I concur with the other commenter. I think it's a flaw in Google Assistant/Alexa if they're solely able to function using the online service. The bridge provid

I concur with the other commenter. I think it's a flaw in Google Assistant/Alexa if they're solely able to function using the online service. The bridge provides a well-documented and stable local API which these assistant devices would be able to use as long as they're on the same network.