# \#smarthome

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## [AI home automation digital assistant](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ai-home-automation-digital-assistant/101338)

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**Author:** [@Fredrik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Fredrik)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [23 June 2026 11:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ai-home-automation-digital-assistant/101338 "2026-06-23T11:40:05Z")

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Hi guys, I wanted to play around a bit with using AI as a digital assistant for my home automation setup. Mostly as a learning experience and as a fun project, and (of course) that illusive Tony Stark feeling... I opte…

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## [\[MAJOR UPDATE\] @sammachin/node-red-matter-bridge](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/major-update-sammachin-node-red-matter-bridge/92929)

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**Author:** [@sammachin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sammachin)\
**Replies:** 76\
**Last updated:** [22 May 2026 10:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/major-update-sammachin-node-red-matter-bridge/92929 "2026-05-22T10:04:25Z")

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So its over a year since I published my very basic Matter smart home bridge nodes, but I've finally found some time (and the matter.js library has improved enough) to make some big steps forward. Stablity is much improv…

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## [\[Announce\] Matter Controller](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-matter-controller/94299)

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**Author:** [@sammachin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sammachin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [4 January 2025 09:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-matter-controller/94299 "2025-01-04T09:28:21Z")

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Following on from my Matter Bridge nodes a couple of months ago I've now released the first version of my Matter Controller. These nodes are designed to allow you to control real physical matter devices in your home net…

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## [\[Announce\] node-red-zte-sms](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-zte-sms/94759)

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**Author:** [@ziga](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ziga)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2025 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-node-red-zte-sms/94759 "2025-01-27T10:51:14Z")

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This one is a bit specific but nevertheless if someone has a ZTE LTE USB modem stick lying around (I tested this with model MF79U), this node might come handy to send SMS notifications to your phone.

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## [IQ Mate (Qolsys IQ Panel Integration & Automation Tool)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/iq-mate-qolsys-iq-panel-integration-automation-tool/93968)

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**Author:** [@37Rb](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/37Rb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 December 2024 17:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/iq-mate-qolsys-iq-panel-integration-automation-tool/93968 "2024-12-17T17:30:52Z")

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IQ Mate is a tool to help serious home automation folks make the most of their Qolsys IQ Panel. Use it to create advanced automations that can’t be done in Alarm.com, and to integrate your IQ Panel with devices outside o…

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## [\[UPDATE\] @sammachin/node-red-matter-bridge v0.11.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-sammachin-node-red-matter-bridge-v0-11-0/93606)

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**Author:** [@sammachin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sammachin)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [13 December 2024 19:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/update-sammachin-node-red-matter-bridge-v0-11-0/93606 "2024-12-13T19:11:07Z")

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Have pushed a new update just now with some pretty major refactoring, couple of minor improvements and a general overhaul so this should make things easier and more stable for people. More details in the changelog node-…