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I have been using Home Assistant for about two years now and recently hit a point where I stopped relying on blueprints and started writing my own automations from the ground up. It has been a steep learning curve but worth it.
My current favorite is a presence detection system that combines phone GPS, WiFi connection status, and a door sensor to figure out if someone is actually home or just nearby. It took a few iterations but now almost never triggers a false departure or arrival.
Curious what automations other people here have built themselves that they are genuinely proud of. Not just something that works, but something where you learned a lot in the process or solved a problem that felt tricky at the time.
Does not have to be complex. Sometimes the simple ones that just work perfectly are more satisfying than the elaborate ones. Feel free to share your YAML snippets or just describe the logic if you want.
This community has a ton of creative problem solvers and I would love to hear what people have put together. Hopefully it gives newer users some inspiration too.