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name: smartthings-api
description: Use the SmartThings Public REST API and automation models (rules, scenes), including endpoints for devices, locations, rooms, capabilities, automations, subscriptions, and rules, based on official documentation.
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# SmartThings API

Use this skill when working with the SmartThings Public API, or when building automations via Rules or Scenes. Always open the exact official doc pages from `references/` before answering so guidance stays current.

## Workflow
1. Identify the API surface (devices, locations, capabilities, automations, rules, scenes).
2. Open the official API overview and the specific automation docs.
3. For automation behavior, verify rules/scenes semantics in the docs.
4. Link the exact pages used in the response.

## References
- API and automations links: `references/api-links.md`

Load only the reference file needed for the user request.