WTH Why can't I disable an entity as part of an automation

Month of "What the heck?!"
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For example, I have a camera I ONLY want visible during a specific event.
Disabled until event is triggered.

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You don’t need to look at it when you don’t want to.

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I don’t want others to either, feels like spying. But I would like it enabled when the alarm is armed in case someone breaks in I can get an image.

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This will likely never get added to core, however the custom integration spook (which is managed by a core member) has the ability to enable/disable entities via an automation. I recommend checking that out instead of waiting for this WTH to be fulfilled.

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Great, installed - I’ll have a play with this. Thanks