susi.dev https://susi.dev/blog Personal site and blog of Susi en-us look+fromweb@susi.dev (Susi) look+fromweb@susi.dev (Susi) Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://susi.dev/blog/home-assistant-dependent-devices-labels-spook Marking Dependent Devices in Home Assistant: No Native Way, So Here Is What I Built https://susi.dev/blog/home-assistant-dependent-devices-labels-spook Home Assistant has no built-in way to say "this entity is expected to go unavailable because its socket is switched off." Labels plus the Spook integration close that gap: disable the dependent devices when the socket goes off, and they drop out of the recorder and the UI for free. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT look+fromweb@susi.dev (Susi) home-assistantsmart-homehomelab