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Hue Lights by claude-world — Agent Skill

Name: Hue Lights
Author: claude-world

Hue Lights

Control Philips Hue smart lights via CLI. Turn lights on/off, adjust brightness and color, activate scenes, control rooms and zones. Use when user says "turn off bedroom lights", "set lights to warm", "activate movie scene", "dim the office", or any Philips Hue light control request.

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Hue Lights Control

Control Philips Hue lights via the local network API.

Prerequisites

Install openhue:

brew install openhue/tap/openhue-cli
# Docs: https://www.openhue.io/

First-time setup — register with your Hue Bridge:

openhue setup
# Press the physical button on your Hue Bridge when prompted
# Credentials saved to ~/.config/openhue/

The Hue Bridge must be on your local network. No cloud account needed after initial setup.

Commands

Discovery

openhue get lights              # List all lights (id, name, state)
openhue get rooms               # List all rooms
openhue get zones               # List all zones
openhue get scenes              # List all scenes

Light Control

openhue set light "Name" --on            # Turn on
openhue set light "Name" --off           # Turn off
openhue set light "Name" --brightness 80 # 1-100
openhue set light "Name" --color-temp 4000 # Kelvin (2000-6500)
openhue set light "Name" --hue 120 --sat 100  # Color (hue 0-360, sat 0-100)

Room / Group Control

openhue set room "Living Room" --on
openhue set room "Bedroom" --off
openhue set room "Office" --brightness 50

Scenes

openhue set scene "Relax"       # Activate scene by name
openhue set scene "Movie"
openhue set scene "Energize"

Usage Examples

"Turn off bedroom lights"

openhue set room "Bedroom" --off

"Set living room to warm and dim (30%)"

openhue set room "Living Room" --on --brightness 30 --color-temp 2700

"Activate movie scene"

openhue set scene "Movie"

"List all available scenes"

openhue get scenes

"Bright white in office"

openhue set room "Office" --on --brightness 100 --color-temp 6500

Common Color Temperatures

Mode	Kelvin
Candle / Very warm	2000
Warm white	2700
Neutral white	4000
Cool white / Daylight	6500

Rules

Check if CLI is installed first: which openhue
If not installed, show brew install command and stop
If setup not done (no config), instruct user to run openhue setup first
Room and light names are case-sensitive — use openhue get rooms to confirm exact names
Brightness is 1-100 (not 0-255)
If a command fails, check if the Bridge IP is still reachable on the local network
Keep responses concise: list changes made, not raw API output

---name: hue-lightsdescription: Control Philips Hue smart lights via CLI. Turn lights on/off, adjust brightness and color, activate scenes, control rooms and zones. Use when user says "turn off bedroom lights", "set lights to warm", "activate movie scene", "dim the office", or any Philips Hue light control request.---# Hue Lights ControlControl Philips Hue lights via the local network API.## PrerequisitesInstall `openhue`:```bashbrew install openhue/tap/openhue-cli# Docs: https://www.openhue.io/```First-time setup — register with your Hue Bridge:```bashopenhue setup# Press the physical button on your Hue Bridge when prompted# Credentials saved to ~/.config/openhue/```The Hue Bridge must be on your local network. No cloud account needed after initial setup.## Commands### Discovery```bashopenhue get lights # List all lights (id, name, state)openhue get rooms # List all roomsopenhue get zones # List all zonesopenhue get scenes # List all scenes```### Light Control```bashopenhue set light "Name" --on # Turn onopenhue set light "Name" --off # Turn offopenhue set light "Name" --brightness 80 # 1-100openhue set light "Name" --color-temp 4000 # Kelvin (2000-6500)openhue set light "Name" --hue 120 --sat 100 # Color (hue 0-360, sat 0-100)```### Room / Group Control```bashopenhue set room "Living Room" --onopenhue set room "Bedroom" --offopenhue set room "Office" --brightness 50```### Scenes```bashopenhue set scene "Relax" # Activate scene by nameopenhue set scene "Movie"openhue set scene "Energize"```## Usage Examples**"Turn off bedroom lights"**```bashopenhue set room "Bedroom" --off```**"Set living room to warm and dim (30%)"**```bashopenhue set room "Living Room" --on --brightness 30 --color-temp 2700```**"Activate movie scene"**```bashopenhue set scene "Movie"```**"List all available scenes"**```bashopenhue get scenes```**"Bright white in office"**```bashopenhue set room "Office" --on --brightness 100 --color-temp 6500```## Common Color Temperatures| Mode | Kelvin ||------|--------|| Candle / Very warm | 2000 || Warm white | 2700 || Neutral white | 4000 || Cool white / Daylight | 6500 |## Rules- Check if CLI is installed first: `which openhue`- If not installed, show brew install command and stop- If setup not done (no config), instruct user to run `openhue setup` first- Room and light names are case-sensitive — use `openhue get rooms` to confirm exact names- Brightness is 1-100 (not 0-255)- If a command fails, check if the Bridge IP is still reachable on the local network- Keep responses concise: list changes made, not raw API output

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