Grain Studios
Thalamus
MQTT event gateway for smart home routing
Project Details
Challenge
A growing smart home with 55+ devices generates constant event noise. Critical signals get lost in the volume without intelligent filtering and routing.
Approach
Built an MQTT gateway that subscribes to the home event bus, classifies events by urgency and type, and routes them through a three-tier progressive disclosure model: glanceable, pattern, and deep dive.
Outcome
Real-time event classification across 55+ devices. Critical alerts surface immediately. Routine events are batched for pattern analysis.
Metrics
55+
Devices
Connected endpoints
3
Tiers
Progressive disclosure
24/7
Uptime
Always-on gateway
Tech Stack
PythonMQTTHome AssistantRedisMosquitto