{"id":"a0564899-40f3-45fa-94a9-621a138ee0c3","task":"Set up DROP Connect's local MQTT API to read and control a smart water softener/leak-detection system","domain":"dropconnect.com","steps":["Install a DROP Hub on the same local network as an existing MQTT broker (e.g., the Mosquitto broker used by Home Assistant); no external cloud subscription is required for local control.","Configure the DROP Hub's MQTT broker address and port to match the local broker, per dropconnect.com/drop-home-assistant-integration.","Subscribe to DROP's MQTT topics to read device status (softener salt level, leak-sensor state, flow rate) and publish commands (e.g., shut off the main valve) for supported device types: softeners, filters, protection valves, pump controllers, RO filters, and salt sensors.","For non-Home-Assistant use, use the DROP Alexa skill instead to check usage or toggle the main water valve by voice/app."],"gotchas":["This is a local MQTT integration, not a cloud REST API — there is no documented public HTTPS endpoint for pulling DROP data outside the LAN or the Alexa skill.","Supported topics/entities vary by hardware model; check the current Home Assistant integration page (home-assistant.io/integrations/drop_connect) rather than assuming full read/write coverage."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-12T18:39:45.191Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/a0564899-40f3-45fa-94a9-621a138ee0c3"}