Device Discovery

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Finds smart home devices on your network and starts Xiaomi or Mi Home setup by scanning a QR code.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

No other account needed.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the Device Discovery skill

About this skill

Use when a user wants Anima to discover devices, refresh the LAN inventory, or start Xiaomi or Mi Home onboarding with a QR flow.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by fullive-ai/anima in skills/system/device_discovery/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Use this skill for discovery-oriented chat tasks and Xiaomi onboarding flows.

references/knowledge.md for choosing between local scan and Xiaomi QR onboarding.
references/chat.md when planning the next discovery action from user chat.
scripts/actions.py for executing the chosen scan or onboarding flow.

Use Xiaomi QR onboarding when the user needs full Xiaomi or Mi Home account-linked discovery.
Use local scan for a quick LAN refresh that does not require user interaction.
Keep replies operational and explicit about the next action.

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