About this episode

Phil and Rohan explore practical AI applications for Home Assistant, discussing various tools and setups.

Phil and Rohan go deep on practical AI for Home Assistant. We cover LLM Vision for doorbell and perimeter alerts, HACS add‑ons like AI Agent and AI Suggester, and using GitHub Copilot to generate YAML automations. Rohan shares his Ollama + LiteLLM routing setup and why private cloud models might beat pay‑per‑token APIs. Phil battles OpenClaw (aka MoltBot/Claude Bot) to control lights via MCP Watch this episode on YouTube Show notes for this episode are available at https://homeassistant.fm/HA225 Support the Podcast Get early-access to episodes and an ad-free feed by supporting our Patreon. https://homeassistant.fm/patreon Share your story We wouldn't be able to do this podcast without community members and home automation enthusiasts sharing their stories. To register your interest to come share your home automation journey, head over to homeassistant.fm and click share your story . Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:02 - Rohan’s AI stack today 00:09:00 - HA’s built-in AI + Copilot 00:18:00 - HACS: AI Agent & Suggester 00:26:24 - LLM Vision in practice 00:37:00 - OpenClaw, MCP, and gotchas 00:47:00 - Do we need agents? Use cases 00:51:00 - Costs, feedback, and outro This episode…

People in this episode

Host: Phil

Guest: Rohan

Topics covered

• AI in Home Assistant
• LLM Vision
• GitHub Copilot
• HACS add-ons
• automation
• private cloud models

Sponsors

Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Home Assistant, GitHub, Zooz

Products: OpenClaw, MoltBot, Claude Bot, AI Agent, AI Suggester, Ollama, LiteLLM

More episodes of Home Assistant Podcast

• How FireAvert wants to prevent house fires with a smart home twist · April 21, 2026 · 48 min
• How Mike is making heating smarter with Home Assistant · April 14, 2026 · 1h 10m
• Braden’s Reliable, Low-Cost Home Automation System With Zero YAML Powered by Home Assistant · April 8, 2026 · 60 min
• Infrared is cool again with Home Assistant 2026.4 · March 31, 2026 · 54 min
• Home Assistant On Wheels: We’re going Inside the SmartyVan · March 24, 2026 · 1h 10m
• Kaden‘s Cat-Tracking Smart Home with Home Assistant and Frigate · March 17, 2026 · 58 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Home Assistant Podcast podcast page.