In February 2026, Luca Osti developed and delivered the HGSmart custom integration for the home-assistant/brands repository, enabling users to connect and manage HGSmart devices within Home Assistant. This integration expanded device compatibility and streamlined onboarding, allowing for richer automation scenarios and a more interoperable smart home ecosystem. Luca’s work involved end-to-end API integration and full stack development using Python, establishing a scalable approach for future device integrations. The project focused on enhancing user experience by simplifying device management and accelerating time-to-value, demonstrating depth in both technical implementation and architectural planning within the Home Assistant platform’s extensibility framework.