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[KallerTobias]

Hi,

I love your automation. may it's possible to add a input from a helper variable with a condition to run the automation?
I'm using a helper with 3 states: Off, Manual and Auto,
In off i would like to turn off the light (and your automation), in manual I would like to turn off you automation and in auto mode i would like to run the automation.
So I think a simple optional condition, if not true stopping the automation from running, would be a great improvement of this awesome automation.

[EvTheFuture]

may it's possible to add a input from a helper variable with a condition to run the automation?

This can be done easily by just adding the automation you created from the blueprint to an entity card and that will toggle the automation between off and auto.

You could also create your own helper and trigger an automation from the state change of the helper and in the automation you either turn on the dim lights automation, turn it off or turn it off together with the lights.

Use the home assistant generic off service to turn off the automation.