# hacs/integration

HACS gives you a powerful UI to handle downloads of all your custom needs.

Repository: https://github.com/hacs/integration
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/integration
Homepage: https://hacs.xyz
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: package-manager, hacs, home-assistant, community, integration
Last push: 2026-08-26T23:30:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2745, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 582, "gap_med": 10.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7656, forks 1574 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:02.221978+00:00)

## What it is
HACS (Home Assistant Community Store) is a custom integration for Home Assistant that provides a UI to discover, download, install, and manage custom elements like integrations, plugins, themes, and scripts. It tracks updates for installed custom repositories directly from GitHub.

## Use cases
- install custom integrations in home assistant from the ui
- manage and update custom home assistant components
- discover community themes and dashboard plugins for home assistant
- track updates for custom home assistant repositories
- publish my own home assistant custom element to the community

## When to choose
- you run Home Assistant and want to install or update community-made integrations, plugins, or themes without manual file copying
- you want a UI to track and manage custom repositories and their updates
- you are a developer publishing custom Home Assistant elements and want validation via GitHub Actions

## When to avoid
- you only use official Home Assistant integrations available through the built-in store
- you are not comfortable with custom integrations or lack filesystem access to your Home Assistant configuration
- you are looking for a mobile app or a way to manage apps - HACS explicitly does not handle apps

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, developer-tools, plugin-system
- domain: iot, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: python, self-hosted
- tags: home-assistant, custom-integration, community-store, ui, github, automation, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- hacs/integration (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.221978+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 2026-08-29T17:36:44.716826+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hacs/integration (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.221978+00:00, sha e94db4e0003b)
  - homepage: https://hacs.xyz (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:56.727880+00:00, sha d7dc0c054d75)
  - site_page: https://hacs.xyz/docs/contribute (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:56.740165+00:00, sha f6da8cecec62)
  - site_page: https://hacs.xyz/docs/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:56.741656+00:00, sha 4cc141796400)
  - site_page: https://hacs.xyz/docs/use (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:56.736917+00:00, sha 9d3b9a2ca136)
  - site_page: https://hacs.xyz/docs/publish (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:56.738653+00:00, sha 9602ecde8b95)
  - site_page: https://hacs.xyz/docs/help (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:56.743209+00:00, sha 0562ad5a41e5)
  - site_page: https://hacs.xyz/docs/use/download/prerequisites (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:56.744731+00:00, sha 63527c35cb11)
  - site_page: https://hacs.xyz/docs/use/download/download (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:56.746185+00:00, sha 22d9d08db7f8)
  - site_page: https://hacs.xyz/docs/use/configuration/basic (fetched 2026-08-29T08:31:56.747818+00:00, sha a5e5f898458e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.