# Ha Openings

> Control Home Assistant covers, locks, valves, garage doors, and gates with hass-cli: open/close/stop covers, set position and tilt, lock/unlock, open/close valves. Use for 'open the blinds', 'close the garage', 'set shades to 50%', 'lock the front door' requests. All control goes through service call.

- Skill: `beclab/ha-openings` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add beclab/ha-openings`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/beclab/ha-openings/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: beclab (https://skillmd.com/u/beclab)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/beclab/ha-openings

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# ha-openings

Covers (blinds/shades/garage/gate), locks, valves. **Prerequisites:**
[`../ha-shared/SKILL.md`](../ha-shared/SKILL.md), [`../ha-services/SKILL.md`](../ha-services/SKILL.md).

## Covers (`cover.*`)

```bash
hass-cli service call cover.open_cover  --arguments entity_id=cover.living_blinds
hass-cli service call cover.close_cover --arguments entity_id=cover.living_blinds
hass-cli service call cover.stop_cover  --arguments entity_id=cover.living_blinds

# Position 0 (closed) .. 100 (open)
hass-cli service call cover.set_cover_position --data '{"entity_id":"cover.living_blinds","position":50}'

# Tilt (venetian blinds)
hass-cli service call cover.set_cover_tilt_position --data '{"entity_id":"cover.living_blinds","tilt_position":30}'
```

Check support with `hass-cli state get cover.x -o json` →
`attributes.supported_features` / `current_position`.

## Locks (`lock.*`)

```bash
hass-cli service call lock.lock   --arguments entity_id=lock.front_door
hass-cli service call lock.unlock --arguments entity_id=lock.front_door
# Some locks require a code:
hass-cli service call lock.unlock --data '{"entity_id":"lock.front_door","code":"1234"}'
```

## Valves (`valve.*`)

```bash
hass-cli service call valve.open_valve  --arguments entity_id=valve.water_main
hass-cli service call valve.close_valve --arguments entity_id=valve.water_main
hass-cli service call valve.set_valve_position --data '{"entity_id":"valve.water_main","position":25}'
```

Garage doors and gates are usually `cover.*` entities with device classes
`garage`/`gate`; use the cover services above.