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Hi everyone!

Three weeks after the last update, I wanted to show you where we stand… because things are moving very fast :rocket:

Where We Stand

September 7 Today
Integrations in the store 75 91
Contributors 18 20
Integrations ≥ 5% in HA covered 31 / 48 34 / 48

16 new integrations in 20 days, including three from the “to-do” list: Samsung TV (@cicoub13), Speedtest.net (@guim31), and Electricity Maps, plus AdGuard Home and Fully Kiosk.

And as last time, integrations that no global platform will ever prioritize: Legrand Ecocompteur, ecojoko, Dobiss, Wallbox, pellet stock, and even AlloCiné / Pathé / UGC / CGR sessions directly on the dashboard :popcorn:

Welcome to the two new contributors, and thank you all!

New Since Gladys 5.1: Your Integrations Can Go Further

  • Dashboard Widgets: An integration can now display its own data on the dashboard without modifying the core.
  • Scene Triggers and Actions: An integration can declare its own triggers (“the speed drops below 100 Mb/s”, “the TV turns on”…) and its own actions.
  • New provider Type: For integrations that don’t have devices and only provide a widget or triggers.

:backhand_index_pointing_right: If you already maintain an integration, now is the perfect time to add a widget or trigger: often just a few lines in the manifest, and a lot of value for users.

The Remaining Gap with Home Assistant

Here are the biggest missing pieces, with no Gladys equivalent and no one has started on them yet:

Integration % HA Access Why It’s Interesting
DLNA DMR / DMS 28.1% / 20.6% Local, UPnP One dev covers both
HomeKit Controller 14.9% Local The biggest lever: Eve, Aqara, Meross, Nanoleaf… locally
Forecast.Solar 11.9% Free API Perfect with Electricity Maps and energy tracking
Music Assistant 10.1% Local, WebSocket The reference for multiroom
Brother 8.7% SNMP Completes @guim31’s IPP
WLED 6.2% HTTP JSON Quick win, very visual
BTHome 5.3% BLE Shelly BLU / DIY sensors
ONVIF 5.1% Local Generic cameras + PTZ

On HACS, the two most requested are still missing: Sonoff / eWeLink locally (number 1 with 44,000 installations) and Frigate (AI object detection).

Ideas for “packs” for those looking for a coherent topic:

  • 3D Printing: OctoPrint, Moonraker/Klipper (requested here by @AlexTrovato), Bambu Lab
  • Media: Jellyfin / Emby (almost the same API), Kodi
  • Lighting: WLED, WiZ, LIFX, Nanoleaf, Govee
  • Solar: Forecast.Solar, Fronius, SMA, Victron
  • Communication: Pushover, Discord, Matrix, Signal
  • Francophone: Delta Dore Tydom, Heatzy, IDFM, École Directe, Renault

:bullseye: Goal: 100 Integrations

We’re at 91. We need 9 more to reach 100: let’s get to it?

To avoid two people working on the same thing: reply to this topic with “I’ll take X” before starting, then open a thread in Développement when it’s ready to test.

How to Get Started

  • Official template repo (“Use this template”) + Node SDK: everything is in the developer documentation
  • Use Claude: usually, one prompt is enough to get a first version running
  • Publish = tag your public repo with the topic gladys-assistant-integration, no approval needed
  • Prioritize local over cloud

Don’t develop? You can still help a lot: test others’ integrations, give feedback on their threads, and tell us here which device is still holding you back from leaving Home Assistant :slightly_smiling_face: