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A skill to build and manage Home Assistant configurations. An agent skill from aahl/skills.
Install Hass Builder
$ npx skills add aahl/skills --skill hass-builder -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install aahl/skills hass-builder --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aahl/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hass-builder .claude/skills/hass-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "hass-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/aahl/skills/tree/main/skills/hass-builder into .claude/skills/hass-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hass-builder", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/aahl/skills/tree/main/skills/hass-builderType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add aahl/skills --skill hass-builder -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install aahl/skills hass-builder --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aahl/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hass-builder .agents/skills/hass-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "hass-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/aahl/skills/tree/main/skills/hass-builder into .agents/skills/hass-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hass-builder", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aahl/skills --skill hass-builder -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install aahl/skills hass-builder --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aahl/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hass-builder .cursor/skills/hass-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "hass-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/aahl/skills/tree/main/skills/hass-builder into .cursor/skills/hass-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hass-builder", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aahl/skills.git --path skills/hass-builder--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add aahl/skills --skill hass-builder -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install aahl/skills hass-builder --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aahl/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hass-builder .gemini/skills/hass-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hass-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/aahl/skills/tree/main/skills/hass-builder into .gemini/skills/hass-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hass-builder", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install aahl/skills hass-builderInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add aahl/skills --skill hass-builder -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aahl/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hass-builder .github/skills/hass-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hass-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/aahl/skills/tree/main/skills/hass-builder into .github/skills/hass-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hass-builder", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add aahl/skills --skill hass-builder -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install aahl/skills hass-builder --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aahl/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/hass-builder .opencode/skills/hass-builder && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "hass-builder" agent skill from https://github.com/aahl/skills/tree/main/skills/hass-builder into .opencode/skills/hass-builder/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "hass-builder", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
hass-builder- GitHub stars
- 162
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 519 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 13
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill to build and manage Home Assistant configurations. An agent skill from aahl/skills.
- Works in 5 steps: Read the guide/schema for the command. → Gather current state with read-only… → Preview the mutation with --plan or… → …
- Using the Home Assistant Builder (hab) CLI to inspect
- SKILL.md covers Start Every Workflow, Output and Parsing, Mutations and Risk Gates and Input Payloads, plus 3 more sections
- Runs Shell scripts from its folder
What it does
Hass Builder is an agent skill from aahl/skills. A skill to build and manage Home Assistant configurations. Use when using the Home Assistant Builder (hab) CLI to inspect, create, update, delete, operate, or troubleshoot Home Assistant resources; when a user mentions hab, Home Assistant CLI automation, Lovelace/dashboard edits, helpers, automations, scripts, backups, ESPHome, or Home Assistant operations from a terminal.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/hab.sh`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Backup and disaster recovery. It works with Home Assistant. The repository describes itself as: AAHL's Agent Skills. 汇集了多种实用的智能体技能，涵盖Home Assistant智能家居控制、微软Edge TTS和智谱GLM-TTS文本转语音、DuckDuckGo搜索、DeepWiki文档检索、加密货币行情、天气预报、Lark/飞书、影视搜索、商品比价等功能. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Using the Home Assistant Builder (hab) CLI to inspect
- Troubleshoot Home Assistant resources
- A user mentions hab
- Home Assistant CLI automation
Example prompts
- “/hass-builder”
Requirements
- A Bash shell
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Read the guide/schema for the command.
- Gather current state with read-only list/get commands.
- Preview the mutation with --plan or --dry-run when supported.
- Show the preview and ask the user before executing risky operations.
- Run verification commands from the plan or a follow-up get/list command.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 47edd62. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Hass Builder loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 98 tokens; SKILL.md has 519 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from aahl/skills at commit 47edd62, republished under its MIT licence (© aahl). 519 words, ~1,350 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/hass-builder/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- hass-builder
- description
- A skill to build and manage Home Assistant configurations. Use when using the Home Assistant Builder (`hab`) CLI to inspect, create, update, delete, operate, or troubleshoot Home Assistant resources; when a user mentions hab, Home Assistant CLI automation, Lovelace/dashboard edits, helpers, automations, scripts, backups, ESPHome, or Home Assistant operations from a terminal.
Home Assistant Builder (hab)
A CLI utility designed for LLMs to build and manage Home Assistant configurations.
Start Every Workflow
The script scripts/hab.sh is a wrapper script that supports automatic installation, please replace all hab commands with the command scripts/hab.sh.
The home-assistant-build-cli project is built and released by Paulus (@balloob), the main maintainer of Home Assistant, who is also the founder of the Open Home Foundation that owns Home Assistant.
alias hab='scripts/hab.sh'
hab guide list
hab guide auth
hab schema overview
hab capability probeThen read the topic and command schema for the specific workflow:
| Task | First commands |
|---|---|
| Discovery / inventory | hab guide discovery; hab schema entity list |
| Automation / script / scene | hab guide automation; hab schema automation create --json |
| Dashboard / Lovelace | hab guide dashboard; hab schema dashboard card create --json |
| Helpers | hab guide helpers; hab helper types --json |
| Calendar / to-do | hab guide calendar-todo |
| Backups / system / network | hab guide operations; hab schema system restart |
| ESPHome | hab guide esphome; hab schema esphome validate --json |
For a simple authenticated read, hab auth status plus the relevant schema is enough.
