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Agent skill

Openhue

by RedWoodOG in RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop

Control Philips Hue lights, rooms, and scenes via the OpenHue CLI.

MITAuto-check passed

Install Openhue

skills CLI
$ npx skills add RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop --skill openhue -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop openhue --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/smart-home/openhue .claude/skills/openhue && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
openhue
GitHub stars
177
Used in
5 other repos
Token cost
~692 tokens
SKILL.md length
145 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
62
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Control Philips Hue lights, rooms, and scenes via the OpenHue CLI.

  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, When to Use, Common Commands and Quick Presets, plus 1 more section
  • Calls curl and brew; reaches github.com

What it does

Openhue is an agent skill from RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop. Control Philips Hue lights, rooms, and scenes via the OpenHue CLI. Turn lights on/off, adjust brightness, color, color temperature, and activate scenes.

Its SKILL.md is about 690 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “/openhue”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit be46b39. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl
    • brew

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • github.com

    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

Openhue loads about 692 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 40 tokens; SKILL.md has 145 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~40
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~692

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop at commit be46b39, republished under its MIT licence (© RedWoodOG). 145 words, ~692 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/openhue/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
openhue
description
Control Philips Hue lights, rooms, and scenes via the OpenHue CLI. Turn lights on/off, adjust brightness, color, color temperature, and activate scenes.
version
1.0.0
author
community
license
MIT
prerequisites.commands
openhue

OpenHue CLI

Control Philips Hue lights and scenes via a Hue Bridge from the terminal.

Prerequisites

bash
# Linux (pre-built binary)
curl -sL https://github.com/openhue/openhue-cli/releases/latest/download/openhue-linux-amd64 -o ~/.local/bin/openhue && chmod +x ~/.local/bin/openhue

# macOS
brew install openhue/cli/openhue-cli

First run requires pressing the button on your Hue Bridge to pair. The bridge must be on the same local network.

When to Use

  • "Turn on/off the lights"
  • "Dim the living room lights"
  • "Set a scene" or "movie mode"
  • Controlling specific Hue rooms, zones, or individual bulbs
  • Adjusting brightness, color, or color temperature

Common Commands

List Resources
bash
openhue get light       # List all lights
openhue get room        # List all rooms
openhue get scene       # List all scenes
Control Lights
bash
# Turn on/off
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --off

# Brightness (0-100)
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --brightness 50

# Color temperature (warm to cool: 153-500 mirek)
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --temperature 300

# Color (by name or hex)
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --color red
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --rgb "#FF5500"
Control Rooms
bash
# Turn off entire room
openhue set room "Bedroom" --off

# Set room brightness
openhue set room "Bedroom" --on --brightness 30
Scenes
bash
openhue set scene "Relax" --room "Bedroom"
openhue set scene "Concentrate" --room "Office"

Quick Presets

bash
# Bedtime (dim warm)
openhue set room "Bedroom" --on --brightness 20 --temperature 450

# Work mode (bright cool)
openhue set room "Office" --on --brightness 100 --temperature 250

# Movie mode (dim)
openhue set room "Living Room" --on --brightness 10

# Everything off
openhue set room "Bedroom" --off
openhue set room "Office" --off
openhue set room "Living Room" --off

Notes

  • Bridge must be on the same local network as the machine running Hermes
  • First run requires physically pressing the button on the Hue Bridge to authorize
  • Colors only work on color-capable bulbs (not white-only models)
  • Light and room names are case-sensitive — use openhue get light to check exact names
  • Works great with cron jobs for scheduled lighting (e.g. dim at bedtime, bright at wake)

© RedWoodOG, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/smart-home/openhue of RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit be46b39

Used in 5 other repositories

We found 6 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 5 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Openhue

What does Openhue do?

Control Philips Hue lights, rooms, and scenes via the OpenHue CLI. Openhue is an agent skill from RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop. Control Philips Hue lights, rooms, and scenes via the OpenHue CLI.

How do I install Openhue in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop --skill openhue -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/smart-home/openhue in RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop) into .claude/skills/openhue in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Openhue in Codex?

Run `npx skills add RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop --skill openhue -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/smart-home/openhue in RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop) into .agents/skills/openhue in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Openhue 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 RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop --skill openhue -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/openhue, .gemini/skills/openhue, .github/skills/openhue and .opencode/skills/openhue in your project.

What does Openhue need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Openhue needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl and brew).

Does Openhue access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Openhue 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Openhue use?

Openhue is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Openhue use?

About 692 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k 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 Openhue?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Openhue: Philips Hue (Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors, 1.3k stars), Openhue (trpc-group/trpc-agent-go, 1.9k stars), Openhue (taracodlabs/aiden, 852 stars) and Research Decision Room (nexu-io/open-design, 100k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Openhue?

RedWoodOG (a GitHub user) maintains it in RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop, which has 177 GitHub stars. The repository holds 62 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 30, 2026.

Source: RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.