A Mac app sends Teams status to Home Assistant
TeamsAssist-macOS is a lightweight that reads the current status and sends it to . It runs quietly in the background, so Teams activity can become a trigger for home or office automations. Similar tools already exist for Windows, but this is aimed at people who want a Mac-native option.
A meeting or an unmuted microphone can turn an on air light outside an office door red. A call can pause background music or smart speakers. A presentation can trigger a better camera lighting scene or adjust room climate controls.
The setup behind it already uses for energy use, heat pump monitoring, and network appliances. The project is published on GitHub as TheRudin/TeamsAssist-macOS.
Key points
- It is a Mac app that sends status to .
- Meeting status or microphone state can become a trigger for s.
- It can control an office warning light, pause music, change video-call lighting, or adjust room climate.
- It fills a Mac gap where Windows already has similar options.
- The code is shared on GitHub as TheRudin/TeamsAssist-macOS.