# jmcollin78/versatile_thermostat

A full featured Thermostat for Home Assistant: presets, window, motion, presence and overpowering management

Repository: https://github.com/jmcollin78/versatile_thermostat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/versatile_thermostat
Homepage: https://www.versatile-thermostat.org/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: hacs-custom, hacs-integration, home-assistant, python, thermostat
Last push: 2026-08-30T13:45:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 86, longevity 96
- inputs: {"age_days": 1345, "days_push": 3, "days_rel": 14, "gap_med": 4, "n_releases_24m": 78}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1166, forks 141 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:03.307976+00:00)

## What it is
Versatile Thermostat is a feature-rich custom component for Home Assistant that turns any heating or cooling equipment (radiators, AC units, heat pumps) into an intelligent, adaptive virtual thermostat. It natively handles presets, window-open and motion/presence detection, overpowering protection, and TPI/auto-TPI self-regulation so users can centralize control of multiple heating systems without writing automations.

## Use cases
- create a smart thermostat in home assistant
- turn off radiators automatically when a window is open
- limit total power draw from multiple heaters
- reduce heating bills with an adaptive self-regulating thermostat
- control heating and AC with motion and presence detection
- manage preset temperatures for home, eco, and comfort modes from one place
- unify control of mixed heating equipment like radiators and heat pumps

## When to choose
- You use Home Assistant and want an advanced thermostat without writing complex scripts or automations
- You need to centrally control several heterogeneous heating or cooling devices
- You want built-in energy optimization features like TPI learning, window detection, motion-based setback, and power load shedding

## When to avoid
- You are not using Home Assistant, since this is a HA custom component installed via HACS
- You need firmware or a standalone controller for a physical thermostat device
- You want a zero-configuration climate solution with no setup overhead

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: iot, workflow-automation, configuration-management
- domain: iot, energy, self-hosted
- platform: python, iot, self-hosted
- tags: home-assistant, hacs, custom-component, thermostat, smart-home, heating, hvac, temperature-control, energy-saving, presets, window-detection, presence-detection, overpowering-protection, tpi-regulation, automation

## Member repositories
- jmcollin78/versatile_thermostat (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:03.307976+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 2026-08-30T06:31:29.710407+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jmcollin78/versatile_thermostat (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:03.307976+00:00, sha 7e899a32dd67)
  - homepage: https://www.versatile-thermostat.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:35:36.520470+00:00, sha 5e4dc1019bd3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.