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Shell Command in Home Assistant

shell_command part of Home Assistant since 0.7.6

Local, push Quality: Internal

Shell Command is an official Home Assistant integration for Automation. Talks to the device on your own network and is told about every change straight away.

Facts about this integration

Compatible with Home Assistant
yes, official integration
Connection
Local, push – Talks to the device on your own network and is told about every change straight away.
Setup
in configuration.yaml
Kind
Integration
Quality scale
Internal – Part of Home Assistant itself, not rated separately.
Installations
37,298 (5.5 % of the installations that share statistics)
Categories
Automation
Maintained by
@home-assistant/core

Setup

  1. This integration is set up in configuration.yaml, not in the user interface.
  2. The documentation lists the exact entries; restart Home Assistant after adding them.

Blueprints that use this integration

  • Script Devices Schedules Controller ♥ 4 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Snapshot avec Délai, Script et Condition (Vidéo/Snapshot) ♥ 2 · Import · Forum

All blueprints for it

Known issues and fixes

2 open issues and 0 bug fixes in the last twelve months are recorded for Shell Command in the Home Assistant issue tracker.

Open

  • open Reported problem #176262 since July 11, 2026 · 2 reactions · 4 comments · #176262
  • open Reported problem #174279 since June 19, 2026 · 0 reactions · 8 comments · #174279

Source: the issue tracker of Home Assistant, as of September 14, 2026. The sentences are written by a language model from the titles of the issues; the reports themselves are on GitHub.

Check a specific device for known problems in the product check →

Source of this entry: the official documentation of the integration

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