diff --git a/src/room_control/room_control.py b/src/room_control/room_control.py
index df14104..ce27a39 100755
--- a/src/room_control/room_control.py
+++ b/src/room_control/room_control.py
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import logging.config
+import traceback
 from copy import deepcopy
-from typing import Dict, List
+from functools import wraps
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
 from appdaemon.entity import Entity
 from appdaemon.plugins.hass.hassapi import Hass
-from appdaemon.plugins.mqtt.mqttapi import Mqtt
+from astral.location import Location
 
 from . import console
 from .model import ControllerStateConfig, RoomControllerConfig
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ from .model import ControllerStateConfig, RoomControllerConfig
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class RoomController(Hass, Mqtt):
+class RoomController(Hass):
     """Class for linking room's lights with a motion sensor.
 
     - Separate the turning on and turning off functions.
@@ -34,12 +36,30 @@ class RoomController(Hass, Mqtt):
         assert all(isinstance(s, ControllerStateConfig) for s in new), f'Invalid: {new}'
         self._room_config.states = new
 
+    @property
+    @wraps(Location.time_at_elevation)
+    def time_at_elevation(self):
+        return self.AD.sched.location.time_at_elevation
+
+    @property
+    def state_entity(self) -> Entity:
+        return self.get_entity(f'{self.name}.state')
+
     def initialize(self):
+        self.set_namespace('controller')
+
         self.logger = console.load_rich_config(self.name)
+        self.set_log_level('DEBUG')
+
+        self.register_service(f'{self.name}/activate', self.service_activate)
+        self.register_service(f'{self.name}/deactivate', self.service_deactivate)
+
         self.app_entities = self.gather_app_entities()
         # self.log(f'entities: {self.app_entities}')
+
         self.refresh_state_times()
         self.run_daily(callback=self.refresh_state_times, start='00:00:00')
+
         self.log(f'Initialized [bold green]{type(self).__name__}[/]')
 
     def terminate(self):
@@ -82,46 +102,60 @@ class RoomController(Hass, Mqtt):
 
         for state in self._room_config.states:
             if state.time is None and state.elevation is not None:
-                state.time = self.AD.sched.location.time_at_elevation(
+                transition_time = self.time_at_elevation(
                     elevation=state.elevation, direction=state.direction
                 ).time()
             elif isinstance(state.time, str):
-                state.time = self.parse_time(state.time)
+                transition_time = self.parse_time(state.time)
 
             assert isinstance(state.time, datetime.time), f'Invalid time: {state.time}'
 
-        self.states = sorted(self.states, key=lambda s: s.time, reverse=True)
-
-        # schedule the transitions
-        for state in self.states[::-1]:
-            # t: datetime.time = state['time']
-            t: datetime.time = state.time
             try:
                 self.run_at(
-                    callback=self.activate_any_on,
-                    start=t.strftime('%H:%M:%S'),
-                    cause='scheduled transition',
+                    callback=lambda cb_args: self.set_controller_scene(cb_args['state']),
+                    start=transition_time.strftime('%H:%M:%S'),
+                    state=state,
                 )
-            except ValueError:
-                # happens when the callback time is in the past
-                pass
             except Exception as e:
                 self.log(f'Failed with {type(e)}: {e}')
 
-    def current_state(self, now: datetime.time = None) -> ControllerStateConfig:
+    def set_controller_scene(self, state: ControllerStateConfig):
+        try:
+            self.state_entity.set_state(attributes=state.model_dump())
+        except Exception:
+            self.logger.error(traceback.format_exc())
+        else:
+            self.log(f'Set controller state of {self.name}: {state.model_dump()}', level='DEBUG')
+
+    def current_state(self) -> ControllerStateConfig:
         if self.sleep_bool():
-            self.log('sleep: active')
+            self.log('sleep: active', level='DEBUG')
             if state := self.args.get('sleep_state'):
                 return ControllerStateConfig(**state)
             else:
-                return ControllerStateConfig(scene={})
+                return ControllerStateConfig()
         else:
-            now = now or self.get_now().time().replace(microsecond=0)
-            self.log(f'Getting state for {now.strftime("%I:%M:%S %p")}', level='DEBUG')
+            attrs = self.state_entity.get_state('all')['attributes']
+            return ControllerStateConfig.model_validate(attrs)
 
-            state = self._room_config.current_state(now)
-            self.log(f'Current state: {state.time}', level='DEBUG')
-            return state
+    def current_scene(self, transition: int = None) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        state = self.current_state()
+        if isinstance(state.scene, str):
+            return state.scene
+        elif isinstance(state.scene, dict):
+            return state.to_apply_kwargs(transition)
+
+    def service_activate(self, namespace: str, domain: str, service: str, kwargs: Dict[str, Any]):
+        scene = self.current_scene(transition=0)
+
+        if isinstance(scene, str):
+            self.turn_on(scene)
+        elif isinstance(scene, dict):
+            self.call_service('scene/apply', namespace='default', **scene)
+
+    def service_deactivate(self, namespace: str, domain: str, service: str, kwargs: Dict[str, Any]):
+        for e in self.app_entities:
+            self.turn_off(e)
 
     def app_entity_states(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         states = {entity: self.get_state(entity) for entity in self.app_entities}