Openhue

openhue Skill

Control Philips Hue lighting systems via CLI. Execute lighting commands, query state, and manage batch operations.

Core Commands

Discovery & Setup

openhue discover              # Find Hue Bridge on network
openhue setup                 # Automatic configuration
openhue config                # Manual setup

Query Lights & Rooms

openhue get lights            # List all lights with status/brightness
openhue get rooms             # List all rooms with status/brightness
openhue get scenes            # List available scenes

Control Lights (Individual or Batch)

Turn on/off:

openhue set light <id-or-name> --on              # Turn on single light
openhue set light <id-or-name> --off             # Turn off single light
openhue set light Light1 Light2 Light3 --on      # Batch: turn on multiple

Set brightness (0-100):

openhue set light <id-or-name> --on --brightness 75
openhue set light Kitchen1 Kitchen2 --on --brightness 50  # Batch

Set color by name:

openhue set light <id-or-name> --on --color powder_blue
# Available: white, lime, green, blue, purple, pink, red, yellow, orange, etc.

Set color by RGB hex:

openhue set light <id-or-name> --on --rgb #FF5733

Set color in CIE space:

openhue set light <id-or-name> --on -x 0.675 -y 0.322

Set color temperature (Mirek, 153-500):

openhue set light <id-or-name> --on --temperature 250
# Lower = warmer (3000K), Higher = cooler (6500K)

Transition effect:

openhue set light <id-or-name> --on --brightness 50 --transition-time 2s

Control Rooms (All lights in room at once)

Same flags as individual lights, but affects entire room:

openhue set room Kitchen --on --brightness 100
openhue set room "Living room" --off
openhue set room Bedroom Kitchen --on --brightness 30  # Batch rooms

Scene Management

openhue set scene <name> --activate        # Activate a scene
openhue get scenes                         # List all available scenes

Batch Operations

The CLI supports up to 10 lights/rooms simultaneously:

# Turn on multiple lights
openhue set light Light1 Light2 Light3 Light4 --on

# Set multiple lights to same brightness
openhue set light Kitchen1 Kitchen2 Kitchen3 --on --brightness 75

# Turn off all lights in multiple rooms
openhue set room Kitchen "Living room" Bedroom --off

# Mix light IDs and names
openhue set light 12345678-1234-1234-1234-c8cfbd9a99ea "Kitchen 1" --on

Usage Patterns

Turning off all lights

Get all rooms and turn off in one command:

openhue set room Kitchen Garden Driveway Office "Living room" Bedroom --off

Discovering bridge

If lights aren't responding, rediscover and reconfigure:

openhue discover
openhue setup

Checking current state

Before making changes, query state to see names and current brightness:

openhue get lights
openhue get rooms

Implementation Notes

• Light selection: Use light name (exact match, case-insensitive) or UUID
• Room selection: Use room name (exact match) or UUID; quote multi-word names like "Living room"
• Batch limit: Maximum 10 lights/rooms per command
• Colors: Brightness must use --on flag. Color and brightness can be set together
• Transition: Optional timing for smooth transitions (e.g., --transition-time 1s)
• Error handling: Command returns list of affected lights on success, or error message with available names if light/room not found

When to Use This Skill

✓ User wants to turn lights on/off ✓ User wants to adjust brightness ✓ User wants to change light color ✓ User wants to control multiple lights at once ✓ User wants to create or activate lighting scenes ✓ User needs to discover or configure Hue bridge ✓ User wants to add transition effects

Example Interactions

"Turn off all the lights" → Run openhue get rooms to get room list → Run openhue set room [all-rooms] --off

"Set the kitchen to 50% brightness" → Run openhue set room Kitchen --on --brightness 50

"Make the eatery lights warm and dim" → Run openhue set room Eatery --on --brightness 30 --temperature 450

"Turn on lights in kitchen, living room, and bedroom to 75%" → Run openhue set room Kitchen "Living room" Bedroom --on --brightness 75

"Set the three kitchen spots to different brightness levels" → Run three separate commands:

• openhue set light "Kitchen 1" --on --brightness 50
• openhue set light "Kitchen 2" --on --brightness 75
• openhue set light "Kitchen 3" --on --brightness 100