Verification Request: homebridge-gouly

Plugin Name

homebridge-gouly

Link To GitHub Repo

https://github.com/maxrogers/homebridge-gouly

Plugin Icon (Optional)

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

homebridge-gouly gives local, cloud-free HomeKit control of Gouly permanent outdoor lighting
controllers: power, brightness, color and warm white, plus the controller's animated patterns as
switches (recorded from the Gouly app or built in the plugin's editor), with optional groups.

Gouly controllers expose only two Tuya data points: 20 (power) and 101, which carries
Gouly's own command frames for brightness, color, warm white and effects. The existing
Tuya plugins (homebridge-tuya and its forks, and the Tuya platform plugin) work through
Tuya's standard light data points, so with these controllers they can offer on/off at most.

Notes for the review:

Python 3 is required (it is included in the official Docker and Raspberry Pi images). The plugin
runs a small Python helper built on the bundled tinytuya library, because Node's Tuya libraries
lose track of these controllers' protocol 3.4 sessions. Nothing is installed with pip.
homebridge-kasa-python is a verified plugin that uses the same approach.
Settings use a custom UI (homebridge-ui) together with config.schema.json. Files are written only
to /gouly.

🔴 Failed Checks

Package JSON: keywords must include at least one of 'supports-hap' or 'supports-matter' — see Declaring Supported Transports
Config Schema JSON: schema is invalid - required should not be a boolean property on individual fields. In JSON Schema, required must be an array at the object level listing required property names. Remove "required": true/false from individual properties and use "required": ["property1", "property2"] at the object level instead.
Config Schema JSON: does not contain a name schema property

🟢 Passed Checks

Installation: successfully installed
Package JSON: homepage exists
Package JSON: bugs.url exists and seems a valid URL
Package JSON: keywords exist and contain 'homebridge-plugin'
Package JSON: 'preinstall' in scripts is not present
Package JSON: 'install' in scripts is not present
Package JSON: 'postinstall' in scripts is not present
Package JSON: engines.node property is compatible with Node 22
Package JSON: engines.node property is compatible with Node 24
Package JSON: engines.homebridge property is compatible with Homebridge 2.4.0
Package JSON: initializer function found
NPM Package: has not been deprecated
GitHub Repo: version in package.json (v1.0.1) matches NPM version (v1.0.1)
Config Schema JSON: exists and is valid JSON
Config Schema JSON: contains a valid pluginAlias
Config Schema JSON: pluginAlias matches the platform/accessory registered in code
Config Schema JSON: the pluginType is set to 'platform'
Dependencies: homebridge is not declared as a runtime/peer/bundled dependency
Dependencies: hap-nodejs is not declared as a runtime/peer/bundled dependency
Security: no known vulnerabilities in dependencies
Security: code patterns flagged for manual review
Security: no privilege escalation attempts detected
GitHub Repo: repository is public
GitHub Repo: repository is not archived
GitHub Repo: issues are enabled
GitHub Repo: contains releases

🔍 For Manual Review

The following items were detected and require manual review. We understand that these items may be false positives.

Security: accesses environment files in dist/connection.js, dist/discovery.js and 1 more

ℹ️ Check Details

These checks were run against v1.0.1 of the plugin.
Link to the run workflow: visit →.

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If updating your package.json and config.schema.json files, don't forget to publish a new version to NPM.
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NOTE:
The "accesses environment files" item: dist/connection.js and dist/discovery.js pass the
controller's Device ID and Local Key to the plugin's bundled Python helper (python/gouly_bridge.py,
python/gouly_probe.py) through an environment variable (GOULY_BRIDGE_CONFIG / GOULY_PROBE_CONFIG)
on spawn, so the key does not appear in process listings via argv. The child inherits
process.env plus that one variable. No .env files are read, and nothing is written outside
/gouly. The third match is homebridge-ui/server.js reading HOMEBRIDGE_UI_VERSION
for the debug report.

🟢 Passed Checks

Installation: successfully installed
Package JSON: homepage exists
Package JSON: bugs.url exists and seems a valid URL
Package JSON: keywords exist and contain 'homebridge-plugin'
Package JSON: keywords declare the supported transports ('supports-hap' and/or 'supports-matter')
Package JSON: 'preinstall' in scripts is not present
Package JSON: 'install' in scripts is not present
Package JSON: 'postinstall' in scripts is not present
Package JSON: engines.node property is compatible with Node 22
Package JSON: engines.node property is compatible with Node 24
Package JSON: engines.homebridge property is compatible with Homebridge 2.4.0
Package JSON: initializer function found
NPM Package: has not been deprecated
GitHub Repo: version in package.json (v1.0.2) matches NPM version (v1.0.2)
Config Schema JSON: exists and is valid JSON
Config Schema JSON: contains valid JSON Schema
Config Schema JSON: schema has valid type property
Config Schema JSON: schema has valid properties for object type
Config Schema JSON: contains a valid pluginAlias
Config Schema JSON: pluginAlias matches the platform/accessory registered in code
Config Schema JSON: the pluginType is set to 'platform'
Config Schema JSON: contains a name schema property
Dependencies: homebridge is not declared as a runtime/peer/bundled dependency
Dependencies: hap-nodejs is not declared as a runtime/peer/bundled dependency
Security: no known vulnerabilities in dependencies
Security: code patterns flagged for manual review
Security: no privilege escalation attempts detected
Runtime: homebridge installed successfully
Runtime: no config - homebridge should start without plugin configuration and plugin should not load
Runtime: platform only - plugin should start with just platform property
Runtime: full config - plugin should start with comprehensive configuration
Runtime: plugin shuts down cleanly within 12s of SIGTERM
Runtime: plugin restarts cleanly without port conflicts
GitHub Repo: repository is public
GitHub Repo: repository is not archived
GitHub Repo: issues are enabled
GitHub Repo: contains releases

🔍 For Manual Review

The following items were detected and require manual review. We understand that these items may be false positives.

Security: accesses environment files in dist/connection.js, dist/discovery.js and 1 more

ℹ️ Check Details

These checks were run against v1.0.2 of the plugin.
Link to the run workflow: visit →.

📋 Next Steps

All checks passed successfully, nice work! Your plugin and/or icon will now be manually reviewed by the Homebridge team.

verify: homebridge-gouly

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The Homebridge Team

@maxrogers

Hi @maxrogers

It's now verified 🎉 I've added your icon too, so it should start showing in the Homebridge UI within the hour.

Nicely done, keeping everything local, and restarting the Python helper if it exits.

One small thing for a future version: acc.displayName = name (src/platform.ts:82) doesn't rename a cached accessory. Use acc.updateDisplayName(...) for that.

Thanks for contributing to Homebridge!

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Verification Request: homebridge-gouly #1272

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Link To GitHub Repo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Verification Request: homebridge-gouly #1272

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Plugin Name

Link To GitHub Repo

Plugin Icon (Optional)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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