To find interesting (new) #homeassistant integrations, sample configurations etc. it's worthwhile to search for "lovelace" or "homeassistant" on #GitHub from time to time.

I just did that and stumbled over the following integration:
https://github.com/nielsfaber/alarmo

"[Alarmo] allows to combine existing sensors for creating a security system for your house. The integration is comparable with the Manual Alarm in HA, but also has some additional features that makes it easier to use."

This #homeassistant card I am using for quite a while now - looks really nice and is highly configurable:

https://github.com/flixlix/power-flow-card-plus

#homeassistant

"The Goal of this card is to provide an easy to understand and visualize way of displaying the current Power Distribution coming from and to different sources, such as solar, grid, home batteries etc. Furthermore, this card aims to expose a lot of customizability and control of its behavior to the configuration [...]."

Hm, thanks #GitHub - I had bookmarked this promising #homeassistant integration a while ago but completely forgot about it. Now they released a new version, it showed on my dashboard, and this worked as a reminder.

Given that we have a heat pump, we don't use thermostatic radiator valves but this integration might be handy for people who do.

https://github.com/KartoffelToby/better_thermostat

https://github.com/KartoffelToby/better-thermostat-ui-card

Another seemingly promising #homeassistant integration: SolarOptimizer

I haven't tried it myself yet, but it seems to be an alternative to EMHASS. That I never got working, unfortunately, so SolarOptimizer might be worth a try.

https://github.com/jmcollin78/solar_optimizer

This is the EMHASS integration that I mentioned before:
https://github.com/davidusb-geek/emhass

I never got it working, also as mentioned, because it couldn't use the AC input (template) sensor for some reason (error message in the log). I spent hours trying to get this to work, also opened an issue, but gave up eventually.

I'm now using simple automations to turn on several deferrable loads. Not as nice but it's at least working...

Another #homeassistant integration that I can most highly recommend is #espresence

https://github.com/ESPresense/ESPresense

"An ESP32 based node for gathering indoor positioning and transmitting to mqtt"

#homeassistant #smarthome

Another #homeassistant #integration that looks very promising and that deserves some visibility, I think: LLM Vision

"LLM Vision is a Home Assistant integration that can analyze images, videos, live camera feeds and frigate events using the vision capabilities of multimodal LLMs."

Disclaimer: I haven't tried it myself yet but I am definitely planning to.

#homeassistant #smarthome

https://github.com/valentinfrlch/ha-llmvision

Yet another #homeassistant service post - this time about the Blueprints Exchange: https://community.home-assistant.io/c/blueprints-exchange/53

The number of available blueprints is amazing, here a few personal picks that I might try out at some point:

**Low Battery Notifications & Actions**
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/low-battery-notifications-actions/653754/1

**Cover Control Automation**
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/cover-control-automation-cca-a-comprehensive-and-highly-configurable-roller-blind-blueprint/680539/1

**Comprehensive Sensors**
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/sensor-light-motion-sensor-door-sensor-sun-elevation-lux-value-scenes-time-light-control-device-tracker-night-lights/481048/1

**Appliance State Monitoring**
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/detect-and-monitor-the-state-of-an-appliance-based-on-its-power-consumption-v2-1-1-updated/421670/1

**Advanced Heating Control**
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/advanced-heating-control/469873/1

I just realised that I didn't recommend this brilliant #homeassistant add-on in this service thread yet: AdGuard home

"AdGuard Home is a network-wide ad-and-tracker blocking DNS server with parental control (adult content blocking) capabilities. Its purpose is to let you control your entire network and all your devices, and it does not require using a client-side program."

https://github.com/hassio-addons/addon-adguard-home

#homeassistant integration recommendation of the day:

"This project simulates bridges to publish your entities from Home Assistant to any Matter-compatible controller like Alexa, Apple Home or Google Home. Using Matter, those can be connected easily using local communication without the need of port forwarding etc."

I am not using this integration myself, as I don't own any #Matter devices (yet?). But I read many good things about it. Seems to be one of a kind.

https://github.com/t0bst4r/home-assistant-matter-hub

#homeassistant recommendation of today:

Pyscript "... allows you to write Python functions and scripts that can implement a wide range of automation, logic and triggers. [...] Pyscript also provides a kernel that interfaces with the Jupyter front-ends (eg, notebook, console, lab and VSCode). That allows you to develop and test pyscript code interactively. Plus you can interact with much of HASS by looking at state variables, calling services etc."

https://github.com/custom-components/pyscript