Homey Smart Home Control

Control Athom Homey devices via local (LAN/VPN) or cloud APIs using token authentication.

Setup

Requires Node.js >= 18.

1. Decide local vs cloud

   • Local (LAN/VPN): use a local API key from the Homey Web App + Homey IP address
   • Cloud (remote/headless): use a cloud token from Developer Tools

2. Configure

   Local (recommended when the agent runs on your home network):

   homeycli auth discover-local --save --pick 1
   echo "<LOCAL_API_KEY>" | homeycli auth set-local --stdin
   # or interactive (hidden input): homeycli auth set-local --prompt
   

   Cloud (recommended for VPS/headless hosting):

   echo "<CLOUD_TOKEN>" | homeycli auth set-token --stdin
   # or interactive (hidden input): homeycli auth set-token --prompt
   

   Check status:

   homeycli auth status
   

3. Test connection

   homeycli status
   

Commands

Snapshot (recommended for agents)

homeycli snapshot --json
homeycli snapshot --json --include-flows

List Devices

homeycli devices              # Pretty table output
homeycli devices --json       # JSON output for AI parsing (includes latest values)

# Filter by name (returns multiple matches)
homeycli devices --match "kitchen" --json

Control Devices

Turn devices on/off:

homeycli device "Living Room Light" on
homeycli device "Bedroom Lamp" off

Set specific capabilities:

homeycli device "Dimmer" set dim 0.5                    # 50% brightness
homeycli device "Thermostat" set target_temperature 21  # Set temperature
homeycli device "RGB Light" set light_hue 0.5           # Hue (0-1)
homeycli device "Lock" set locked true                  # Lock device

Get capability values:

homeycli device "Thermostat" get measure_temperature
homeycli device "Motion Sensor" get alarm_motion

# Get all values for a device (multi-sensors)
homeycli device "Living Room Air" values
homeycli device "Living Room Air" get

Flows (Automations)

homeycli flows                        # List all flows
homeycli flows --json                 # JSON output
homeycli flows --match "good" --json  # Filter flows by name
homeycli flow trigger "Good Night"    # Trigger by name
homeycli flow trigger <flow-id>       # Trigger by ID

Zones (Rooms)

homeycli zones           # List all zones/rooms
homeycli zones --json    # JSON output

Status

homeycli status    # Show Homey connection info

Common Capabilities