How do I use NR to work with a MQTT device trigger?

[Mikefila]

@nappyjim

Anyway, the new recommended “solution” is to use MQTT device triggers

There are new event entities that replace the button press action.

Using the new action events in Zigbee2MQTT 2.0

The new Zigbee2MQTT 2.0 introduces the new event based actions for things with buttons. And at the same time deprecates the old way of using action sensors. Note that you enable these new actions by setting the Zigbee2MQTT configuration “Home Assistant experimental event entities” to enabled (true) However, it seems the Zigbee2MQTT devs have pulled back on the plan to remove the legacy sensor based method, so for now users can start to play with the events but it may be best to keep things as …