description: Control Philips Hue lights, rooms, and scenes via the OpenHue CLI. Turn lights on/off, adjust brightness, color, color temperature, and activate scenes. version: 1.0.0 author: community license: MIT metadata: catalog: tags:

• Smart-Home
• Hue
• Lights
• IoT
• Automation

homepage: https://www.openhue.io/cli prerequisites: commands:

• openhue

Kheish Compatibility

This skill is repo-local and stays inactive until explicitly activated.

When the original instructions refer to legacy tool names, use these Kheish mappings:

• terminal => bash
• web_extract => web_fetch, plus web_search when discovery is needed
• search_files => grep_search and glob_search
• browser_* tools require a browser-capable surfaced tool or MCP; if none is available, use the closest available surface and say so explicitly

When the instructions mention local helper files, resolve them from ${KHEISH_SKILL_DIR}.

OpenHue CLI

Control Philips Hue lights and scenes via a Hue Bridge from the terminal.

Prerequisites

# Linux (pre-built binary)
curl -sL https://github.com/openhue/openhue-cli/releases/latest/download/openhue-linux-amd64 -o ~/.local/bin/openhue && chmod +x ~/.local/bin/openhue
 
# macOS
brew install openhue/cli/openhue-cli

First run requires pressing the button on your Hue Bridge to pair. The bridge must be on the same local network.

When to Use

• "Turn on/off the lights"
• "Dim the living room lights"
• "Set a scene" or "movie mode"
• Controlling specific Hue rooms, zones, or individual bulbs
• Adjusting brightness, color, or color temperature

Common Commands

List Resources

openhue get light       # List all lights
openhue get room        # List all rooms
openhue get scene       # List all scenes

Control Lights

# 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"

Control Rooms

# Turn off entire room
openhue set room "Bedroom" --off
 
# Set room brightness
openhue set room "Bedroom" --on --brightness 30

Scenes

openhue set scene "Relax" --room "Bedroom"
openhue set scene "Concentrate" --room "Office"

Quick Presets

# 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
 
# Everything off
openhue set room "Bedroom" --off
openhue set room "Office" --off
openhue set room "Living Room" --off

Notes

• Bridge must be on the same local network as the machine running Kheish
• First run requires physically pressing the button on the Hue Bridge to authorize
• Colors only work on color-capable bulbs (not white-only models)
• Light and room names are case-sensitive — use openhue get light to check exact names
• Works great with cron jobs for scheduled lighting (e.g. dim at bedtime, bright at wake)