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Ha Entities by beclab — Agent Skill

Name: Ha Entities
Author: beclab

Ha Entities

Read and control the general Home Assistant entity domains with hass-cli that don't have a dedicated skill: sensor, binary_sensor, number, select, text, button, update, weather, vacuum, alarm_control_panel, siren, camera, todo lists, and calendars. Use for 'read this sensor', 'set this number/select/text helper-style entity', 'start the vacuum', 'arm the alarm', 'what's on my to-do list', 'next calendar event' requests.

beclab d931aa3 3.5 KB Updated Sep 17, 2026

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ha-entities

The long tail of entity domains. Prerequisites: ../ha-shared/SKILL.md, ../ha-services/SKILL.md.

Read with state get; control with service call. Find candidates with hass-cli state list -o json | rg '"entity_id": "<domain>\.'.

Read-only domains

hass-cli state get sensor.outdoor_temp -o json        # state + unit_of_measurement
hass-cli state get binary_sensor.front_door -o json   # on/off (device_class for meaning)
hass-cli state get weather.home -o json               # attributes: temperature, forecast
hass-cli state get update.core -o json                # on = update available

Weather forecast (it moved out of attributes) via service:

hass-cli service call weather.get_forecasts --data '{"entity_id":"weather.home","type":"daily"}'

Settable entity domains

hass-cli service call number.set_value     --data '{"entity_id":"number.brightness_limit","value":80}'
hass-cli service call select.select_option --data '{"entity_id":"select.mode","option":"away"}'
hass-cli service call text.set_value       --data '{"entity_id":"text.label","value":"hello"}'
hass-cli service call button.press         --arguments entity_id=button.restart
hass-cli service call update.install       --arguments entity_id=update.core

Vacuum / alarm / siren / camera

hass-cli service call vacuum.start         --arguments entity_id=vacuum.roomba
hass-cli service call vacuum.return_to_base --arguments entity_id=vacuum.roomba

hass-cli service call alarm_control_panel.alarm_arm_away --data '{"entity_id":"alarm_control_panel.home","code":"1234"}'
hass-cli service call alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm   --data '{"entity_id":"alarm_control_panel.home","code":"1234"}'

hass-cli service call siren.turn_on --arguments entity_id=siren.alarm
hass-cli raw api GET camera_proxy/camera.front   # snapshot bytes (binary; redirect to a file)

To-do lists (`todo.*`)

hass-cli raw ws todo/item/list --data '{"entity_id":"todo.shopping"}' -o json
hass-cli service call todo.add_item    --data '{"entity_id":"todo.shopping","item":"Milk"}'
hass-cli service call todo.update_item --data '{"entity_id":"todo.shopping","item":"Milk","status":"completed"}'
hass-cli service call todo.remove_item --data '{"entity_id":"todo.shopping","item":"Milk"}'

Calendars (`calendar.*`)

hass-cli state list -o json | rg '"entity_id": "calendar\.'
# Events in a window (REST):
hass-cli raw api GET 'calendars/calendar.personal?start=2026-06-01T00:00:00Z&end=2026-06-30T00:00:00Z' -o json
# Create an event:
hass-cli service call calendar.create_event --data '{"entity_id":"calendar.personal","summary":"Dentist","start_date_time":"2026-06-25T09:00:00","end_date_time":"2026-06-25T10:00:00"}'

Tags (`tag.*`)

hass-cli raw ws tag/list -o json     # NFC/QR tags; scans fire tag_scanned events

When unsure which service a domain offers, hass-cli service list -o json then hass-cli service describe <domain.service>.

---name: ha-entitiesdescription: Read and control the general Home Assistant entity domains with hass-cli that don't have a dedicated skill: sensor, binary_sensor, number, select, text, button, update, weather, vacuum, alarm_control_panel, siren, camera, todo lists, and calendars. Use for 'read this sensor', 'set this number/select/text helper-style entity', 'start the vacuum', 'arm the alarm', 'what's on my to-do list', 'next calendar event' requests.---# ha-entitiesThe long tail of entity domains. **Prerequisites:**[`../ha-shared/SKILL.md`](../ha-shared/SKILL.md), [`../ha-services/SKILL.md`](../ha-services/SKILL.md).> Read with `state get`; control with `service call`. Find candidates with> `hass-cli state list -o json | rg '"entity_id": "<domain>\.'`.## Read-only domains```bashhass-cli state get sensor.outdoor_temp -o json # state + unit_of_measurementhass-cli state get binary_sensor.front_door -o json # on/off (device_class for meaning)hass-cli state get weather.home -o json # attributes: temperature, forecasthass-cli state get update.core -o json # on = update available```Weather forecast (it moved out of attributes) via service:```bashhass-cli service call weather.get_forecasts --data '{"entity_id":"weather.home","type":"daily"}'```## Settable entity domains```bashhass-cli service call number.set_value --data '{"entity_id":"number.brightness_limit","value":80}'hass-cli service call select.select_option --data '{"entity_id":"select.mode","option":"away"}'hass-cli service call text.set_value --data '{"entity_id":"text.label","value":"hello"}'hass-cli service call button.press --arguments entity_id=button.restarthass-cli service call update.install --arguments entity_id=update.core```## Vacuum / alarm / siren / camera```bashhass-cli service call vacuum.start --arguments entity_id=vacuum.roombahass-cli service call vacuum.return_to_base --arguments entity_id=vacuum.roombahass-cli service call alarm_control_panel.alarm_arm_away --data '{"entity_id":"alarm_control_panel.home","code":"1234"}'hass-cli service call alarm_control_panel.alarm_disarm --data '{"entity_id":"alarm_control_panel.home","code":"1234"}'hass-cli service call siren.turn_on --arguments entity_id=siren.alarmhass-cli raw api GET camera_proxy/camera.front # snapshot bytes (binary; redirect to a file)```## To-do lists (`todo.*`)```bashhass-cli raw ws todo/item/list --data '{"entity_id":"todo.shopping"}' -o jsonhass-cli service call todo.add_item --data '{"entity_id":"todo.shopping","item":"Milk"}'hass-cli service call todo.update_item --data '{"entity_id":"todo.shopping","item":"Milk","status":"completed"}'hass-cli service call todo.remove_item --data '{"entity_id":"todo.shopping","item":"Milk"}'```## Calendars (`calendar.*`)```bashhass-cli state list -o json | rg '"entity_id": "calendar\.'# Events in a window (REST):hass-cli raw api GET 'calendars/calendar.personal?start=2026-06-01T00:00:00Z&end=2026-06-30T00:00:00Z' -o json# Create an event:hass-cli service call calendar.create_event --data '{"entity_id":"calendar.personal","summary":"Dentist","start_date_time":"2026-06-25T09:00:00","end_date_time":"2026-06-25T10:00:00"}'```## Tags (`tag.*`)```bashhass-cli raw ws tag/list -o json # NFC/QR tags; scans fire tag_scanned events```When unsure which service a domain offers, `hass-cli service list -o json` then`hass-cli service describe <domain.service>`.

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