Newbie question on Netatmo smart radiator valve integration

Configuration
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I can’t make sense on any of the guides or instructions whether I actually need the Netatmo Smart Thermostat in order to integrate the Smart Radiator Valves into Home Assistant or can I integrate the valves directly.
I have RasPi4 with RazBerry2 Z-Wave hat configured but if I put batteries in a valve so that it shows the wifi icon on display and do an Inclusion scan in Home Assistant Z-Wave JS to MQTT UI, I cant find the valve. At this point the valve has been located directly on top of the RasPi case.
I do have the Netatmo account created and the api_key/secret_key/username/password entries are in configuration.yaml
What am I missing?

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You have to add the Netatmo integration. And you have to first add them to your Netatmo setup using their app.

3

Right, so the starter kit is needed. Bugger. Thanks for the answer.

4

No, you don’t. But you need the relay. Like in this starter package.

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Yes that one instead of the thermostat.