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Control Philips Hue lights, rooms, and scenes via the OpenHue CLI.

Updated May 4, 2026
Search Tags:#automation#cli#smart home#iot#philips hue#light control#openhue
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Junkfooooood/hermes-governance --skill openhue-junkfooooood
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: openhue
Source: https://github.com/Junkfooooood/hermes-governance/tree/main/skills/smart-home/openhue
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Junkfooooood/hermes-governance --skill openhue-junkfooooood

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Managing Philips Hue lighting from a terminal or automation pipeline requires direct interaction with the Hue Bridge API, which is cumbersome to script manually. This Skill provides ready-to-use OpenHue CLI commands for controlling lights, rooms, and scenes without writing API calls. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Light Control: Turn individual lights on or off and adjust brightness, color temperature, and color by name or hex value. - Room & Scene Management: Control entire rooms at once and activate predefined Hue scenes like Relax or Concentrate. - Use Case: You want a bedtime routine that dims your bedroom to a warm glow. Run a single command to set the Bedroom room to 20% brightness at 450 mirek, or schedule it via cron for automatic execution every night. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to turn on the living room lights at 50 percent brightness using openhue.

Frequently Asked Questions about openhue

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I control Philips Hue lights from the command line?▼

Use the OpenHue CLI to control Hue lights from the terminal. Run openhue set light with the light name and flags like --on, --off, --brightness, --temperature, or --color to adjust individual bulbs.

How do I install the OpenHue CLI on Linux or macOS?▼

On Linux, download the pre-built binary from the openhue-cli GitHub releases page and mark it executable. On macOS, install it with Homebrew using brew install openhue/cli/openhue-cli.

How do I set a Philips Hue scene from the terminal?▼

Run openhue set scene with the scene name and the target room, for example openhue set scene "Relax" --room "Bedroom". List available scenes first with openhue get scene to get exact names.

Why does OpenHue fail to connect to my Hue Bridge?▼

The Hue Bridge must be on the same local network as the machine running the CLI. On first run you must physically press the button on the Hue Bridge to authorize pairing before commands will work.

Can I set colors on all Philips Hue bulbs?▼

Color commands only work on color-capable Hue bulbs, not white-only models. White ambiance bulbs support brightness and color temperature adjustment instead, using the --temperature flag with mirek values from 153 to 500.

Why does my openhue command say the light name is not found?▼

Light and room names are case-sensitive in OpenHue. Run openhue get light or openhue get room to list the exact names registered on your bridge, then copy them verbatim into your set commands.

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