Check out the setup guide here: https://www.pushcut.io/homekit

I also posted a quick demo video on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/dfvcal/in_my_gre...

I hope you can use this for many DIY home automation projects with HomeKit.

To the makers, hackers, and DIY enthusiasts like me: I just released the brand new Pushcut API!

My intention is to offer everything that is needed to integrate Pushcut to any DIY automation system you might have.

Check out the [documentation here](https://www.pushcut.io/webapi.html). <- You can even play around with the API through the web UI, which is pretty cool I think ; )

The primary use is of course to send smart notifications with dynamic content and automation actions to your iOS devices.

However, I think the coolest part is the possibility to register you own (local network) webhooks as "online actions" in Pushcut.

This way you can trigger anything in your local automation system - directly from the notification action - on your local network.

My hope is that over time there will be more and more "plug-and-play" integrations for all various DIY solutions out there (openHAB, Hass io, Node-RED, webCoRE, ...)

Let me know if you are interested in collaborating on an integration, or if you want to request additions to the API.

Also, which automation system would you like to see a Pushcut integration for?

Hi everyone,

for years now I have been playing around with automation and DIY smart home technology, sliding deeper and deeper into this amazing world of fun projects and possibilities.

I found that one piece was missing: "semi-automation"

For certain things, fully automatic was not a good option for me (like turning off lights at night, or opening doors, etc.) - any automatic rule you would write would be very complicated and possibly still work against you sometimes.

What was/is really big of course is voice controlled stuff - and while it works ok most of the time, I just never got all to comfortable negotiating with these "smart" assistances.

I wanted quick, silent access to automation actions when they are relevant. Combining webhooks with iOS shortcuts was the best solution for me: Smart notifications to give me the right options at the right time.

With added location/time-based triggers and integrations for services like Zapier and Integromat, Pushcut is a great puzzle-piece for any automation project you want to have a say in.

Let me know what you think, internet!