Xiaomi Gateway vs Directly Connecting Devices to Hub

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Through HomeKit automations, they can. When a Xiaomi sensor triggers, I have a HomeKit automation turn on a virtual switch which shows up in the Alexa app as a motion sensor.

Use a Motion Sensor or Virtual Switch to trigger an Alexa Routine

Expose a motion sensor in the Alexa Skill and you should be able to just use it. For a switch to trigger, a regular virtual switch isn't supported by AWS. Only motion sensors and contact sensors are. So you need to use this simple custom code. Copy this code from Chris Wilson @cwwilson08 and create a new virtual device using this driver. Then expose it to the Alexa Skill. It will mimic a motion sensor output when a switch is digitally turned on within HE metadata { definition (name: "Virtual …