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Document Home Assistant integrations in the current split-page format.

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Usage: /document-integration-docs <domain> [epic-or-issue]

Document the <domain> integration in the current Home Assistant split-page documentation format. Use an existing ./source/_integrations/<domain>.markdown page when present. If it does not exist, create it from the current integration documentation template.

Keep the main context small. Use sub-agents for discovery and review. Do not trust the epic, issue text, or existing docs unless Core confirms them. Treat https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/developers.home-assistant/master/docs/documenting/integration-docs-examples.md as the canonical template for split pages. Treat https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/developers.home-assistant/master/docs/documenting/yaml-style-guide.md as the YAML style source for all YAML examples. Do not loosely imitate it. Follow its structure closely unless Core implementation makes a specific section inapplicable.

Stage 1: inventory with a sub-agent

Launch a sub-agent to inspect what exists:

  • ./source/_integrations/<domain>.markdown, if present
  • If you have Home Assistant Core and Frontend checked out, inspect:
    • ../core/homeassistant/components/<domain>/conditions.yaml
    • ../core/homeassistant/components/<domain>/services.yaml
    • ../core/homeassistant/components/<domain>/triggers.yaml
    • ../core/homeassistant/components/<domain>/strings.json
    • ../frontend/src/translations/en.json
  • any existing split pages for <domain> in:
    • ./source/_triggers
    • ./source/_conditions
    • ./source/_actions

The sub-agent must return only this compact inventory:

Domain: <domain>

Triggers to document:
- key: <domain>.<trigger_key>
  title: <title>
  description: <description>
  target domains: [...]
  options: [...]

Conditions to document:
- key: <domain>.<condition_key>
  title: <title>
  description: <description>
  target domains: [...]
  options: [...]

Actions to document:
- key: <domain>.<action_key>
  title: <title>
  description: <description>
  target domains: [...]
  fields: [...]

Categories not implemented:
- ...

Existing split pages:
- ...

Existing integration page:
- present: <yes/no>
- useful existing content: <short summary or none>

UI wording:
- trigger behavior labels: ...
- condition behavior labels: ...
- action-specific labels: ...
- automation example action labels to mirror: ...

Important implementation notes:
- ...

Mismatches between epic/issue text and Core:
- ...

Rules for Stage 1:

  • Core is the source of truth.
  • Verify categories from Core, not from the issue.
  • Verify exact keys from YAML or implementation.
  • Verify supported target entity domains.
  • Verify behavior labels from frontend strings.
  • If actions exist, capture the current UI action label forms once in Stage 1 and reuse them later instead of doing extra lookups during writing.
  • Keep the output short and factual.
  • If the integration page does not exist yet, say so and continue from Core and the current templates.
  • Note any mismatch between existing split pages and the current developer examples template.

Stage 2: template and style extraction with a sub-agent

Launch a sub-agent to inspect:

  • ./source/_integrations/_integration_docs_template.markdown
  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/developers.home-assistant/master/docs/documenting/integration-docs-examples.md
  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/developers.home-assistant/master/docs/documenting/general-style-guide.md
  • https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/developers.home-assistant/master/docs/documenting/yaml-style-guide.md
  • relevant include snippets under ./source/_includes
  • 2-4 existing files across integrations, triggers, conditions, and actions

The sub-agent must return only this:

Integration page requirements:
- ...
- automation examples section requirement: ...

Trigger page requirements:
- required includes in order: ...
- required heading flow: ...
- required UI wording: ...
- Good to know guidance: ...

Condition page requirements:
- required includes in order: ...
- required heading flow: ...
- required UI wording: ...
- Good to know guidance: ...

Action page requirements:
- required includes in order: ...
- required heading flow: ...
- required UI wording: ...
- Good to know guidance: ...

Common pitfalls to avoid:
- ...

Focus on include order, heading expectations, UI wording, Good to know placement, and the integration-level automation examples section. Keep it compact.

The sub-agent must explicitly call out mandatory split-page sections and include order from the developer examples template, including sections that are often missing in older docs.

Stage 3: write or update the docs

Using only the distilled outputs from Stage 1 and Stage 2:

  1. Create or update ./source/_integrations/<domain>.markdown.
  2. Create or update one split page per trigger.
  3. Create or update one split page per condition.
  4. Create or update one split page per action.
  5. If a category is not implemented, do not create pages for it.
  6. If split pages already exist, update them instead of duplicating them.

