Debugging Leafy Energy automations in Home Assistant

Why is my flow not doing what I expect?

Few things are as frustrating in a demo as an automation that does not trigger. This article helps you debug Leafy Energy-based automations in Home Assistant.

Checklist

• Check if Leafy Energy sensors contain up-to-date values.
• Use the Automation UI to see whether the trigger has fired recently.
• Use the “Trace” feature to see which condition fails.
• Temporarily add additional logging via a persistent_notification.

Demo tip

Intentionally introduce a small error (for example a wrong entity ID) during training and then go through the debugging steps. This helps everybody understand how to fix energy-based flows.