LCARdS Config Panel

The LCARdS Config Panel is a full-page sidebar panel that serves as the central control hub for your LCARdS installation. From here you can manage HA helpers, browse theme tokens, configure sounds, and explore installed content packs.

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Setup

The panel must be registered once in configuration.yaml. Add the following and restart Home Assistant:

panel_custom:
  - name: lcards-config-panel
    sidebar_title: LCARdS Config
    sidebar_icon: mdi:cog
    url_path: lcards-config-panel
    module_url: /hacsfiles/lcards/lcards.js

After restarting, LCARdS Config appears in the HA sidebar.

NOTE

If you installed via HACS the module URL above is correct. For manual installs, adjust the path to match where you placed lcards.js.

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Panel Tabs

Tab	What it does
Helpers	View all LCARdS HA input helpers, their status, and values — create all required helpers in one click
Theme Browser	Browse all live theme tokens and CSS variables; find the exact {theme:...} token to use in card config
Alert Mode Lab	Customise colour palette parameters (hue, saturation, lightness) per alert level; preview live; save to helpers
Sound	Enable/disable sounds, configure the active scheme, set per-event overrides, control volume
Pack Explorer	Browse installed content packs — view presets, animations, themes, and sound schemes per pack
YAML Export	Generate a complete configuration.yaml snippet for all LCARdS helpers — for manual setup or backup

First launch

Open the Helpers tab and click Create All Helpers — this creates every HA input helper LCARdS needs in one step. Do this before using Alert Mode or Sounds.

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