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Recipe: Smart Home

Use OpenClaw to control smart home devices through natural language, from any messaging platform.

The Skill​

~/.openclaw/skills/smart-home.md
---
name: smart-home
version: 1.0.0
description: Natural language smart home control
trigger: "lights|temperature|thermostat|home|scene"
tools: [http, chat]
config:
  hue_bridge_ip: ""
  hue_api_key: ""
---

# Smart Home Control

## Supported Actions
- Turn lights on/off by room or name
- Set brightness and color
- Activate scenes (movie night, reading, sleep)
- Adjust thermostat
- Check device status

## Examples
- "Turn off all lights" → Send OFF to all Hue groups
- "Set living room to 50% warm white" → Hue API call
- "Movie night" → Activate movie scene (dim lights, warm colors)

Usage​

From any connected channel (WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.):

You: "Turn off the bedroom lights"
OpenClaw: Done. Bedroom lights are off.

You: "Set the office to bright cool white"
OpenClaw: Office lights set to 100% brightness, 6500K color temperature.

See Also​