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Control Philips Hue lights and scenes from the command line for automation.
The materials indicate an open-source, highly adopted prompt-style Hue control skill with no declared cloud secrets or external internet endpoints. Its main capability is sending control commands to a Hue Bridge on the local network, so overall risk is low, with normal caution around device-control permissions and the actual runtime environment.
The materials explicitly state no required keys or environment variables. Initial pairing only requires pressing the physical Hue Bridge button, with no indication of cloud API keys, account passwords, or long-lived sensitive tokens.
The README says it must connect to a Hue Bridge on the local network. While no external internet host is declared, it does send control requests to a LAN device; this is normal for its stated function, and there is no evidence of user data being exfiltrated to unknown endpoints.
The system flags it as prompt-only, and the materials mainly show usage examples for the `openhue` CLI. There is no indication of arbitrary script execution, extra binary downloads, or system capabilities beyond what is needed for light control.
The description is limited to listing and controlling Hue lights, rooms, and scenes. It does not declare reading local files, writing to disk, or accessing contacts, browsers, or documents; the visible data scope is essentially limited to Hue device resource metadata.
The source is an open-source GitHub repository with extremely high community adoption (~377k stars), which strongly improves auditability and source trust. Although the license is unspecified and maintenance status is unknown, the materials show no signs of closed-source exfiltration, misleading installation steps, or prompt-injection-like red flags.
Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners
Please install the "openhue" skill from askskill: 1. Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openclaw/openclaw/main/skills/openhue/SKILL.md 2. Save it as ~/.claude/skills/openhue/SKILL.md 3. Reload skills and tell me it's ready
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Gives example commands for bulk shutdown and room-specific control for daily lighting management.
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Outputs a reusable script example that can be scheduled for Hue lighting automation.
Use openhue to control Philips Hue lights and scenes via a Hue Bridge.
Use when:
Do not use when:
openhue get light # List all lights
openhue get room # List all rooms
openhue get scene # List all scenes
# Turn on/off
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --off
# Brightness (0-100)
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --brightness 50
# Color temperature (warm to cool: 153-500 mirek)
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --temperature 300
# Color (by name or hex)
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --color red
openhue set light "Bedroom Lamp" --on --rgb "#FF5500"
# Turn off entire room
openhue set room "Bedroom" --off
# Set room brightness
openhue set room "Bedroom" --on --brightness 30
# Activate scene
openhue set scene "Relax" --room "Bedroom"
openhue set scene "Concentrate" --room "Office"
# Bedtime (dim warm)
openhue set room "Bedroom" --on --brightness 20 --temperature 450
# Work mode (bright cool)
openhue set room "Office" --on --brightness 100 --temperature 250
# Movie mode (dim)
openhue set room "Living Room" --on --brightness 10
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