Hey everyone! I’ve been building Beacon, a free and open-source family command center add-on for Home Assistant. It’s designed for wall-mounted tablets and displays — think a central hub for your family’s schedule, tasks, and media.
What it does
- Weekly calendar with color-coded family members (syncs with your HA calendar entities)
- Grocery and shopping lists (AnyList, HA Shopping List, or built-in local lists)
- Task/todo lists from any HA todo entity, plus built-in local lists
- Music and media player controls
- 7-day weather forecast with per-day indicators on the calendar
- Chore tracking with family leaderboard and streaks
- Multiple simultaneous named timers (great for cooking)
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Photo slideshow
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8 themes including Beacon Dark/Light with auto dark mode
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Works on phones, tablets, and wall-mounted displays
AI / Voice Control
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MCP server with 10 beacon_* tools for LLM agents
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Voice API endpoint for natural language commands
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HA Assist custom sentences (auto-installed)
Install
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Go to Settings → Add-ons → Add-on Store → ⋮ → Repositories
Install “Beacon”, start it, and open from the sidebar
No tokens to configure — it uses the Supervisor API proxy automatically. Just install and go.
Tech stack
React 19 + TypeScript + Vite, running as an HA add-on with ingress support. Also working on a standalone without HA (local calendar, lists, weather via OpenWeatherMap).
Would love feedback — especially on what features you’d want to see next!