I may be mistaken, but the last time I checked, unlike VEdge Creator, Todd’s API browser plus could not create a virtual switch that can trigger an Alexa routine (which the OP lists as one of their goals.). That’s because of an Amazon limitation. anyway, the workaround is to create a virtual lock, but that can get kind of clunky.
FAQ: Creating Virtual Devices with the new architecture (Without the IDE) (2023)