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Home Assistant Automation Variables: Check Current Scope, Not Old Forum Rules
Home Assistant run variables change inside the same run, including from If-then. Check the current docs and a trace instead of copying old forum answers.
Home Assistant Numeric State Trigger Not Firing? Check the Threshold Crossing
A Home Assistant numericstate trigger fires only when the value crosses the threshold. Check crossing, conditions, attribute, and units before editing YAML.
Home Assistant Continue on Error: Keep Optional Failures From Stopping a Run
continueonerror: true keeps one optional Home Assistant action from stopping the run. See where it goes, what it cannot cover, and how to check the trace.
Home Assistant Wait Template vs Wait for Trigger: State or Next Change?
waittemplate continues if already true; waitfortrigger needs a later change. Compare timeouts, wait.completed, and safe YAML examples.
Home Assistant Time Condition Across Midnight: Window and Weekday Checks
A Home Assistant time condition with after 22:00 and before 06:00 spans midnight. See the exact boundary results, the weekday rule, and a safe trace test.
Zigbee Smart Plug Power-On State: What Happens After an Outage
Configure a Zigbee smart plug power-on state after an outage. Set poweronbehavior in Zigbee2MQTT or the ZHA entity, then verify with a safe checklist.
Rename a Zigbee2MQTT Device Without Confusing MQTT and Home Assistant
Rename a paired Zigbee2MQTT device, distinguish its MQTT topic from Home Assistant entity IDs, and verify control and automation references afterward.
Zigbee2MQTT Permit Join Not Working: Button, MQTT and Pairing Checks
If Zigbee2MQTT Permit join will not open, check the frontend, MQTT response, coordinator and device in order before changing the network.
Zigbee2MQTT Interview Failed: What to Check After a Device Joins
Zigbee2MQTT interview failed after a device joins? Check proximity, interference, battery, model-specific pairing steps and debug logs.