Open-source software
Tara Assistant, the original self-hosted Home Assistant project.
Tara Assistant connects to an existing Home Assistant installation, learns from local history, and proposes readable automations for review instead of silently changing the house.
View the open-source projectWho it is for
Software project or configured home kit?
Choose Tara Assistant if you already run Home Assistant and want the software project. Choose a Tara Home kit if you want the server, devices, room plan, configuration, and handoff prepared for you.
What it includes
What Tara Assistant does.
- Self-hosted Home Assistant companion
- Local habit detection
- Home Assistant history backfill
- Automation suggestions for review
- Natural-language device control
- Local or cloud LLM options
- Docker and Home Assistant add-on paths
How it works
Start with the public project.
- Read the public project documentation
- Choose Docker or the Home Assistant add-on path
- Connect your Home Assistant instance
- Review every suggested automation before enabling it
FAQ
Quick answers.
Is Tara Assistant the same as a Tara Home kit?
No. Tara Assistant is the self-hosted software project for existing Home Assistant users. Tara Home kits add planned hardware, a configured local server, room labels, and a support handoff.
Does Tara Assistant replace Home Assistant?
No. Home Assistant remains the source of truth for devices, states, services, scenes, and automations.
Does habit detection automatically enable routines?
No. Tara treats learned routines as suggestions that should be reviewed before Home Assistant enables them.