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title	description	ha_category	ha_release	ha_quality_scale	ha_domain	ha_codeowners	ha_integration_type
AI Task	Instructions on how to setup AI task entities with Home Assistant.	AI	2025.7	internal	ai_task	@home-assistant/core	entity

The AI Task {% term integration %} allows you to use AI to help you configure Home Assistant.

{% include integrations/building_block_integration.md %}

For each task, you can set a preferred AI task entity. This allows you to use different AI models for different purposes, such as generating text, summarizing information, or even controlling devices. When the entity ID is omitted in the action, the preferred AI task entity will be used.

The state of an AI task entity

The {% term state %} of an AI task {% term entity %} is a timestamp showing the date and time when the AI task was last used.

Action ai_task.generate_text

Generates text using AI.

Data attribute	Optional	Description
task_name	no	String that identifies the type of text generation task (for example, "home summary", "alert notification").
instructions	no	String containing the specific instructions for the AI to follow when generating the text.
entity_id	yes	String that points at an entity_id of an LLM task entity. If not specified, uses the default LLM task.

The response variable is a dictionary with the following keys:

• text: The generated text.
• conversation_id: The ID of the conversation used for the task.

Example

{% raw %}

# Example: Generate a notification when garage door is left open
automation:
- alias: "Garage door notification"
  triggers:
    - trigger: state
      entity_id: cover.garage_door
      to: 'on'
      for:
        minutes: 10
  actions:
    - action: ai_task.generate_text
      data:
        task_name: "garage door left open comment"
        instructions: "Generate a funny notification that garage door was left open"
      response_variable: generated_text
    - action: notify.mobile_app
      data:
        message: "{{ generated_text.result }}"

{% endraw %}