WTH - We need AI Assistant in Home Assistant!


Picture this: Instead of writing complex templates or searching docs, just type what you want in natural language.

Example Use Cases

  • “Show me all lights that have been on for more than 2 hours”
  • “Create a template that lists devices by area with power usage”
  • “Help me optimize my heating automation”
  • “Find all zigbee devices with low battery”
  • “Generate a template for motion-activated lights with conditions”

Proposed Features

  1. Natural Language Template Generation
  • “List all devices in kitchen sorted by type”
  • AI converts to proper Jinja2 template
  • Explains what the template does
  1. Automation Assistant
  • “Turn on lights at sunset if someone’s home”
  • AI creates complete automation with conditions
  • Suggests improvements and edge cases
  1. Configuration Helper
  • “Setup optimal tablet charging schedule”
  • AI suggests entities, triggers, and conditions
  • Shows best practices for specific use cases
  1. Troubleshooting Aid
  • “Why isn’t my motion sensor triggering?”
  • AI analyzes logs and configurations
  • Suggests potential fixes
  1. Code Explanation
  • Point to any template/automation
  • AI explains how it works
  • Suggests possible improvements

Benefits

  • Faster development
  • Better learning curve for beginners
  • Fewer template syntax errors
  • More efficient automation creation
  • Access to best practices

The AI would have access to our HA instance to understand context and suggest relevant solutions!

#ai-integration templates automation #development-tools

This is something I would really appreciate. I have been using Claude Sonnet and Gemini for this purpose myself, but providing the AI all the relevant context (and keeping it updated) is really tough.

A native integration that gives the AI all the access to the HASS backend, and has information on HASS documentation could work really well. Hopefully it’s not a dream too far in the future.

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