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Heads-Down: Busy Light

Hit one key to go heads-down: turn on macOS Do Not Disturb and switch your Philips Hue lights to your busy color (set it to red in the Hue step) so anyone walking past your desk knows not to interrupt.

Conductor Deck builds this on a visual canvas and syncs it to your Stream Deck.

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3 steps~2 min setup
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  • No code
  • Requires Pro
  • One Stream Deck press

The workflow · 3 steps

One Stream Deck key

Trigger · Stream Deck
SD Button Press
SD Button Press
Action · Shell Command
Turn On Do Not Disturb on macOS
Turn On Do Not Disturb on macOS
Action · Philips Hue
Set Hue to Busy Color
Set Hue to Busy Color

What you’ll need

Runs on your computer

One or more steps run on the Stream Deck host through the connected Conductor Deck plugin. Install and link the plugin before importing, confirm each local action, and keep Stream Deck Desktop online when the workflow runs.

  • Connected Conductor Deck plugin
  • macOS Shortcut named "Turn On Focus"
  • macOS command

Cloud connections

Authorize these inside the builder when you import. No separate install.

  • Philips Hue

Why use this template

The clearest "don't interrupt me" signal is a physical one. This turns on Do Not Disturb and switches your Hue lights to your busy color, so anyone walking past your desk can see you're heads-down. No more "are you free?" taps while you're mid-thought.

Questions, answered

Do I need to know how to code?
No. "Heads-Down: Busy Light" runs on Conductor Deck's visual canvas. Import it, then fill in each step's fields (a channel, a scene name, a message) right in the builder. No scripts to write.
Is it free?
Importing it is free on any plan. The Pipedream integrations it uses are Pro features, so you need a Pro or Max plan to run it.
What do I need to use this template?
A Conductor Deck account, a Stream Deck (or the in-app virtual deck), and the connected Conductor Deck plugin listed below. You connect Philips Hue inside the builder when you import, with no separate install. Install and link the Conductor Deck plugin before importing, then keep Stream Deck Desktop and the plugin online when this workflow runs. Confirm each local action before import. Detected platform requirement: macOS. Before the first run, confirm this local setup: macOS Shortcut named "Turn On Focus".
Can I change the steps?
Absolutely. The template is a starting point. Add, remove, reorder, or reconfigure any step on the canvas after importing, then sync it to any Stream Deck button.

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Import “Heads-Down: Busy Light” into your workspace and sync it to a Stream Deck button in minutes.

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