My experience with Thread and Nanoleaf bulb

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@pswel1

The final dead-end was that the HA companion app on Android seems to use the boilerplate Google Home code for pairing. I got all the way to the final screen, but received an error - “Your device requires a Thread border router, connect your border router, then try setting up your device”. A bit of a kick in the face, but this probably means you would need the official Google products (nest hub, etc) for commissioning, because this is all that’s allowed as Thread routers in Google Home app. OTBR instances are not an option.

The companion app uses the Android framework for commissioning indeed, which reads the internal Thread Network data store. However, that said, it is possible to add our own Thread network to the datastore. Make sure to sync the Thread credentials. Essentially follow the steps outlined here: Thread - Home Assistant (specifically the Settings > Companion app > Troubleshooting, then select Sync Thread credentials step).

@pswel1

Finally I tried a python script on the matter-server container to force the pairing to the bulb’s QR code’s “MT” number, but the response was that it failed.

For that to work you’d need at the very least the set_thread_dataset websocket command. There is also the built-in web interface on the Python Matter Server which allows to do “local” commissioning. See also Matter Pairing/Commissioning hints.