@OnlyWK1, ok that makes sense. Zwave isn’t as bad as it seems as long as you properly add/remove devices and have a healthy mesh.
I would recommend using the GE Bulb code as you’ve done, maybe rename it to be more relevant to your device, and use the Pollster SmartApp. That’s what I use for all my GE bulbs and I set polling to 1 minute. Works really great until ST folks can develop a device type specific to your switch.