Utilities
Stream Sensors
homebridge-stream-sensors · v1.1.4
VerifiedLocalHomebridge 2.0
Turns camera streams into HomeKit motion sensors using local YOLO detection of people, animals, vehicles and packages.
What it says it supports
Devices it names
- RTSP cameras
Shows up in Apple Home as from its README
Sensor readings in its code
How it connects
Local
Local ffmpeg plus ONNX inference on the Homebridge host
You’ll need
- Camera stream URL
- 64-bit OS
- Node 20+
Compatibility
| Verified by Homebridge | Yes |
|---|---|
| Homebridge versions | ^1.8.0 || ^2.0.0 |
| Homebridge 2.0 | Yes |
| Node.js | >=20.0.0 |
| Settings in Homebridge UI | Yes |
| Matter | No |
| Platform name | StreamSensors |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only |
Community signals
| Downloads a week | 10 |
|---|---|
| Downloads a month | 227 |
| GitHub stars | 7 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Closed issues | 1 |
| Last code push | 2026-09-28 |
| Latest version | 1.1.4 (2026-09-28) |
| First published | 2026-06-02 |
| Releases | 6 |
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.
Caveats from the README
- No 32-bit ARM
HomeKit services in its code
Found by scanning the published npm package. A plugin can register a service only for some devices.
- MotionSensor
Sources
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-stream-sensors
- Source code: https://github.com/nkatchik/homebridge-stream-sensors
- Issues: https://github.com/nkatchik/homebridge-stream-sensors/issues
- Homepage: https://github.com/nikitakatchik/homebridge-stream-sensors#readme
- Verified plugins list: https://github.com/homebridge/verified