#Custom summary cards

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abstract bridge
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Is there a way to create custom summary cards so you can track specific room/s or area/s and devices/entities by type/tag? or just choose a subset of devices/entities for that summary card? Eg. You have roller shutters and blinds on two floors and you just want to have a summary card on a custom first floor dashboard for the roller shutters and not the blinds of that area.

Is it going to be possible? Is there already a way aside from summaries I don't know about? Thanks.

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teal leaf
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That doesn't sound like something that exists in core.

abstract bridge
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Wouldn't it be good to have this in core now that there's work done on the summaries and the automatic dashboards? If not, should I look into HACS maybe?

abstract bridge
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The closest I get to do what I was thinking is to add buttons leading to specific hidden views. It doesn't show any summary, and the styling is a bit different compared with the summary ones, but it's pretty close.

The roller shutters is a good example. But there's lots of other uses. Batteries for example, that single card could alert you if there's any low battery you might need to charge/replace soon.

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cobalt blaze
abstract bridge
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I'm checking, but I don't see how this would do what I'm looking for. I don't see any example either.

eternal pumice
eternal pumice
humble walrus
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Groups?

abstract bridge
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The goal for me is to be able to build a card that has the same behavior and look&feel as the current summary cards (https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1446656586679324792/1446656587023253645/Captura_de_pantalla_2025-12-06_a_las_1.07.14.png). And I don't see how it can be done with auto-entities. I guess the only way would be to build myself a custom card (https://community.home-assistant.io/t/custom-card-101/541660 ) but that feels like too much work.

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Custom Card 101

So I want to write some custom cards. I am aware of the boilerplate card and I have went through the docs but I am really looking for an up to date walk through of writing your own custom card and the steps it takes. Sending in varibles to the card, using those in the card etc. If I have missed obvious sources I appoligize I have tried to s...

eternal pumice
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The auto-entities card is capable of outputting individual cards for each entity that meets the criteria. (I'm not sure how well it works with Sections as I don't use then myself.) I have a couple of examples I can post for you when I get home.

eternal pumice
foggy quartz
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@abstract bridge I was just wondering if it's possible to use the new summary cards in custom dashboards, and found your post.

I have a solution based on template helper + mushroom template card that works fine, but it's a bit cumbersome to use.

The helper counts e.g. the number of open windows:

{{ states.binary_sensor
    | selectattr('attributes.device_class', 'eq', 'window')
    | selectattr('state', 'eq', 'on')
    | map(attribute='name') | list | count }}

Here you could add additional filters for labels, floors, ... (untested, but similar to https://community.home-assistant.io/t/select-all-lights-on-one-floor-with-a-template/561290/11)

And then in the mushroom template card you can set the text/color/icon accordingly:

{% set lights=states(entity)|int(0) %}
{% if lights == 0 %}
All off
{% elif lights == 1 %}
1 light is on
{% else %}
{{ lights }} lights are on
{% endif %}

Does that help?