Have Claude Code add every smart device in your home to Home Assistant
A weekend project: he had Claude Code add every IoT device in his household to Home Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi 5, including closed-off devices like his Dyson robot vacuum, and designed the dashboard with Mobbin and the Paper MCP.
Source
@codewithantonio on X · 2026-10-20
Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-25.
What they did
A weekend project: he had Claude Code add every IoT device in his household to Home Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi 5, including closed-off devices like his Dyson robot vacuum, and designed the dashboard with Mobbin and the Paper MCP.
Result (as claimed)
Every device in the house, including the Dyson robot vacuum, in one Home Assistant dashboard. 117 likes, 5,300 views.
Tools they used
Cost: Claude Code: from $17/mo.
Set it up
Define the job
Say exactly what you want done and what the agent may and may not do on your behalf.
Share only what is needed
Give Claude Code the minimum files or access required. Avoid sharing passwords in chat when a safer login flow exists.
Review the plan
Ask the agent to show its plan or draft before it acts, and approve each step that has real consequences.
Check the result
Confirm the outcome yourself (order placed, request sent, document understood) and keep a record.
Copy the full setup prompt
Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code. Goal: Have Claude Code add every smart device in your home to Home Assistant What the original author did: A weekend project: he had Claude Code add every IoT device in his household to Home Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi 5, including closed-off devices like his Dyson robot vacuum, and designed the dashboard with Mobbin and the Paper MCP. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Every device in the house, including the Dyson robot vacuum, in one Home Assistant dashboard. 117 likes, 5,300 views. Source: https://x.com/codewithantonio/status/2112599581511070061 Tools they used: Claude Code, Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi 5, Paper MCP Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Codex. Goal: Have Claude Code add every smart device in your home to Home Assistant What the original author did: A weekend project: he had Claude Code add every IoT device in his household to Home Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi 5, including closed-off devices like his Dyson robot vacuum, and designed the dashboard with Mobbin and the Paper MCP. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Every device in the house, including the Dyson robot vacuum, in one Home Assistant dashboard. 117 likes, 5,300 views. Source: https://x.com/codewithantonio/status/2112599581511070061 Tools they used: Claude Code, Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi 5, Paper MCP Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Grok Bot. Goal: Have Claude Code add every smart device in your home to Home Assistant What the original author did: A weekend project: he had Claude Code add every IoT device in his household to Home Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi 5, including closed-off devices like his Dyson robot vacuum, and designed the dashboard with Mobbin and the Paper MCP. Reported result (as claimed by the author): Every device in the house, including the Dyson robot vacuum, in one Home Assistant dashboard. 117 likes, 5,300 views. Source: https://x.com/codewithantonio/status/2112599581511070061 Tools they used: Claude Code, Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi 5, Paper MCP Category: Personal & life Please: 1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like). 2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure. 3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data. 4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.
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