exceeds 3kW”
Device state	”When front door opens”

Creating Automations

Via chat: “When I leave home, turn off all lights and arm the alarm”

Or in the dashboard: Home > Automations > New

Example

{
  "name": "Night lights",
  "trigger": { "type": "time", "at": "22:00" },
  "conditions": [
    { "type": "presence", "state": "home" }
  ],
  "actions": [
    { "entity": "light.living_room", "action": "dim", "brightness": 20 },
    { "entity": "light.hallway", "action": "off" }
  ]
}

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