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description: Smart home device unification
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# IoT Control

#### _skill-iot-control.MycroftAI_

### Description:

This Skill doesn't do anything by itself, but it provides an important common language for controlling Internet of Things (IoT) or Smart Home devices. By handling simple phrases like 'turn on', this one Skill can unify multiple other Skills that act as the interface into specific IoT devices or control ecosystems. This creates uniform and seamless interactions for the user!

![](https://500835181-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LzX1y2oL49APvqHoV5o%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ac242f18d72ba48c39bf1969b1336f8443a2c216%2Fstar.png?alt=media) ![](https://500835181-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LzX1y2oL49APvqHoV5o%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ac242f18d72ba48c39bf1969b1336f8443a2c216%2Fstar.png?alt=media)

#### Platform:

![Mark I](https://500835181-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LzX1y2oL49APvqHoV5o%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-20518efa3a75671db56c323c5962b4108102367b%2Fmark-1-icon.png?alt=media) ![Mark II](https://500835181-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LzX1y2oL49APvqHoV5o%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-72e32b84335e1f575f6e5b7b684320acc72e799f%2Fmark-2-icon.png?alt=media) ![Picroft](https://500835181-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LzX1y2oL49APvqHoV5o%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b7dc7493983981386b73158927c1ddf91597de7a%2Fpicroft-icon.png?alt=media) ![plasmoid](https://500835181-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LzX1y2oL49APvqHoV5o%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-e517091d0124a9f790e778e3219fa05a3f71d7f0%2Fkde.png?alt=media)

#### Examples:

> Turn on the lights.\
> Turn down the heat.\
> Unlock the front door.

### Installation:

{% hint style="warning" %}
This skill is not aproved by Mycroft skill tester.
{% endhint %}

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Install by mycroft-msm" %}
`mycroft-msm install https://github.com/MycroftAI/skill-iot-control`
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Summary:

**Github:** [https://github.com/MycroftAI/skill-iot-control](https://github.com/MycroftAI/skill-iot-control)\
**Owner:** [@MycroftAI](https://github.com/MycroftAI)\
**Created:** 2019 Feb 26 01:42:23 UTC **Last updated:** 2020 Oct 06 00:37:11 UTC\
**License:** Apache License 2.0\
**Market status:** [Pending Market](https://market.mycroft.ai/skill/) \[ PR-1032 ] \[ new ] \[ block or hold ]\
**Categories:** \[ IoT ]\
**Tags:** #system #iot
