Smart home systems that stay yours — built around Home Assistant
Camera apps and cloud hubs are fine until they change pricing, break an integration, or stop working offline. We design local-first automation for Denver and Boulder homes: reliable daily use, secure remote access, and a clear path to AI-assisted diagnostics later — without handing your house to a black-box agent.
Home Assistant packages
Clear scopes and starting price points. Final quotes depend on device count, wiring, and network readiness.
From $695
HA Starter
Local-first Home Assistant hub, core device onboarding, and a clean dashboard you can actually use.
Best for: Homeowners ready to leave cloud-only apps behind
- Home Assistant install (hardware options discussed at quote)
- Up to 8 devices onboarded
- Secure remote access pattern (no open ports)
- Basic automations (lights, presence, climate)
- Owner walkthrough + documentation handoff
From $1,495
HA Pro
Whole-home automation with camera, network, and energy-aware automations — engineered for reliability.
Best for: Families and property managers who want a dependable daily system
- Everything in Starter
- Up to 25 devices + Zigbee/Z-Wave planning
- Camera / NVR integration where appropriate
- Mesh Wi-Fi review and VLAN recommendations
- Scene + notification automations
- 30-day post-install support window
Custom quote
Estate / Multi-System
Complex properties: multi-building, AV, energy, security, and diagnostic tooling under one local control plane.
Best for: Larger homes, ADUs, and portfolios that need disciplined systems design
- Everything in Pro
- Multi-location / ADU architecture
- AV and entertainment control integration
- Diagnostic tooling hooks (thermal, energy, network)
- Agent-ready data exports (read-only by default)
- Quarterly systems review option
The stack we build around
Engineering choices first — then brand names. This is what makes the system maintainable after install day.
Home Assistant
Local control plane
Runs on your network. You own the data. Cloud is optional, not required.
Zigbee / Z-Wave / Matter
Device fabric
We choose the right radio stack for your home instead of forcing one vendor.
Cameras & sensors
Situational awareness
Presence, doors, climate, leak, and video — wired into useful automations, not noise.
Secure remote access
Access without exposure
Tailscale / Cloudflare Tunnel patterns — never a naked open port to the internet.
Diagnostic tools
Problem solving
Network, thermal, moisture, and equipment checks when something is not behaving.
Security posture
Smart homes fail at the network edge more often than at the light switch. We treat access, credentials, and future agents as part of the install — not an afterthought.
Local-first by default
Critical automations run on your LAN. Internet outages should not brick lights, locks, or climate.
Least privilege
Integrations and future AI agents get the minimum permissions required. Write actions are gated.
No open ports
Remote access uses private tunnels or authenticated reverse proxies — not port-forwarded Home Assistant.
Documented ownership
You receive credentials, backups guidance, and a plain-English map of what is connected and why.
AI agents with specific talents — and hard limits
We are building focused problem-solvers for diagnostics and automation drafting. They start advisory. Unattended device control is not on the default path.
Home Assistant Advisor
Analyzes pasted entity / states dumps for health issues and suggests fixes. No live writes; gated under /tools.
- Paste-only inventory today (no persistent HA tokens in browser)
- Human approval before any future device action
- Authenticated tools session required
Network & Wi-Fi Diagnostic Agent
Symptom checklist that drafts mesh / IoT VLAN / camera triage steps during site visits. Gated under /tools/network-diag.
- Runs from technician session only
- No live network scans or stored customer credentials
- Recommendations only — human applies changes
Equipment Diagnostic Agent
Interprets thermal / moisture / sensor patterns and drafts a clear next-step report for the homeowner.
- Outputs recommendations only
- Does not schedule work or charge accounts
Automation Builder Agent
Turns plain-English requests into Home Assistant automation drafts for review before publish.
- Drafts only until homeowner confirms
- Sandbox validation before production YAML
Smart home FAQ
Do I need a subscription to a big smart-home brand?
No. Home Assistant is open-source and runs locally. You can still use individual cloud devices when useful, but the hub does not depend on a monthly lock-in.
Can you work with what I already own?
Usually yes. We inventory your existing cameras, thermostats, lights, and hubs, then design a practical migration path instead of forcing a rip-and-replace.
Is Home Assistant hard to maintain?
It can be — if it is left undocumented. Our installs include owner walkthrough, backup guidance, and optional follow-up support so you are not stuck with a fragile science project.
Will AI agents control my house automatically?
Not by default. Future agents start in advisory / draft mode. Any action that changes devices requires explicit approval and scoped credentials.
Do you only do Home Assistant?
Home Assistant is our preferred control plane, but the job starts with your goals: reliable lighting, cameras that notify usefully, AV that works, and networks that keep IoT devices from choking the house.