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I linked the AI to my smart home hub and talk to my house

A Hubitat owner built a free app that connects his home hub to the AI. He asks the AI if the garage door is closed, tells it to set the house to Night mode, and has it write spoken alert rules, like warning him when a window stays open while the heat is on.

How it works

  1. Install the AI Bridge app on the Hubitat hub and turn on OAuth
  2. Pick which devices the AI may see
  3. Set a passcode for sensitive commands like locks and garage doors
  4. Copy the ready made setup message from the Link with AI page into an AI chat
  5. Ask questions and give commands in plain words
  6. Describe an alert in plain words and the AI builds the rule on the hub

Why it’s worth knowing

A month ago the AI could not touch a single light switch. Now it answers questions about his house, sets the night mode and writes its own spoken alarms.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on community.hubitat.com. See the original ↗

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