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… Using power monitoring, your automation can notify you when the wash cycle finishes. For better results, you can stick a cheap vibration sensor on the washing machine for more reliable notifications. …
… Wrap YAML in yaml code blocks." }, { "role": "user", "content": "Turn on the living room light at sunset" }, { "role": "assistant", "content": " yaml\nalias: Living room light on at sunset\ntrigger:\n - platform: sun\n event: sunset\naction:\n - action: light.turn on\n target:\n entity id: light.li… …
… These send notifications to my iPhone via the HA app, and Claude suggested mirroring those to my older iPhone, adding audio cues and notifications for any errors, just in case that happens. …
… You’re layering sensors, entities, automations, notifications, and maybe smart plugs or other accessories onto a tool that already has its own learning curve. …
… Then you’ve got the automation benefits from this package. …
… I've used Node-RED to configure specific notifications per device, escalate notifications if unread, and even suppress repeated alerts. …
… These automations don’t need to be flashy to be valuable. Fast alerts and clear notifications can prevent damage and buy you time to react. Locks, alarms, and bedtime routines : End-of-day automations are great when they handle repetitive checks you might otherwise forget. …
… Next, it's time to write the broadcast automation. Construct a clean local automation rule. For example, when the appliance state changes from running to finished, trigger an actionable push notification on your phone and flash the office desk's bias lighting green. …
… Among those, there’s one automation that continues to run every day without my family noticing it. After a brief surprise early on, the automation faded into the background and now works quietly. I get no notifications, prompts, or choices to pick from. …
… There are even community-created automation blueprints on the Home Assistant Community Store. That’s pretty much how I was able to get automated Frigate notifications working with my smart home hub. Of course, designing automation chains on Home Assistant requires a little bit of elbow grease. …