Asset Intelligence — asset-aware environmental monitoring for Home Assistant
I wanted to share a custom integration I’ve been building called Asset Intelligence.
What it does
Asset Intelligence adds asset-aware environmental intelligence to Home Assistant. It connects assets, rooms, environmental readings, risk state, and advisory context so Home Assistant can help you understand when room conditions may matter for important things in your home.
Why I built it
Home Assistant is excellent at exposing sensor data. But I wanted a layer that could answer a different question:
“What does this room environment mean for the things in this room?”
What this is (and isn’t)
Asset Intelligence is not trying to replace Home Assistant’s sensor model or control devices automatically.
It’s a layer that adds meaning on top of your existing setup — connecting rooms, sensors, and assets so you can interpret environmental conditions in context which exposes triggers so that you can build automations when an environment needs adjusting (cooling, reducing humidity, reducing light level, etc.)
Current status
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Available now through HACS as a custom repository
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Submitted for official HACS catalog inclusion
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HACS catalog listing is pending review
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Stable and running in production environments
Example use cases
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Monitor artwork in rooms with changing sunlight or humidity
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Watch electronics in rooms with heat or air quality concerns
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Track environmental risk context for stored documents or collectibles
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Understand which room signals are contributing to asset advisories
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Surface asset-level context in a Home Assistant-native UI
Full Documentation
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Full Wiki and user instructions:
Installation
Until it appears in the official HACS catalog, install it as a HACS custom repository:
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Open HACS in Home Assistant
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Go to Integrations
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Click the ⋮ (top right) → Custom repositories
First time use
After installing (the details for the following are in the Asset Intelligence Wiki):
- Open the Asset Intelligence panel
- Select a room and set up the sensors for that room
- Add your first asset
- Set the proper environment values (low and high) for the asset
- Review the environmental context and advisory output
Start simple with one room and one asset — that makes the model easy to understand.
Feedback
I’d especially appreciate feedback on:
- First-time setup and installation clarity
- Documentation and screenshots
- Real-world use cases you’d like to see supported
- Any confusing parts of the UI or concepts
This is designed for Home Assistant users who think in terms of rooms, sensors, and environment — I’m interested to see how others apply it.
