Philips Hue

Ambient Hue

homebridge-ambient-hue · v0.0.6

Local

Adds dynamic time-of-day brightness and color temperature control for Philips Hue lights and groups.

View on npm Source code

What it says it supports

Brands

Philips Hue

Devices it names

Philips Hue bridge
third-party Zigbee lights on Hue bridge

Shows up in Apple Home as from its README

What people report

Light-level sensor support requested.

Requested1

Device	Status	What they said	Source
Philips Hue Motion Sensor (light level)	Requested	Light-level based curves requested Saved copy Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe: Add support von light level based curves in contrast to time based curves. Describe the solution you'd like: Add new curve types to which a light level sensor can be attached. Describe alternatives you've considered: Additional context: Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #8 · 2021-04

Gathered from the plugin’s GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions, wiki and docs, and from r/homebridge. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.

How it connects

Local

Works with the Hue Bridge; includes web app and API

You’ll need

Philips Hue Bridge

Compatibility

Verified by Homebridge	No
Homebridge versions	>=1.3.0
Homebridge 2.0	No
Node.js	>=14.0.0
Settings in Homebridge UI	Yes
Matter	No
Platform name	AmbientHue
License	Apache-2.0

Community signals

Downloads a week	33
Downloads a month	62
GitHub stars	4
Open issues	2
Closed issues	0
Last code push	2023-10-05
Latest version	0.0.6 (2022-02-15)
First published	2021-04-14
Releases	38

In ReReHome

Whatever this plugin publishes reaches Apple Home as a normal HomeKit accessory behind your Homebridge bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.