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Follow-up to my earlier post about my Python-based home setup (smart plug, lamps, door/motion sensors). This week I added my Bosch Serie 8 dryer.

How it works: Bosch offers a free developer API (Home Connect) — you register an app, authenticate via OAuth, and get full control: start/stop programs, read remaining time, door state and remote start status. A local Python script on my PC talks to the API, and my Gemini Live voice assistant sits on top, so I just say "start the towels program" and it runs.

A few things I learned: the appliance only pairs on 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, remote start has to be re-enabled on the panel after each cycle (safety requirement, can't be bypassed), and the API exposes fewer programs than the physical dial — wool and bed linen can't be started remotely.

No subscriptions, no cloud hub, no monthly fees. Demo in the video. Happy to answer questions!

I'm not a programmer — I built this entire setup by chatting with AI (Claude). My smart plug, two lamps, a door sensor and a motion sensor run through a local Python API on my PC, exposed securely via Cloudflare Tunnel.

What it does: full control by voice at home (Gemini Live assistant), remote control from anywhere via a Telegram bot powered by Claude — it understands natural language in any language, checks power consumption, door and motion sensors in real time.

No Home Assistant, no IFTTT subscription, no monthly fees. The video shows me checking on my house and shutting everything down on my way home. Happy to answer questions!