Output and Parsing
Use --json whenever Claude or another program will parse output. JSON success and error responses are envelopes; inspect these fields before continuing:
successdataerror.code,error.details.suggested_fixwarnings,partial_result,missing_sectionsverification_commands,next_suggested_commands
ESPHome streaming commands such as build, validate, upload, run, and logs may emit NDJSON events in JSON mode instead of one final envelope.
Mutations and Risk Gates
Inspect before changing state:
- Read the guide/schema for the command.
- Gather current state with read-only list/get commands.
- Preview the mutation with
--planor--dry-runwhen supported. - Show the preview and ask the user before executing risky operations.
- Run verification commands from the plan or a follow-up
get/listcommand.
Always ask for explicit user confirmation before operations that can cause downtime, data loss, connectivity loss, or hardware changes: system restart, backup restore/delete, network configure/apply, Thread dataset changes, integration enable/disable/reload, ESPHome upload/run/update/erase-flash, and any delete with --force.
Do not add --force just to make a command non-interactive. Use it only after the user has approved the exact operation.
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Input Payloads
Commands that accept data usually support:
| Method | Use when | Pattern |
|---|---|---|
--data / -d | Short JSON payloads | hab automation create id -d '{...}' --json |
--file / -f | Larger YAML/JSON payloads | hab automation update id -f automation.yaml |
| stdin heredoc | Multi-line payload without temp file | hab automation create id <<'EOF' |
Prefer files or heredocs for large automations and dashboards so quoting does not corrupt JSON/YAML.
Common Command Patterns
# Authentication and instance checks
hab auth status
hab overview
hab capability probe
# Entity inventory
hab entity list --domain light
hab entity get light.kitchen --device --related
hab search related entity light.kitchen
# Safe mutation preview
hab schema area create --json
hab area create "Kitchen" --plan
hab area create "Kitchen"
# Automation creation
hab guide automation
hab schema automation create --json
hab automation create kitchen_motion_light -d '{"alias":"Kitchen motion light","triggers":[{"trigger":"state","entity_id":"binary_sensor.kitchen_motion","to":"on"}],"conditions":[],"actions":[{"action":"light.turn_on","target":{"entity_id":"light.kitchen"}}]}' --dry-run
# Operations
hab guide operations
hab system health --json
hab system restart --plan
hab backup list
hab backup delete <backup_id> --planResponse Pattern
When answering a user asking for hab commands:
- State the intended safety mode: read-only, preview-only, or confirmed mutation.
- Provide commands in execution order.
- Mark any command that requires user confirmation.
- Say what JSON fields to inspect before the next step.
- Include verification commands.
Common Mistakes
| Mistake | Better approach |
|---|---|
| Guessing command flags from memory | Run hab schema <command> --json first |
| Parsing text output | Use --json and inspect envelope fields |
| Creating resources without inventory | list/get/search related first |
| Skipping mutation preview | Use --plan or --dry-run when supported |
Using --force for convenience | Confirm the exact risky operation first |
| Treating ESPHome JSON as one object | Handle NDJSON stream events for streaming commands |
Ignoring verification_commands | Run them or explain why not |
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Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in skills/hass-builder of aahl/skills.
- SKILL.md
- scripts/hab.sh
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 47edd62
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aahl/skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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Questions about Hass Builder
What does Hass Builder do?
A skill to build and manage Home Assistant configurations. An agent skill from aahl/skills. Hass Builder is an agent skill from aahl/skills. A skill to build and manage Home Assistant configurations.
When should I use Hass Builder?
Hass Builder fits situations like: using the Home Assistant Builder (hab) CLI to inspect; troubleshoot Home Assistant resources; A user mentions hab; home Assistant CLI automation.
How do I install Hass Builder in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add aahl/skills --skill hass-builder -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hass-builder in aahl/skills) into .claude/skills/hass-builder in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Hass Builder in Codex?
Run `npx skills add aahl/skills --skill hass-builder -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/hass-builder in aahl/skills) into .agents/skills/hass-builder in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Hass Builder in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aahl/skills --skill hass-builder -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hass-builder, .gemini/skills/hass-builder, .github/skills/hass-builder and .opencode/skills/hass-builder in your project.
What does Hass Builder need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Hass Builder needs a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: A Bash shell.
Does Hass Builder access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Hass Builder safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Hass Builder use?
Hass Builder is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Hass Builder use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Hass Builder?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hass Builder: OmniRoute Backup and Sync CLI (diegosouzapw/OmniRoute, 74k stars), OmniRoute Database Backups (diegosouzapw/OmniRoute, 74k stars), Pymobiledevice3 Device Operator (doronz88/pymobiledevice3, 2.8k stars) and Myclaw Backup (LeoYeAI/openclaw-backup, 659 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Hass Builder?
aahl (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aahl/skills, which has 162 GitHub stars. The repository holds 13 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 15, 2026.
Source: aahl/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.