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How to Make Any Washing Machine “Smart” With a Single Zigbee Plug

· One min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

Today I want to share a genuinely useful automation I set up at home, using nothing more than a simple connected Zigbee plug: turning a regular washing machine into a "smart" one.

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Gladys 4.71: A More Robust Nuki & Major Matter Improvements

· 2 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

This new version brings significant improvements to Matter and Nuki, plus several bug fixes.

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Gladys 4.70: Reset Your Zigbee2mqtt Integration in One Click

· 2 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

A new version of Gladys is out, focused on UX and stability improvements for the Zigbee2mqtt and MQTT integrations.

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Can You Run a Local AI on a Mini-PC? I Tried It

· One min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

Can you really run a capable AI model locally, on a small mini-PC, without sending any data to the cloud? I gave it a serious try, and I show the whole thing in a new video.

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I Let the OpenClaw AI Control My Smart Home

· One min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone!

You've probably heard of OpenClaw, the AI framework that blew up on GitHub a few weeks ago and was just acquired by OpenAI. I decided to connect it to Gladys to see what it could do, and honestly, the result is impressive.

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Gladys 4.69: New Zigbee2mqtt Ember Driver & Tasmota Energy Tracking

· 2 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

A new version of Gladys Assistant is available 🥳, featuring the new Zigbee2mqtt Ember driver and Tasmota energy tracking.

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Gladys 4.68: Launch Matterbridge in One Click, Favorite Integrations & Better Tasmota

· 2 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

A new version of Gladys is out, with several improvements and fixes, including a one-click way to run Matterbridge and open the door to many more compatible devices.

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iGeneration on Gladys: “More Advanced Than Apple Home, More Accessible Than Home Assistant”

· One min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

Some great news on the press side: Gladys was just featured on iGeneration (iGen.fr), one of the biggest mainstream French tech media outlets 🎉

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I Let AI Build a Full Integration From Scratch (Claude Opus 4.5)

· One min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone!

Many of you want to help with the project but don't have the skills to develop a full integration from end to end. That might be about to change.

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The Official Gladys Starter Kit Is Back in Stock 📦

· One min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

Quick news: I just came back from holidays, and the official starter kit is back in stock 📦

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