This might be a dumb question, but will Hue devices be directly compatible with the ZigBee support on the Home-Assistant Yellow board (i.e. without a Hue Hub) ? I’m thinking once Thread/Matter is rolled out.
They’re already “directly compatible” with any Zigbee coordinator supported by Home Assistant’s Zigbee Home Automation (ZHA) integration. There are even instructions for how to unpair them from the Hue hub in order to pair them with the coordinator used by Home Assistant.
Add philips hue bulbs that have previously been added to another bridge
Support for Matter remains in the realm of speculation.
I had no idea this was possible. Thanks for pointing out.