I really suggest people just use the Integration Homekit, (you don’t need a Apple Homekit product to use it, which I thought initially), HA acts as the Homekit controller…just install the Ingration HomeKit plug in.
Also a huge benefit to the Homekit integration is that it’s not cloudbase! HA communicates directly to the Lyric…personally the less reliance on the could the better if you ask me.
A huge thanks to those who worked on the plug-in as I used for years, but it was problematic over the years. And for the average user it can be a PITA to get going…Homekit was easy, install integration, add ID number of Lyric and off you go.