Smart Home — Map + Setup Steps (2026-06-01)
Sam asked to connect smart devices (fridge/Shabbos, sensors, Ring, ecobee, cameras). Hard truth: Claude Code CANNOT log into these — they live on Sam's accounts + phone. This doc = exact steps Sam does on his phone. Claude builds the PORTAL side (tiles + the Hikvision embed). Fridge = Samsung + SmartThings (confirmed).
The strategy (one sentence)
Apple Home + SmartThings + iPhone Shortcuts = the consolidation hub. Everything that CAN go into a hub goes in; the portal gets deep-link tiles for the walled ones + embeds only what's truly web-reachable (Hikvision via :8500).
Device-by-device verdict
| Device | Connectable? | Path | Portal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung fridge | ✅ YES | SmartThings — Sabbath mode as a scheduled routine | deep-link tile to SmartThings |
| Hikvision NVR (7 cams) | ✅ YES (proven) | web port :8500 reachable | EMBED (cameras.html, after DDNS move) |
| ecobee camera | 🟡 walled | cloud/HomeKit only | deep-link tile to Apple Home |
| Ring | 🟡 walled (heavy to embed) | Ring app / Amazon-locked | deep-link tile to Ring app |
| Sensors | ⬜ depends | need brand + hub | TBD — Sam to specify |
⭐ HIGHEST VALUE: Auto Shabbos fridge (Samsung SmartThings)
Samsung now lets Sabbath mode be a Routine (moved out of Settings). So it can auto-fire every Friday.
Sam's steps (in SmartThings app):
1. Open SmartThings → tap the Routines tab (bottom).
2. Tap + to create a routine. Name it "Shabbos — fridge."
3. IF (trigger): set a time — every Friday at a safe margin before candle-lighting (e.g. 5:00 PM year-round, or earlier in winter). (SmartThings time triggers are fixed clock times — it won't auto-track candle-lighting; pick a time that's always before the earliest Friday candle-lighting, ~4:10 PM in deep winter, OR make two routines: winter time + summer time.)
4. THEN (action): add your refrigerator → Sabbath mode → On.
5. Save. Optionally a second routine Saturday night to turn it off (Sabbath mode auto-expires after 85 hrs anyway, so off-routine is optional).
Note: confirm your fridge model actually lists Sabbath mode in SmartThings (Menu → Refrigerator options → Sabbath mode). If it's not there, the model doesn't support remote toggle.
Better candle-lighting accuracy later: a true "before candles" trigger needs Claude's Hebcal feed → a webhook into SmartThings (advanced; park for now). Fixed Friday time is the 90% solution today.
Apple Home + Shortcuts (the "I don't use Home app" answer)
Sam doesn't really use Apple Home. Worth setting up because it's the single pane for the walled devices:
1. iPhone → Home app → add ecobee (HomeKit), any HomeKit sensors. (Ring is NOT HomeKit — stays in Ring app.)
2. Shortcuts app → build a "Shabbos" shortcut: one tap (or auto-Friday) that can chain — set thermostat, trigger the SmartThings Shabbos routine (via SmartThings's Shortcuts support), set phone to DND, etc.
3. These become deep-link tiles on the portal: "Home", "Shabbos mode", "Cameras", "Ring".
What CLAUDE builds (portal side, no device login needed)
cameras.html— Hikvision 7-cam grid via :8500 (ecobee/iPad-style tiles), camera pw as Worker secret. After No-IP→eero DDNS move.- Deep-link tiles: SmartThings, Apple Home, Ring, ecobee → each opens the right app.
- A "Shabbos" tile that could later trigger the routine.
Open questions for Sam
- Fridge exact model (confirm Sabbath mode shows in SmartThings).
- What sensors + are they in SmartThings / HomeKit / Ring Alarm?
- Ring — just doorbell, or alarm system too?
Sequence (don't do twice)
- Sam: No-IP → eero DDNS migration (new hostname).
- Sam: SmartThings Shabbos routine (highest value, do anytime).
- Claude: cameras.html on the new eero hostname.
- Claude: deep-link tiles for the walled devices.
- Later: Hebcal→SmartThings true candle-lighting trigger; close public camera ports.