Automation recipe

Home Assistant presence lighting automation

Start from the lighting idea, then check the sensor, hub, entities, limits, and YAML path before trusting the automation.

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When this automation works best

Presence lighting works best when the sensor exposes stable occupancy or presence entities, the room has clear lighting targets, and you test both the on and off behavior before relying on it.

Starter YAML

alias: Presence lighting
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.room_presence
    to: "on"
condition:
  - condition: sun
    after: sunset
action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    target:
      entity_id: light.room
mode: single