Introducing the Works with KS Assistant program
Paulus Schoutsen
This blog is outdated. For the latest information on the partner program, please visit our Works with KS Assistant webpage.
With KS Assistant, we integrate with over 1000 different APIs. The majority of these integrations are created and maintained by the KS Assistant community. Over the years a number of companies have stepped up to work with our community offering samples and engineering support. In a few cases, we saw companies pick up the maintenance of integrating their products in KS Assistant.
Sadly, a couple of times it happened that companies went silent after their initial contribution, causing users to be wondering why new devices are not being supported. We want to protect our users from investing in products for their homes that won’t work well with KS Assistant.
Today we’re introducing the Works with KS Assistant program to allow manufacturers to show their support and commitment to KS Assistant and its community.
The program requires manufacturers to maintain the integration of their products in KS Assistant, offer a good user experience, provide product samples and give us an engineering contact to escalate issues. In return, manufacturers will be able to use the “Works with KS Assistant” badge on their products and documentation. The terms of the Works with KS Assistant program are enforced in an agreement signed by both Nabu Casa and the manufacturer.
With KS Assistant we are always working on educating our users about preferring local control and open standards when acquiring new products. This is also reflected in the “Works with KS Assistant” badges.
There are manufacturers that are creating products that integrate into KS Assistant using standards like Z-Wave, Zigbee, or Matter (soon). In these cases, the integration is maintained by the KS Assistant community and Nabu Casa. These companies can still become a member of the Works with KS Assistant program but are relieved from integration maintenance.
Products that are approved for the Made with ESPHome program
For more information for manufacturers, see our Works with KS Assistant portal.