Agent skill · nousresearch
openhue
Control Philips Hue lights, scenes, rooms via OpenHue CLI.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
OpenHue CLI Control Philips Hue lights and scenes via a Hue Bridge from the terminal. Prerequisites First run requires pressing the button on your Hue Bridge to pair. The bridge must be on the same local network. When to Use "Turn on/off the lights" "Dim the living room lights" "Set a scene" or "movie mode" Controlling specific Hue rooms, zones, or individual bulbs Adjusting brightness, color, or color temperature Common Commands List Resources Control Lights Control Rooms Scenes Quick Presets Notes Bridge must be on the same local network as the machine running Hermes First run requires physically pressing the button on the Hue Bridge to authorize Colors only work on color-capable bulbs (not white-only models) Light and room names are case-sensitive — use openhue get light to check exact names Works great with cron jobs for scheduled lighting (e.g. dim at bedtime, bright at wake)
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills nousresearch/openhue--481155