Govee LAN HASS
https://github.com/wez/govee-lan-hass- Category
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- Rank
- No. 1018Tools index
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- Open Source
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- TOOL
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- wez
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- 224 stars
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About
Control your Govee smart lights from Home Assistant over the local LAN API — no cloud round trip, fast and offline-friendly.
What it does
This custom Home Assistant integration represents Govee devices as light entities. It discovers devices, exposes power, brightness, RGB color, and color-temperature controls, and can use an optional Govee HTTP key to retrieve account device names.
Why it's ranked here
The integration offers useful native light controls and frequent LAN discovery, but it is now a cautious pick. Its author has shifted development toward Govee2MQTT, which the repository describes as more flexible and better equipped for newer APIs and devices.
What's good
Configuration happens through Home Assistant’s integration flow and HACS supplies the installation path. An HTTP key is optional when every target device supports the LAN API. Device diagnostics expose whether HTTP, Bluetooth, and LAN capabilities were detected, while debug logging helps trace failures.
Tradeoffs
Setup depends on multicast UDP, fixed ports, and network proximity. Docker deployments need host networking or macvlan. Another LAN API implementation cannot share the same IP address. Reported state may remain temporarily wrong after commands or changes made through other software, until polling catches up.
How to use it well
Choose it for an existing Home Assistant installation with supported Govee lights and a multicast-friendly network. Enable LAN control separately on every device, then add an HTTP key if friendly account names matter. Do not choose it for broader device coverage, newer APIs, or simultaneous use with Govee2MQTT on one address.
Technical notes+
custom_components/govee_lan/__init__.py registers only the Home Assistant light platform, while custom_components/govee_lan/config_flow.py provides config and options flows for an optional API key. custom_components/govee_lan/light.py builds entities around govee_led_wez.GoveeController, serializes updates with PARALLEL_UPDATES = 1, discovers enabled IPv4 interfaces, starts LAN and optional HTTP pollers, and registers active Bluetooth callbacks for two manufacturer IDs. It maps power, brightness, RGB, and color temperature into Home Assistant state. tests/test_init.py contains one setup test, with pytest and coverage configured in setup.cfg.
Observed
- License
- MIT License
- Primary language
- Python
- Install surface
- Home Assistant custom integration distributed through HACS
- Interface
- Home Assistant light platform with configuration and options flows
- External library
- Uses the govee-led-wez Python library
- Platform requirement
- Home Assistant 2022.12.0 or newer is declared in HACS metadata
- Test structure
- The supplied tests directory contains one component setup test
Read from README.md, setup.cfg, custom_components/govee_lan/const.py, custom_components/govee_lan/light.py, custom_components/govee_lan/__init__.py, custom_components/govee_lan/config_flow.py, tests/test_init.py, LICENSE, hacs.json, requirements.test.txt, .pre-commit-config.yaml, tests/bandit.yaml, .github/FUNDING.yml.
What it can do
Control Govee smart lights locally
Commands from Home Assistant → Light state changes on Govee devices
Turn lights on/off
Power commands via Home Assistant interface → Govee lights powered on or off
Adjust light brightness
Brightness level settings → Modified light intensity on Govee devices
Change light colors
Color values or presets → Updated color display on Govee lights
Communicate with Govee devices over LAN
Local network API calls → Direct device responses without cloud dependency
Integrate Govee lights with Home Assistant automations
Home Assistant automation triggers and conditions → Automated light control responses
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