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Author: Your Name <your-email@example.com>
Date:   Wed Dec 17 00:37:47 2025 -0600

    initial release - assistd REST API for assist-exposed entities

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 sudoxnym
+
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# ha-assistd
+
+home assistant custom component that exposes assist-exposed entities via REST API.
+
+## why
+
+home assistant has no REST endpoint to get entities exposed to assist. this makes it hard to build external tools that respect your expose settings.
+
+assistd fixes that. one endpoint. only the entities you've chosen to expose.
+
+## installation
+
+### manual
+
+1. copy `custom_components/assistd` to your HA config directory
+2. add to `configuration.yaml`:
+   ```yaml
+   assistd:
+   ```
+3. restart home assistant
+
+### hacs (coming soon)
+
+add as custom repository: `https://github.com/sudoxnym/ha-assistd`
+
+## usage
+
+```bash
+curl -s "http://YOUR_HA:8123/api/assistd" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LONG_LIVED_TOKEN"
+```
+
+### response
+
+```json
+{
+  "count": 4,
+  "entities": [
+    {
+      "entity_id": "light.bedroom",
+      "name": "Bedroom Light",
+      "aliases": ["bedroom", "bed light"],
+      "domain": "light",
+      "platform": "hue",
+      "state": "on",
+      "area_id": "bedroom"
+    },
+    {
+      "entity_id": "switch.fan",
+      "name": "Ceiling Fan",
+      "aliases": [],
+      "domain": "switch",
+      "platform": "zha",
+      "state": "off",
+      "area_id": "living_room"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### fields
+
+| field | description |
+|-------|-------------|
+| `entity_id` | full entity id |
+| `name` | friendly name |
+| `aliases` | voice aliases configured in HA |
+| `domain` | entity domain (light, switch, climate, etc) |
+| `platform` | integration that owns this entity |
+| `state` | current state |
+| `area_id` | area assignment (if any) |
+
+## use cases
+
+- build LLM-powered voice assistants that respect your expose settings
+- create external dashboards showing only exposed entities
+- sync exposed entities to external systems
+- audit what's exposed to assist
+
+## example: natural language control
+
+pair with an LLM to build a CLI controller:
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+# get exposed entities, send to LLM with user command, execute result
+entities=$(curl -s "http://ha:8123/api/assistd" -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN")
+# ... LLM interprets "turn off the lights" → light.turn_off on light.bedroom
+```
+
+## license
+
+MIT
diff --git a/custom_components/assistd/__init__.py b/custom_components/assistd/__init__.py
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+"""assistd - exposes assist-exposed entities via REST."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from typing import Any
+
+from homeassistant.components.http import HomeAssistantView
+from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
+from homeassistant.helpers import entity_registry as er
+from homeassistant.helpers.typing import ConfigType
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DOMAIN = "assistd"
+
+
+async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
+    """Set up assistd."""
+    hass.http.register_view(AssistdView(hass))
+    _LOGGER.info("assistd registered at /api/assistd")
+    return True
+
+
+class AssistdView(HomeAssistantView):
+    """View to return entities exposed to Assist."""
+
+    url = "/api/assistd"
+    name = "api:assistd"
+    requires_auth = True
+
+    def __init__(self, hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
+        """Initialize the view."""
+        self._hass = hass
+
+    async def get(self, request) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Return list of entities exposed to Assist/conversation."""
+        registry = er.async_get(self._hass)
+        exposed = []
+
+        for entity_id, entry in registry.entities.items():
+            # check if exposed to conversation/assist
+            options = entry.options or {}
+            conversation_opts = options.get("conversation", {})
+
+            if conversation_opts.get("should_expose"):
+                # get current state
+                state = self._hass.states.get(entity_id)
+                state_val = state.state if state else "unknown"
+                attrs = state.attributes if state else {}
+
+                exposed.append({
+                    "entity_id": entity_id,
+                    "name": entry.name or entry.original_name or attrs.get("friendly_name", entity_id),
+                    "aliases": list(entry.aliases) if entry.aliases else [],
+                    "domain": entry.domain,
+                    "platform": entry.platform,
+                    "state": state_val,
+                    "area_id": entry.area_id,
+                })
+
+        return self.json({
+            "count": len(exposed),
+            "entities": exposed
+        })
diff --git a/custom_components/assistd/manifest.json b/custom_components/assistd/manifest.json
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+{
+  "domain": "assistd",
+  "name": "assistd",
+  "codeowners": ["@sudoxnym"],
+  "config_flow": false,
+  "documentation": "https://github.com/sudoxnym/ha-assistd",
+  "integration_type": "service",
+  "iot_class": "local_push",
+  "requirements": [],
+  "version": "1.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/hacs.json b/hacs.json
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+{
+  "name": "assistd",
+  "homeassistant": "2024.1.0",
+  "render_readme": true
+}