Wanting to get rid of my hue bridge and direct connect my hue bulbs to ST

[JDRoberts]

@stuking

JDRoberts, I’m assuming its not known why it fails pass the message along? sorry to ask I’m just interested to know, i’m obviously at the start of a long learning curve

what I understood to be the case is that Zigbee and Z-wave are mesh protocols, does the hue bulb have limitations around this or what?
Thanks again
Stuk

It’s not just Hue, it seems to be most of the ZLL bulbs when connected to a ZHA coordinator. See the FAQ:

FAQ: Are Smart Bulbs Repeaters? (Updated 2019: the new answer is yes, but may be inconsistent)

Hue Bridge Lightbulbs connected to a hue bridge are repeaters–but only for other devices attached to the same bridge. They essentially form their own mini network. So they won’t help with nearby sensors. Zwave bulbs Zwave lightbulbs like those from Linear and aeotec typically are repeaters – – but only for Z wave. These can actually be very useful in some specific use cases like getting zwave signal down basement stairs or across a garage. zigbee bulbs connected directly to the ST hub Zigbee lightbulbs like hue or Osram if connected directly to the SmartThings hub without using a bridge shift from the ZLL profile to the ZHA profile and then do typically act as repeaters for other ZHA devices. Or if they are Zigbee 3.0 devices, they will connect to the smartthing…