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homeassistant-ai · 9K installsHome Assistant Best Practices skill
Runs by itself, every Sunday evening.
Automations use native Home Assistant features.
Install the Home Assistant Best Practices skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/homeassistant-ai/home-assistant-best-practices.md
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Home Assistant Best Practices
by homeassistant-ai · 9K installs
The skill
Home assistant best practices steers an agent toward native Home Assistant triggers, conditions and helpers instead of templates, safe entity renames, correct automation modes and careful backups.
Only when you ask.
The habit
Automations use native Home Assistant features.
↻ Runs by itselfevery Sunday evening
How the habit works.
You don't have to.
When does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?
One run, step by step.
Then it stops.
Stops after five automations per run; backups, restores and upgrades always need a fresh yes.
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Read the version
Get version from GET /api/config or Settings, About, since features depend on the release.
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Gate refactors
For renames or restructures, follow the safe-refactoring reference before any change.
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Check triggers
Prefer purpose-specific triggers, then generic native ones, before any template.
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Check helpers and mode
Swap template sensors for built-in helpers and pick the right automation mode.
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Propose fixes
Show the user each exact change and wait for their OK before saving.
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Apply and check
Save through the config API or UI, then run the configuration check and reload.
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Note the review
Record which automations were fixed and which wait.
What it may do.
Nothing more.
It writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.
- Writes only inautomations.yaml, loops/home-assistant-review-loop/**
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- Sendsnothing
- Your OKIt asks you before anything goes out.
Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.
Read both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Home Assistant Best Practices skill helps.
Use it when
- ✓ You create or edit automations
- ✓ You rename entities or devices
- ✓ You plan a backup restore or upgrade
Skip it when
- – You do not run Home Assistant
- – You only browse dashboards
Home Assistant Best Practices skill, answered.
Will it edit .storage files?
No. The skill treats .storage as Home Assistant's internal state and uses the API instead.
Can it restore a backup on its own?
No. Restoring, deleting backups or upgrading Core or the OS always needs your explicit confirmation.
Why not templates?
The skill says templates skip validation and can fail silently, so native options come first.
How do I install the Home Assistant Best Practices skill?
Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from homeassistant-ai/skills and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add homeassistant-ai/skills --skill home-assistant-best-practices.
Is the Home Assistant Best Practices skill free?
Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.
Home Assistant Best Practices. Now as a habit.
Install the Home Assistant Best Practices skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/homeassistant-ai/home-assistant-best-practices.md
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Works in
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
- ChatGPT
- Claude app
Made by homeassistant-ai, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?