Home Assistant tutorials

Trigger any Home Assistant automation by voice — "Alexa, charge the car" — using a tiny HA script that bypasses automation conditions, exposed to Alexa as a scene, and wired into an Alexa Routine. Reusable pattern for forcing any automation to run on demand.

New to Home Assistant? Not sure where to begin? This guide maps out all 20 guides on this site by difficulty level, estimated time, and what you will build — so you can find the right starting point and work your way up at your own pace.

Build a fully self-hosted 'Jarvis' — Alexa captures your voice, Claude thinks, your home responds. Ask questions, control devices, have natural conversations. No subscriptions, completely free beyond the Claude API. Step-by-step guide including AWS Lambda, Alexa Custom Skill, Login With Amazon, and the native HA Anthropic integration.