#Inovelli Switch not triggering automation

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sweet inlet
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I have a White series (Thread/Matter) Inovelli switch installed, and I am trying to control a Govee outdoor wall light with it using automations but I can't seem to get it to work at all from the switch itself. Running the automation itself from within HA sorta works fine, but that doesn't matter until I can figure out how to get the switch to trigger it first.

The Govee light is connected via MQTT (but is also Matter capable but was never able to get that working for some reason). Govee light has no trouble being operated through any other means or automations (currently using motion detections via Protect cameras to turn on the light how I want it).

The switch functions are all detected in HA just fine. I am definitely using the correct entity for the switch in the automation, and the automation is extremely simple. It just wont get triggered by the switch for some reason. I've disabled other automations that could interfere with the light operation as well, still nothing. Attached are screenshots of the device, automation and trace.

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humble sinew
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If the automation wasn’t being triggered, you wouldn’t have a trace to look at

sweet inlet
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The trace I have there is when I manually run the automation.

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So my confusion is that it HAOS is detecting me manually pressing the switch, why isn't the automation triggered?

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I am definitely using the right entity for the trigger

humble sinew
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Try a state trigger instead of a device trigger, just to see what happens

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Is the physical switch set to smart bulb mode, or is it physically controlling power to a light?

sweet inlet
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Its set to smart bulb mode

sweet inlet
sweet inlet
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Solved it. State trigger with no options set got the automation to work

humble sinew
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I would generally just recommend to not select “device” for triggers, conditions, or actions in automations or scripts.

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/why-and-how-to-avoid-device-ids-in-automations-and-scripts/605517

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