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Apple HomeKit

Voice control and lock-screen tiles for Rhythm bulbs via Apple's home control plane.

HomeKit is a control plane, not a light hub. The plan is to let Siri, the Home app, and lock-screen tiles reach Rhythm-managed bulbs through Matter multi-admin, while the LightHub keeps owning the circadian schedule.

Not available yet Multi-admin sharing depends on the Matter integration exposing bulbs to a second controller, which isn't implemented yet. There's no HomeKit pairing flow today. See Matter → roadmap.

The idea

A bulb commissioned to Rhythm over Matter would also be shared into Apple Home as a second admin. You'd get Siri ("turn off the kitchen"), Home-app tiles, and Control Center access — all hitting the same bulb the engine is quietly tuning. HomeKit controls power and manual overrides; Rhythm still runs the day.

Status

This page is a placeholder for a feature that's planned, not shipped. We'll fill in the pairing-code flow, what syncs, and Siri behaviors when multi-admin lands.

What to do today

If you want Siri control of the same bulbs now, the practical route is to pair them into Apple Home through a hub that already supports it — a Philips Hue bridge, or Home Assistant with HomeKit Bridge — and let Rhythm drive those bulbs via Hue or Home Assistant.