Hard requirements:

  • In the integration page, if triggers, conditions, and actions all exist, use {% include integrations/triggers_conditions_actions.md %}.
  • If one or more of those categories does not exist, do not use triggers_conditions_actions.md.
  • Instead, include only the applicable lines below, separated by blank lines:
    • {% include integrations/triggers.md %}
    • {% include integrations/conditions.md %}
    • {% include integrations/actions.md %}
  • Ensure the integration page has an ## <Integration name> automation examples section that follows the current integration template.
  • Add that section even if it was missing before the migration.
  • In that section, example headings must be level-3 headings prefixed with Automation:.
  • The integration-page automation examples must match the documented split pages and use the same feature names and behavior.
  • Do not document unsupported Core features.
  • When documenting a for attribute in options or fields, document its type as string, not time.
  • Do not use Markdown H1 headings.
  • Keep blank lines around headings and Liquid blocks.
  • Follow the Home Assistant YAML style guide for all YAML examples.
  • In UI options and YAML options sections, list default values when applicable.
  • Use sentence-style capitalization.
  • Prefer globally understood wording.
  • Avoid region-specific household terms.
  • Avoid invented workflows like “Away mode” unless explicitly framed as user-created.
  • If using a helper, explicitly say it must be created separately and use {% term helper %} where appropriate.
  • For trigger, condition, and action pages, follow the developer examples template section-for-section unless a section is truly not applicable.
  • Do not omit a template section just because the older page for this integration did not have it.
  • Keep include order aligned with the developer examples template.
  • Keep heading flow aligned with the developer examples template and the headings produced by includes.
  • Keep UI-step and options-section structure aligned with the developer examples template.
  • If deviating from the template, do so only for a Core-based reason and keep the deviation minimal.

UI wording requirements:

  • Do not prefix selected UI items with the domain.
  • Trigger pages must say: Select what you want to monitor. Under **By target** ...
  • Condition pages must say: Select what you want to check. Under **By target** ...
  • Action pages must say: Select what you want to control. Under **By target** ...
  • In automation examples, do not repeat the domain in UI action names. Use the action label without the Domain: prefix.
  • If the current UI label is Light: Turn on light, write Turn on light.
  • If the current UI label would read awkwardly with the domain, such as Lock: Lock lock, write only the non-prefixed label.
  • Use the action labels from their related strings.json in Core to make sure they match what users see in the UI.

Split-page naming rules:

  • Triggers: source/_triggers/<domain>.<trigger_key>.markdown
  • Conditions: source/_conditions/<domain>.<condition_key>.markdown
  • Actions: source/_actions/<domain>.<action_key>.markdown

Use exact Core keys.

Each trigger, condition, and action page must have:

  • a strong introductory context explaining when it is useful
  • exactly two concrete automation examples for different use cases

Example rules:

  • Examples must match what the page claims.

  • Prefer standard Home Assistant concepts like time, sun, person/zone, notifications, locks, lights, alarm control panels, scripts, and automations.

  • Do not invent unsupported modes, flows, or features.

  • Do not imply a helper exists unless you explicitly say it is user-created.

  • In automation examples, do not list default values such as default for or behavior values.

  • In automation examples, use the correct full action labels, such as Lock lock or Turn on switch, not shortened labels like Lock or Turn on.

  • For examples that use the mobile notification action, use this pattern to refer to the mobile device:

    In UI:

    - **Action**: Send a notification message
      - **Target**: My Device (`notify.my_device`)
    

    In YAML:

    actions:
      - action: notify.send_message
        target:
          entity_id: notify.my_device
        data:
          message: >
            ...
    
  • If there are other **Target** items in UI lists, they should be nested with two spaces under the trigger/action/condition above them.

Stage 4: review with a sub-agent

Launch a sub-agent to review the updated files against Core, templates, includes, and developer examples.

It must return only:

Problems found:
- [severity] <file>: <issue>

Passed checks:
- <check>

Required review checks:

  • integration page uses {% include integrations/triggers_conditions_actions.md %} only when triggers, conditions, and actions all exist
  • if one or more categories is missing, the integration page uses only the applicable individual include lines with blank lines between them
  • integration page contains the ## <Integration name> automation examples section when required by the current template
  • integration-page example headings are level 3 and start with Automation:
  • integration-page automation example content is consistent with the split pages
  • split pages follow the current developer examples template closely
  • no mandatory split-page template section was omitted without a Core-based reason
  • split pages contain required includes
  • include order matches the developer examples template
  • heading levels align with include-generated headings
  • section order matches the developer examples template
  • UI wording matches current developer examples
  • selected item labels do not use Domain: Label
  • trigger steps use Select what you want to monitor. Under **By target** ...
  • condition steps use Select what you want to check. Under **By target** ...
  • action steps use Select what you want to control. Under **By target** ...
  • automation examples do not use Domain: Label for action names
  • automation example action names reuse the current non-prefixed UI label form already captured during Stage 1
  • unavailable / unknown notes are in Good to know
  • every documented feature exists in Core
  • no unsupported feature was invented
  • examples are realistic and globally understandable
  • in YAML options, for is documented as type: string and the format is explained in the description
  • UI options and YAML options sections list default values when applicable
  • automation examples do not list default values such as for for or behavior
  • automation examples use correct full action labels such as Lock lock or Turn on switch
  • YAML examples follow the Home Assistant YAML style guide
  • helper usage, if any, is explicitly framed as user-created

Stage 5: fix and re-review

If the review sub-agent reports problems:

  • fix them
  • run one more compact review pass
  • stop only when no material issues remain

Final response

Return:

Summary:
- ...

Files updated:
- ...

Files created:
- ...

Categories intentionally not documented:
- <category>: <reason>

Mismatches found between epic/issue text and Core:
- ...

Assumptions:
- ...