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HASS.Agent 2.2.0, released by the HASS.Agent Team, is an unofficial Windows client whose single purpose is to expose every sensor, command, and automation surface of a local PC to Home Assistant so that the open-source home-automation hub can treat the workstation itself as a first-class smart device. Written in .NET and distributed as a lightweight background service plus optional tray companion, the application registers more than one hundred predefined sensors—CPU load, GPU temperature, network throughput, active window, webcam state, uptime, battery level, print-queue length, and even the currently playing media title—while simultaneously offering a matching catalogue of commands that can be triggered from Home Assistant’s dashboard or automations: shutdown, restart, log off, lock screen, mute, set volume, launch arbitrary executables, or control individual applications such as Spotify and VLC. Advanced users can extend the built-in roster through YAML or C# scripts, turning any WMI query, REST endpoint, or PowerShell snippet into a custom sensor or switch that appears instantly inside Home Assistant’s entity registry. Typical deployments include turning office lights off when the workstation locks, pausing household audio when a video call starts, sending notification snapshots to Telegram when the GPU temperature exceeds a threshold, or batch-suspending background processes when solar-panel production drops. Because communication is encrypted with Home Assistant’s long-lived access tokens and transmitted over the local network via the MQTT or WebSocket API, no cloud relay is required, and all entity names remain under the user’s control. The software is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads provided via trusted Windows package sources (e.g. winget), always delivering the latest version, and supporting batch installation of multiple applications.
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