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Home Assistant + Claude via MCP

Home Assistant + Claude via MCP

AI is here. Regardless of how you feel about it, your daily life is already being impacted by AI in some form. I use it daily for work and for personal projects. It is becoming more natural as part of my workflow. Used properly, it can be a great assistant

Tuning the Apollo Automation R-PRO 1

Tuning the Apollo Automation R-PRO 1

I recently (as of this writing) did a hardware video on the Apollo Automation R-PRO 1 PoE mmWave multisensor. I didn't spend any time on the tuning aspect of that device in that video as my plan was to create a separate posting/video for tuning. I

Fixing My Lawn with Frigate NVR

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Fixing My Lawn with Frigate NVR

Yes, you read that correctly. I am going to use Frigate NVR to help me fix my lawn, or at least figure out what is going on. So what is the problem? I have a section of grass that is not growing for whatever reason. My hypothesis is that section

Top 5 Add-Ons 2025 Edition

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Top 5 Add-Ons 2025 Edition

Add-ons are an important part of Home Assistant and these are my top 5 for 2025. Without these, my smart home would not work.

Get Smart Alerts from Dumb Smoke/CO Detectors

Get Smart Alerts from Dumb Smoke/CO Detectors

My new house (circa 2023) was built with wired, interconnected smoke/CO detectors. These devices do not tie into any alerting other than sound. Unless I am in the house at the time of an alert, I won't know anything is going on. 💡Watch the video for this

Apollo Automation MSR-1 Presence and More Sensor

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Apollo Automation MSR-1 Presence and More Sensor

This all-in-one very compact sensor is a great addition to your home automation and Home Assistant Setup. It is ESPHome based so can be used in all types of systems.

Frigate NVR Updates

Frigate NVR Updates

It's been a while since I did any videos or blog posts on the Frigate NVR. Someone mentioned to me some new functionality that might be in version 13 (which is in beta as of this writing) so I thought I would check it out.

Human Here? My First Presence Sensor

Human Here? My First Presence Sensor

Trying out the Linptech 24g MmWave human presence detector and Home Assistant.

My Top 5 Automations in Home Assistant

My Top 5 Automations in Home Assistant

Smart homes run on automations. Here are my TOP 5 in Home Assistant and Node-RED

Conversations and Service Call Data in Home Assistant

Conversations and Service Call Data in Home Assistant

Make your IoT work for you. Conversations and Sentence Triggers with Automations in Home Assistant.

Using Home Assistant Local Calendar to Schedule Stuff!

Using Home Assistant Local Calendar to Schedule Stuff!

Home Assistant added a local calendar to their list of integrations in December of 2022. In January, they made some updates that make it even more useful. Calendars don't usually get much love since they are so utilitarian. However, this calendar allows you to automate things easily so