# MQTT: Home Assistant Discovery protocol integration **URL:** \ **Category:** Demandes livrées\ **Created:** [July 13, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/mqtt-integration-du-protocole-home-assistant-discovery/10344 "2026-07-13T14:05:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pierre-gilles](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/pierre-gilles/32/5886_2.png) [@pierre-gilles](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/pierre-gilles)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/mqtt-integration-du-protocole-home-assistant-discovery/10344/1 "2026-07-13T14:05:32Z")
Hi everyone! 👋 We know that Home Assistant has a particularly rich ecosystem of integrations. To allow automatic device addition, they have defined a custom MQTT protocol: the **Home Assistant Discovery**. Many interesting projects implement it, for example: - **[RFX2MQTT](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/application-autonome-rfx2mqtt/10236)**: Controlling shutters via RFXCom. - **[OpenMQTTGateway](https://docs.openmqttgateway.com/)**: A multi-protocol gateway (BLE, 433 MHz, infrared, LoRa…) to flash on ESP32/ESP8266, which publishes its own discovery info. - **[Theengs Gateway](https://gateway.theengs.io/)**: Decodes Bluetooth Low Energy sensors (Xiaomi, plant sensors, thermometers…) and exposes them via discovery. - **[ESPHome](https://esphome.io/)**: Mostly known for its native API, but also handles MQTT Discovery for setups without HA. - **[ecowitt2mqtt](https://github.com/bachya/ecowitt2mqtt)**: Ecowitt weather stations to MQTT with discovery. - **[rtl\_433](https://github.com/merbanan/rtl_433)**: (+ MQTT bridge) Captures 433 MHz sensors and publishes them with discovery. What if we could use all these integrations, **without any modification** , directly in the **MQTT Virtual Devices** integration of Gladys? This is exactly what this new feature, developed by Fable 5, proposes! 🎉 A new **Discovery** tab appears in the **MQTT Virtual Devices** integration: ![Screenshot 2026-07-13 at 15.41.03](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/4/c/4cfd28370974ad0cee7f2b90729660b17107f274.png) With one click, you can add devices exposed on your MQTT broker by these Home Assistant integrations. To try it yourself, here is a Docker image: ```auto gladysassistant/gladys:mqtt-home-assistant-discovery ``` To launch it, follow this tutorial: [Tutoriel: Lancer une image Docker de test](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/tutoriel-lancer-une-image-docker-de-test/8042) Don’t hesitate to give me your feedback! 🙌 @McFlyPartages you’ll like this 😃 ---
**Author:** ![McFlyPartages](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/mcflypartages/32/15670_2.png) [@McFlyPartages](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/McFlyPartages)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/mqtt-integration-du-protocole-home-assistant-discovery/10344/2 "2026-07-13T14:34:57Z")
Hi, yes great future integration. 👏 ---
**Author:** ![Terdious](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/terdious/32/6316_2.png) [@Terdious](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/Terdious)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/mqtt-integration-du-protocole-home-assistant-discovery/10344/3 "2026-07-13T15:46:19Z")
What a great idea!!^^ ---
**Author:** ![pierre-gilles](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/pierre-gilles/32/5886_2.png) [@pierre-gilles](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/pierre-gilles)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/mqtt-integration-du-protocole-home-assistant-discovery/10344/4 "2026-08-07T15:36:05Z")
I just merged this feature that will be included in the next version of Gladys 🙂 ![Screenshot 2026-08-07 at 17.34.06](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/uploads/default/original/3X/f/7/f798397bba8832b0f7f05a61f13968d12e9e34dd.png) Tested, it works perfectly! ---
**Author:** ![pierre-gilles](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/pierre-gilles/32/5886_2.png) [@pierre-gilles](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/pierre-gilles)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/mqtt-integration-du-protocole-home-assistant-discovery/10344/5 "2026-08-14T15:20:41Z")
I’m closing this post as the feature is available in Gladys Assistant 4.86: > [@Gladys 4.86: the biggest release in the project's history rocket](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/gladys-4-86-la-plus-grosse-release-de-l-histoire-du-projet/10554): > > Hi everyone! Super excited to release Gladys Assistant 4.86. It’s simple, it’s the biggest version since the start of the project, with 68 PRs merged in one week exploding_head It’s just incredible, and it shows the new pace we can keep with AI. The goal is now clear: catch up with and surpass Home Assistant rocket I’ll talk about these 68 new features here: Thanks to all the contributors!! ---
**Author:** ![pierre-gilles](https://gladys-assistant-community.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/community.gladysassistant.com/pierre-gilles/32/5886_2.png) [@pierre-gilles](https://community.gladysassistant.com/u/pierre-gilles)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://community.gladysassistant.com/t/mqtt-integration-du-protocole-home-assistant-discovery/10344/6 "2026-08-14T15:20:44Z")