# Home Assistant

:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.

Repository: https://github.com/home-assistant/core
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/home-assistant
Homepage: https://www.home-assistant.io
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, home-automation, iot, internet-of-things, mqtt, raspberry-pi, asyncio, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-27T00:19:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4733, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 114}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 90120, forks 38415 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:23.253826+00:00)

## What it is
Home Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that puts local control and privacy first, running on a Raspberry Pi or local server. It integrates with thousands of smart devices and services through a modular component system, with a web frontend and mobile apps.

## Use cases
- control smart lights, thermostats, and sensors from one dashboard
- automate home devices with rules and schedules
- run a private smart home hub without cloud dependency
- integrate Zigbee, Z-Wave, and MQTT devices locally
- monitor energy usage and home sensors
- build custom integrations for unsupported devices

## When to choose
- you want local-first, privacy-respecting home automation
- you need broad device support via thousands of integrations
- you want to run on a Raspberry Pi or self-hosted server
- you want an active community and extensible component architecture

## When to avoid
- you need a fully managed cloud-hosted solution with zero setup
- you only need a simple single-vendor device app
- you require commercial support and SLAs

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: iot, workflow-automation, self-hosted, plugin-system, http-server
- domain: iot, self-hosted
- platform: python, self-hosted, iot, cross-platform
- tags: home-automation, smart-home, mqtt, local-control, privacy, raspberry-pi, asyncio, integrations, automation, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- home-assistant/core (main) score 95
- home-assistant/home-assistant.io (docs) score 77
- home-assistant/frontend (frontend) score 95
- home-assistant/android (plugin) score 96
- home-assistant/iOS (plugin) score 94
- home-assistant/addons (plugin) score 77
- home-assistant/supervisor (infra) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.253826+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 2026-08-29T16:13:51.542434+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/home-assistant/core (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.253826+00:00, sha c9955c50630b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.