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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/x3knet on 2025-07-14 15:25:07+00:00.


I'm trying to keep my automations clean and was wondering what guidance/best practices the community had for automations where you want to turn lights on for a certain condition, and once that condition has ended, the lights turn off.

E.g., I want to turn on an indicator light when I am in meetings. So my triggers will be if the camera or mic are active > turn on a light. Once the meeting is over, I want the light to turn off. So do you implement a 2nd automation for "if mic inactive > turn off"? Or do you structure a single automation in a way that will react to both situations?

The easiest is 2 rules. But is that the right way? Does it even really matter and is this post just pointless? Lol.

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