# FezVrasta/cafe-hass

The "Third Way" for Home Assistant Automations.

Repository: https://github.com/FezVrasta/cafe-hass
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cafe-hass
Homepage: https://fezvrasta.github.io/cafe
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacs, home-assistant
Last push: 2026-08-25T08:15:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 82/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 16
- inputs: {"age_days": 236, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 18, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 29}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1679, forks 32 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:21.069372+00:00)

## What it is
C.A.F.E. is a visual flow editor for Home Assistant that transpiles Node-RED-style diagrams into native, fully compliant Home Assistant YAML automations. It runs as a HACS custom integration with no external engine, storing all logic directly in Home Assistant core with zero runtime overhead.

## Use cases
- design home assistant automations visually instead of writing yaml
- replace node-red without running an external engine or docker container
- edit complex automation logic with loops using a state-machine pattern
- debug visual flows through the home assistant trace view
- avoid vendor lock-in by keeping automations as standard yaml
- switch between the native HA editor and a visual editor on the same automations

## When to choose
- you want Node-RED-style visual automation editing but pure native Home Assistant YAML output
- you want zero extra runtime overhead or side files in your Home Assistant setup
- you want to be able to uninstall the editor and keep your automations working unchanged

## When to avoid
- you need a guaranteed-stable tool, since the project is still in beta
- you prefer writing YAML by hand or use Node-RED's full node ecosystem
- you don't use Home Assistant or install custom integrations via HACS

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, developer-tools, gui
- domain: self-hosted, iot
- platform: self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: home-assistant, hacs, visual-editor, node-red-alternative, yaml-generation, flow-editor, no-vendor-lock-in, automation, web-server

## Member repositories
- FezVrasta/cafe-hass (main) score 82

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.069372+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:41:30.479183+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FezVrasta/cafe-hass (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.069372+00:00, sha d917b13e7a9f)
  - homepage: https://fezvrasta.github.io/cafe (fetched 2026-08-29T11:15:01.054981+00:00, sha dbcca43088f9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.