---
title: "Shell Command"
description: "Shell Command is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 42.5k installs sharing analytics and works locally."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/shell-command"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/shell-command.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
---

# Shell Command

> Shell Command is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 42.5k installs sharing analytics and works locally.

Shell Command is a built-in Home Assistant integration for running shell commands from Home Assistant. It works locally and needs nothing beyond Home Assistant itself. Commands are defined in the configuration.yaml file. It adds a reload action that reloads the shell command configuration, so changes can be applied without a restart. If a command uses an action name that is reserved, the integration can show a notice under Settings, Repairs.

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Set up in configuration.yaml. See [the documentation](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/shell_command/).

## Supports

- **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
- **Set up in YAML**: Added through configuration.yaml.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

It is set up in configuration.yaml, not in the UI.

## Actions

- **Reload**: Reloads shell command configuration.

## Troubleshooting

- **Repair notices**: Notices it can show in Settings, Repairs:
  Reserved shell command action name

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [DIY and makers](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/diy-and-makers.md), Web and data connectors
- Number: 42.5k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Domain: `shell_command`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/shell_command/>

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/shell-command

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