Use Claude to audit and repair Home Assistant configs

A writer had Claude inspect a Home Assistant setup, then use browser control to patch YAML and debug a broken automation.

Done with Claude in Chromeยท Advanced

What they did
They connected Claude Desktop to a local MCP proxy on a Mac with a long-lived access token, then let Claude inspect the Home Assistant device registry and related setup. Since the Home Assistant connector could not edit files directly, Claude used the Chrome connector to open the right screens, paste config into editors, and even inject JavaScript when normal typing scrambled the text. The writer stayed present while Claude worked and used a visual trace to follow the automation debugging.
How it went
The review surfaced several issues: TV entities appeared three times, some duplicates had no real device behind them, a few lights were not assigned, and one fan had been added as a switch. Claude also built a toggle automation and fixed its bug within minutes. The whole task finished in one afternoon.
Tips
Browser-based editing can be slow and may break when the Home Assistant interface changes. It is safest when you already know roughly what needs changing, and the person should supervise closely because an agent could remove or damage entities.

Try it yourself with Claude in Chrome

Connect to my Home Assistant instance at [URL] and review my setup for duplicate entities, missing assignments, broken automations, and anything that looks misregistered. Click through the relevant pages, inspect the device registry, and prepare specific fixes with the exact YAML or config blocks I should use. Before you make any change that would save, submit, delete, or overwrite anything, stop and show me the exact step for approval. After I approve, carry out only that change and then report what you found in a prioritized list.

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