home-assistant-best-practices

Best practices for Home Assistant automations, helpers, scripts, and device controls. TRIGGER THIS SKILL WHEN: - Creating or editing Home Assistant automations, scripts, or scenes - Choosing between template sensors and built-in helpers - Writing or restructuring triggers, conditions, or automation modes - Setting up Zigbee button/remote automations (ZHA or Zigbee2MQTT) - Renaming entities or migrating device_id references to entity_id SYMPTOMS THAT TRIGGER THIS SKILL: - Agent uses Jinja2 templates where native conditions, triggers, or helpers exist - Agent uses device_id instead of entity_id in triggers/actions - Agent modifies entity IDs or config objects without checking all consumers - Agent chooses the wrong automation mode (e.g., using single for motion-activated lights)