ha-snapshot-restore

HA Snapshot / Restore

Purpose

Make changes reversible: capture an entity set's current state before testing a new automation or applying a risky change, then restore those exact states if it misbehaves. Capture is read-only; restore actuates devices in one scene.apply call.

Capture (read-only)

${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/ha-agent-lab ha snapshot-states --name <label> [--domains light,cover,climate,switch] [--entities <id> ...]

• --name labels the snapshot (default snapshot); it becomes part of the artifact filename.
• --domains selects which domains to capture (comma-separated; default light,cover,climate,switch).
• --entities captures an explicit list instead of whole domains.
• Writes .claude-code-hermit/raw/snapshot-ha-states-<label>-latest.json (plus a timestamped copy). Only restore-relevant attributes are stored.

Restore (actuation — gated)

${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/bin/ha-agent-lab ha restore-states <artifact> [--confirm]

Restore is the plugin's one direct device-actuation path, so it runs through the same ha_safety_mode policy as every other actuation:

• strict (default): if the snapshot contains any sensitive entity (lock, alarm, security-keyworded cover/switch), restore is blocked and exits non-zero with blocked:true and a suggestion to surface it as a proposal. Non-sensitive entities (lights, climate) restore normally.
• ask: a snapshot touching sensitive entities requires --confirm. Without it, the command refuses and reports needs_confirm:true. The main session must confirm with the operator before re-running with --confirm — the CLI never prompts.
• A successful restore writes an audit report under .claude-code-hermit/raw/audit-ha-restore-*.

Output contract

Capture prints { ok, name, captured, entities, report_path, message }.

Restore prints { ok, blocked, needs_confirm, applied, entities, sensitive, reason, ... }. Exit code is 0 only when ok is true.

Failure modes

• HA unreachable → CLI exits non-zero with an error message.
• A snapshot with no matching entities → capture reports captured: 0; restore reports an error.
• Restore replays state + captured attributes via scene.apply; for cover position and climate setpoints the result depends on what HA's scene integration can reproduce — verify the outcome rather than assuming an exact match.