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Command line garage cover

Garage Door Openers · Security

Partly worksApple Home issues

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: Command line.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Command linePartly worksPartly in Home
Door stays Opening forever without assumed state
Cover reports integer state; HomeKit shows Opening indefinitely
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With #13796 I'm using `command_line` cover type, which only supports a `command_state` that returns an integer (designed for window shade position). But since `garage` device type has a `assume_state` attribute, we could use it in homekit to send `open` when touched and then assume the door is closed right away and return that status to HomeKit. Without that, the door stays in *Opening* state forever. Another solution would be to add an actual `command_doorstate` option to `command_line` that could return `opened` or `closed` instead of an integer. Ideally current `command_state` should be …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #13857 · 2018-04

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

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CategoryGarage Door Openers