Push Hubitat Groovy

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Push a local Groovy file to a Hubitat hub, compile it, and report the compile status. It identifies the file type (app or driver), extracts the name, finds or creates the entity on the hub, updates the code, and lists devices or apps using it.

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DevelopmentIntermediate
806/2/2026
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Our review

Pushes a local Groovy file (app or driver) to a Hubitat hub, compiles it, and reports the result.

Strengths

  • Automates deployment of code to a Hubitat hub without the web interface
  • Automatically detects the type (app/driver) and name from the file
  • Handles incremental updates via the Hubitat API (version)
  • Reports compilation errors and lists devices/instances using the code

Limitations

  • Requires a .hubitat.json configuration file at the project root
  • Does not create a new code entity if it does not exist on the hub (delegates to another skill)
  • Depends on the hub's HTTP API without authentication (limited security)
When to use it

When developing Groovy apps or drivers for Hubitat and you want to quickly deploy changes to the local hub.

When not to use it

If the hub is not on the local network or you need to manage multiple hubs simultaneously (the skill only handles one hub per project).

Security analysis

Caution
Quality score95/100

The skill uses bash and curl to communicate with a local Hubitat hub on the network, which is legitimate but involves network operations and file system reads. No destructive or exfiltrating actions are present.

No concerns found

Examples

Push latest Groovy driver
Push the most recently modified .groovy driver file to the Hubitat hub.
Push specific app file
Push the file apps/my-app.groovy to the Hubitat hub and show me the compilation status.
Push all updated drivers
Find all .groovy files modified in the last hour and push them to the hub.

name: hubitat-push description: Push Groovy app or driver code to Hubitat hub and report compile status argument-hint: "[filepath]" allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Glob, Grep

Hubitat Push Skill

Push a local Groovy file to the Hubitat hub, compile it, and report the result.

Instructions

Follow these steps exactly:

Step 1: Read Configuration

Read .hubitat.json from the project root to get hub_ip.

Step 2: Identify the File

  • If $ARGUMENTS contains a filepath, use that file.
  • Otherwise, find the most recently modified .groovy file using: ls -t apps/*.groovy drivers/**/*.groovy 2>/dev/null | head -1
  • Confirm the file exists and read its contents.

Step 3: Determine Type (App vs Driver)

  • If the file path contains apps/ → it's an app
  • If the file path contains drivers/ → it's a driver
  • This determines the API endpoints to use:
    • Driver: /hub2/userDeviceTypes, /driver/ajax/code, /driver/ajax/update
    • App: /hub2/userAppTypes, /app/ajax/code, /app/ajax/update

Step 4: Extract Name from Source

Read the file and extract the name value from the definition() block. The format looks like:

definition(
    name: "My Driver Name",
    namespace: "iamtrep",
    ...
)

Extract the name string (the value after name:).

Step 5: Find the Hub ID

Query the hub for the list of user code to find the matching ID:

  • Drivers: curl -s "http://{hub_ip}/hub2/userDeviceTypes"
  • Apps: curl -s "http://{hub_ip}/hub2/userAppTypes"

The response is a JSON array. Find the entry where name matches the name extracted in Step 4. Get the id field. Also note the usedBy field for later.

If no match is found, the code is not yet on the hub. Use the /hubitat-install skill to create it, then stop (install will handle creation and report the result). Tell the user you are invoking /hubitat-install.

Step 6: Get Current Version

Fetch the current version number (required for the update API):

  • Drivers: curl -s "http://{hub_ip}/driver/ajax/code?id={ID}"
  • Apps: curl -s "http://{hub_ip}/app/ajax/code?id={ID}"

Extract the version field from the JSON response.

Step 7: Push the Code

POST the updated source to the hub:

  • Drivers: POST http://{hub_ip}/driver/ajax/update
  • Apps: POST http://{hub_ip}/app/ajax/update

Use curl with:

curl -s -X POST "http://{hub_ip}/{type}/ajax/update" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
  --data-urlencode "id={ID}" \
  --data-urlencode "version={VERSION}" \
  --data-urlencode "source@{FILEPATH}"

Where {type} is driver or app.

Note: --data-urlencode "source@{FILEPATH}" reads and URL-encodes the file contents automatically.

Step 8: Report Result

Parse the JSON response:

  • On success: {"id":..., "version":..., "status":"success"}
    • Report: "Successfully pushed {name} to hub (version {new_version})"
  • On error: The response will contain error/status details
    • Report the compilation errors clearly so the user can fix them

Step 9: Show Usage

From the data retrieved in Step 5, show which devices or app instances use this code:

  • For drivers: list the devices using this driver (from usedBy in the userDeviceTypes response)
  • For apps: list the installed instances (from usedBy in the userAppTypes response)

Format as a simple list with device/app IDs and names.

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