Triggers
Trigger sources
Every recipe starts from one sensor family. Pick the family you already own and work outward from there.
Presence
presence · 5
- Bedtime taper: the house dims itself as rooms empty
zigbee · 600000 ms - Guest mode: local recording only, cameras pause in private rooms
wifi · 2200 ms - Departure standby sweep with a 12-device check list
zigbee · 45000 ms - Room-following light that tracks you along the corridor
thread · 600 ms - Arrival warm-light handoff on the hall mmWave
matter · 850 ms
Light
light · 5
- Dark-room occupancy boost for a windowless utility room
thread · 400 ms - Overcast compensation for a north-facing kitchen
zigbee · 5000 ms - Daylight harvesting: electric light follows the window
matter · 8000 ms - Twilight path lighting keyed to sun elevation, not a clock
zwave · 30000 ms - Lux-adaptive blinds that hold 300 lx on the desk, not a fixed percentage
matter · 90000 ms
Climate
climate · 5
- Pollen lockout that closes windows before the count spikes
wifi · 2400000 ms - Radiator-by-radiator balancing from room temperature curves
zwave · 1200000 ms - Whole-flat CO₂ purge with a 9-minute cross-ventilation window
thread · 540000 ms - Night cooling purge that pulls in cool air only when it helps
matter · 180000 ms - Bathroom fan that runs until the humidity gradient flattens
zigbee · 2000 ms
Energy
energy · 5
- Storm reserve: pre-charge the battery and shed discretionary loads
matter · 300000 ms - EV charging that yields to the oven without stranding the car
wifi · 15000 ms - Dishwasher deferral to the cheapest two-hour tariff window
zigbee · 50400000 ms - Divert solar surplus to the hot water cylinder instead of exporting at 4 ¢
matter · 60000 ms - Nightly phantom-load audit that finds the 38 W you forgot about
zigbee · 60000 ms
Water
water · 4
- Rainwater tank top-up and pump protection on a level probe
wifi · 3600000 ms - Pipe-freeze guard: trickle the far tap and warn before the line drops to 2 °C
thread · 120000 ms - Irrigation that skips a zone when the soil is already wet
zigbee · 1800000 ms - Leak-triggered main shutoff with a 4 litre flow threshold
zwave · 9000 ms
Safety
safety · 3