Automations¶

All automations live exclusively in automations.yaml. There are currently 44 automations across 15 sections.

Editing automations

Edit automations.yaml locally, SCP to /config/automations.yaml, then go to Developer Tools → YAML → Reload Automations. No HA restart needed.

Section 1 — Leak Detection¶

Critical push notifications (bypass DND) sent to both phones immediately on any moisture detection. Notification names the exact room.

Automation	Trigger	Action
Leak detected	Any leak sensor → `on`	Critical push notification to both phones naming the room; persistent HA notification

12 sensors monitored: Kitchen sink, laundry room, master bathroom (×2), powder room, office sink, bedroom 3 sink, 2nd floor hall bathroom (×2), butler's kitchen, 3rd floor furnace, attic air handler.

Critical alert

Leak notifications use push_type: critical — they override silent mode and Do Not Disturb on both iPhones.

Section 2 — Garage Doors¶

Automation	Trigger	Action
Garage door opened	Either door → `open`	Push notification to both phones with door name
Garage door closed	Either door → `closed`	Push notification to both phones
Garage open when away	Door open + both people away	Push notification with actionable "Close It" button

Section 3 — Salt Lamp¶

Schedule-based on/off for the salt lamp plug.

Section 4 — Air Quality (Bedroom)¶

Threshold	Sensor	Action
CO₂ > threshold	`sensor.bedroom_carbon_dioxide`	Push notification — bedroom CO₂ alert
VOC > threshold	`sensor.bedroom_volatile_organic_compounds`	Push notification — bedroom VOC alert

Section 5 — Air Quality (Office)¶

Same pattern as Section 4, using office air quality sensors.

Section 6 — Battery Alerts¶

Monitors all ZHA devices. Sends a push notification when any device battery drops below threshold. Covers all ~15 Zigbee devices including leak sensors, remote sensors, etc.

Section 7 — Thermostat Presence¶

Uses zone.home person count (not individual person entities) to transition Ecobee presets.

Automation	Trigger	Action
Everyone leaves	`zone.home` count → 0	Set both Ecobee thermostats to `away` preset
Someone arrives home	`zone.home` count → ≥1	Set both Ecobee thermostats to `home` preset

Why zone.home?

Using the zone count rather than person.louis or person.lindsay individually means "home" means anyone is home, and "away" means everyone has left.

Section 8 — Garage Open Too Long¶

Automation	Trigger	Action
Garage open 30 min	Either door open for 30+ minutes	Push notification to both phones with actionable "Close It" button

Section 9 — TOU Peak Mode¶

Automation	Trigger	Action
Peak starts	`sensor.tou_period` → `peak`	`input_boolean.peak_mode` → `on`
Peak ends	`sensor.tou_period` → anything else	`input_boolean.peak_mode` → `off`

Section 10 — String Lights¶

Automation	Trigger	Action
String lights on	Sunset + 30 minutes	`switch.string_lights` → on
String lights off	10:00 PM	`switch.string_lights` → off

The 30-minute offset gives natural ambient light time to fade before the string lights turn on.

Section 11 — Upstairs Hallway¶

Automation	Trigger	Action
Hallway on	Sunset	`switch.upstairs_hallway_1` → on
Hallway off (weeknights)	9:30 PM Sunday–Thursday	`switch.upstairs_hallway_1` → off
Hallway off (weekends)	11:00 PM Friday–Saturday	`switch.upstairs_hallway_1` → off

Section 12 — Mock Door Sensors¶

Konnected Alarm Panel Pro placeholder automations. Each triggered by an input_button helper. Replace trigger entities with real binary_sensor.* Konnected entities when the panel is wired.

Automation	Trigger entity	Cooldown
Mock — Front Door Open	`input_button.front_door_test`	2 minutes
Mock — Garage Door Open	`input_button.garage_door_test`	2 minutes
Mock — Rear Door Open	`input_button.rear_door_test`	2 minutes

Action: Ring all 4 chimes (siren.hallway_siren, master_bedroom_siren, office_siren, garage_siren) with tone: motion.

Section 13 — Ring Camera Snapshot Refresh¶

Prevents stale thumbnails on Ring camera dashboard tiles during quiet periods (no motion detected).

Automation	Trigger	Action
Ring snapshot refresh	Every 2 minutes (`time_pattern`)	`homeassistant.update_entity` on both Ring camera entities

Section 14 — Office Camera Privacy Mode¶

Webhook-triggered automations that toggle the office camera privacy mode (blocks the RTSP stream).

Automation	Trigger	Action
Privacy on	Webhook	`input_boolean.office_cam_privacy` → on
Privacy off	Webhook	`input_boolean.office_cam_privacy` → off

Section 15 — Gas Meter¶

Automation	Trigger	Action
Restart rtlamr2mqtt	`homeassistant.start` + 30s delay	Restart rtlamr2mqtt add-on

Workaround for MQTT retain not being available in the rtlamr2mqtt add-on — forces a re-publish of the gas meter reading after every HA boot so sensor.gas_meter_reading is never stale.

Cooldown Pattern¶

The 2-minute mock door cooldowns use this reusable template — no extra helpers required, each automation tracks its own last-triggered timestamp:

conditions:
  - condition: template
    value_template: >
      {{ this.attributes.last_triggered is none or
         (now() - this.attributes.last_triggered).total_seconds() > 120 }}

Change the seconds value to adjust the cooldown.

Notification Deep Links¶

Push notifications include a url: that deep-links to the relevant dashboard tab. These are stored as template sensors (sensor.nabu_casa_security_url, sensor.nabu_casa_climate_url) in configuration_tou_addition.yaml — values come from secrets.yaml. This keeps !secret directives out of automations.yaml, which fixes the HA automation editor's YAML loader limitation.