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Openhue

Control Philips Hue lights, scenes, rooms via OpenHue CLI

Smart-HomeHueLightsIoTAutomationBundledHermes skill
Last registry verification2026-08-18v1.0.1community
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Plain meaning

What does it add to Hermes?

Control Philips Hue lights, scenes, rooms via OpenHue CLI

Openhue is a skill related to work management and automation. It can turn a request into reading, creating, or updating work items, depending on granted permissions.

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Use it when

Use it when your goal in work management and automation is clear and you can limit it to the data and actions it actually needs.

Skip it when

Do not add it merely to experiment when Hermes already has a simpler path, or when you cannot review its source and permissions.

Who is it for?

Best for users who want a repeatable way of working inside Hermes.

Safe first test

Create a test project, allow one draft or task, then test duplicate handling and rollback.

Original publisher description

Control Philips Hue lights, scenes, rooms via OpenHue CLI

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Security review

The source is official or editorially reviewed, but you still need to review permissions and version compatibility.

Safe setup path

Inspect, install, then test.

  1. 01
    Open the source

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  2. 02
    Review permissions and secrets

    Never paste a secret value into this site. Use environment-variable names and grant the smallest scope.

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  4. 04
    Test with a non-sensitive task

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Setup method

Already installed with Hermes.

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Control Philips Hue lights, scenes, rooms via OpenHue CLI.

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SourceBundled (installed by default)
Pathskills/smart-home/openhue
Version1.0.1
Authorcommunity
LicenseMIT
Platformslinux, macos, windows
TagsSmart-Home, Hue, Lights, IoT, Automation

Reference: full SKILL.md

Explains the idea itself. Read it slowly; the later sections build on it.

Control Philips Hue lights and scenes via a Hue Bridge from the terminal.

Prerequisites

Explains the idea itself. Read it slowly; the later sections build on it.

Shell8 lines
# Linux (pre-built binary — releases ship tarballs, not bare binaries)
curl -sL "https://github.com/openhue/openhue-cli/releases/latest/download/openhue_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz" \
  | tar -xz -C /tmp openhue \
  && install -m 0755 /tmp/openhue ~/.local/bin/openhue
# (use openhue_Linux_arm64.tar.gz on ARM64)

# macOS
brew install openhue/cli/openhue-cli

First run requires pressing the button on your Hue Bridge to pair. The bridge must be on the same local network.

When to Use

Explains the idea itself. Read it slowly; the later sections build on it.

  • "Turn on/off the lights"
  • "Dim the living room lights"
  • "Set a scene" or "movie mode"
  • Controlling specific Hue rooms, zones, or individual bulbs
  • Adjusting brightness, color, or color temperature

Common Commands

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List Resources

Shell3 lines
openhue get light       # List all lights
openhue get room        # List all rooms
openhue get scene       # List all scenes

Control Lights

Shell13 lines
# Turn on/off
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --off

# Brightness (0-100)
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --brightness 50

# Color temperature (warm to cool: 153-500 mirek)
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --temperature 300

# Color (by name or hex)
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --color red
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --rgb "#FF5500"

Control Rooms

Shell5 lines
# Turn off entire room
openhue set room "Bedroom" --off

# Set room brightness
openhue set room "Bedroom" --on --brightness 30

Scenes

Shell2 lines
openhue set scene "Relax" --room "Bedroom"
openhue set scene "Concentrate" --room "Office"

Quick Presets

Explains the idea itself. Read it slowly; the later sections build on it.

Shell13 lines
# Bedtime (dim warm)
openhue set room "Bedroom" --on --brightness 20 --temperature 450

# Work mode (bright cool)
openhue set room "Office" --on --brightness 100 --temperature 250

# Movie mode (dim)
openhue set room "Living Room" --on --brightness 10

# Everything off
openhue set room "Bedroom" --off
openhue set room "Office" --off
openhue set room "Living Room" --off

Notes

Explains the idea itself. Read it slowly; the later sections build on it.

  • Bridge must be on the same local network as the machine running Hermes
  • First run requires physically pressing the button on the Hue Bridge to authorize
  • Colors only work on color-capable bulbs (not white-only models)
  • Light and room names are case-sensitive — use openhue get light to check exact names
  • Works great with cron jobs for scheduled lighting (e.g. dim at bedtime, bright at wake)