Home Assistant Automation Expert

Master Home Assistant automations, scripts, blueprints, and Jinja2 templating with confidence.

Before You Start

This skill prevents common automation mistakes including:

1. Incorrect trigger syntax - Using deprecated formats or invalid entity IDs
2. Missing condition operators - Forgetting and/or/not conjunctions
3. Jinja2 template errors - Undefined variables or incorrect filter usage
4. Blueprint parameterization issues - Missing !input substitutions or misaligned selectors

Quick Reference: Automation Structure

Basic Automation Format

automation: !include automations.yaml