call_service_tool
Control smart home devices and automations by calling Home Assistant services with domain, service, and optional data parameters.
Instructions
Call any Home Assistant service (low-level API access)
Args: domain: The domain of the service (e.g., 'light', 'switch', 'automation') service: The service to call (e.g., 'turn_on', 'turn_off', 'toggle') data: Optional data to pass to the service (e.g., {'entity_id': 'light.living_room'})
Returns: The response from Home Assistant (usually empty for successful calls)
Examples: domain='light', service='turn_on', data={'entity_id': 'light.x', 'brightness': 255} domain='automation', service='reload' domain='fan', service='set_percentage', data={'entity_id': 'fan.x', 'percentage': 50}
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain | Yes | ||
| service | Yes | ||
| data | No |
Implementation Reference
- app/server.py:880-902 (handler)The primary MCP tool handler function 'call_service_tool' that provides the interface for calling arbitrary Home Assistant services. Registered via @mcp.tool() decorator.@mcp.tool() @async_handler("call_service") async def call_service_tool(domain: str, service: str, data: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]: """ Call any Home Assistant service (low-level API access) Args: domain: The domain of the service (e.g., 'light', 'switch', 'automation') service: The service to call (e.g., 'turn_on', 'turn_off', 'toggle') data: Optional data to pass to the service (e.g., {'entity_id': 'light.living_room'}) Returns: The response from Home Assistant (usually empty for successful calls) Examples: domain='light', service='turn_on', data={'entity_id': 'light.x', 'brightness': 255} domain='automation', service='reload' domain='fan', service='set_percentage', data={'entity_id': 'fan.x', 'percentage': 50} """ logger.info(f"Calling Home Assistant service: {domain}.{service} with data: {data}") return await call_service(domain, service, data or {})
- app/hass.py:313-331 (helper)Supporting helper function that performs the actual HTTP API call to Home Assistant's services endpoint. Imported and used by the main tool handler.async def call_service(domain: str, service: str, data: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None) -> Dict[str, Any]: """Call a Home Assistant service""" if data is None: data = {} client = await get_client() response = await client.post( f"{HA_URL}/api/services/{domain}/{service}", headers=get_ha_headers(), json=data ) response.raise_for_status() # Invalidate cache after service calls as they might change entity states global _entities_timestamp _entities_timestamp = 0 return response.json()