Verification Request: homebridge-alexa-sync

Plugin Name

homebridge-alexa-sync

Link To GitHub Repo

https://github.com/johnccarroll/homebridge-alexa-sync

Plugin Icon (Optional)

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The plugin does not offer the same nor less functionality than that of any existing verified plugin.

🟢 Yes

The plugin successfully installs and does not start unless it is configured.

🟢 Yes

The plugin does not require the user to run Homebridge in a TTY or with non-standard startup parameters, even for initial configuration.

🟢 Yes

The plugin does not contain any analytics or calls that enable you to track the user.

🟢 Yes

If the plugin needs to write files to disk (cache, keys, etc.), it stores them inside the Homebridge storage directory.

🟢 Yes

The plugin does not throw unhandled exceptions, the plugin must catch and log its own errors.

🟢 Yes

More Information

Built on Homebridge 2.x (currently testing on homebridge@2.0.0-beta.101). Dynamic platform plugin with alias AlexaSync. TypeScript/ESM/Node 20+.

Provider architecture: Tuya (direct cloud API + Pulsar push), Alexa (alexa-remote2 cookie fallback), Resideo (OAuth, code complete, awaiting Resideo dev approval).

Optional Alexa Smart Home Skill voice control via the Switchboard managed cloud (paid sponsorship at github.com/sponsors/johnccarroll). The plugin works fully free locally for HomeKit-only use forever — sponsorship only unlocks the optional cloud features. Token verification happens entirely offline against an embedded Ed25519 public key; no phone-home, no telemetry. Alternative self-hosted AWS Lambda path is fully documented in README.

107 unit tests covering directives, providers, accessory mapping. CI on Node 20/22/24 via .github/workflows/validate.yml. npm publishes through Trusted Publishing OIDC (no stored tokens).

Closest existing verified plugin is homebridge-alexa (NorthernMan54), which is one-way (Alexa → Homebridge). homebridge-alexa-sync differs in two material ways: (a) two-way bidirectional sync with a provider-based architecture preferring direct APIs over cookie scraping; (b) optional managed Alexa Smart Home Skill with no AWS account required by the user. Neither feature exists in the current verified set.

Review the linked homebridge-alexa-sync repository and its README, then check the verification claims against the homebridge/plugins requirements. The plugin's .github/workflows/validate.yml and 107 unit tests provide evidence for its stated support and behavior. Done means the verification request has been reviewed and a decision or required follow-up is documented.