I just signed in to my IDE and checked; the sensor shows execution location as local.
I assume that means it works without cloud as long as any automations that use it are also local execution, yes?
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I think thatâs the principle. Which DTH is yours using?
Z-Wave Door/Window Sensor
It was the one the system picked when I added the device.
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@Inge_Jones is there any reason youâre avoiding reading the Sensative Strip thread on this forum? All these questions youâre asking have been asked and answered multiple times before, or do you prefer 1 on 1 answers? If you are going to spend 50 bucks on a sensor I would think it prudent to actually first read the thread on which the device is based. You will also find out a whole lot more, and you will be able to make an educated decision on your purchase.
I havenât avoided reading it. I searched for outdoor sensors before posting, and found that thread among others, and read it. And I read it for a second time when I was recommended to do so. The existing threads didnât address the topic of local execution. The strip also still doesnât look quite the right shape physically for how I wanted to use it - I was hoping someone would know of something more similar to the ST one, but waterproof - though the suggestion of the hinge side is an idea I can look at - which makes two comments at least that were not to be found on the existing threads. I can totally empathise if you have got tired of my posts, but of course you can always simply stop reading them, you donât have to waste even more of your time thinking up some jibe to post.
Hereâs one such person saying theyâre using the default local z-wave door window sensor DTH on the Sensative Strip thread, so it can definitely be done.
I posted this. The default DTH for the Sensative Guard strip IS the local execution one. I have it mounted on the outside edge of my wooden fence gate. There is a decent gap there but I used a stronger neodymium magnet to trigger the strip. I used a couple dots of gorilla glue directly on the wood and also tacked a couple plastic strips across the Sensative Guard to just hold it down as extra precaution. For the magnet I drilled a bit into the wood to sink it in a bit and secured it with gorilla glue as well. With the gate closed you can barely see the Sensative Guard strip if you look through the gap from either side. Everything has worked flawlessly. Something I thought of after the fact, of course, was that I should have cut a small channel into the wood on the edge of the gate so the Sensative Guard strip would be completely flush. That would make it hidden and protected from bumps and such. May even go back and do this.
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@Inge_Jones, if you want more specific suggestions it may be a good idea to post pictures of your gate with some measurements. I like a challenge 
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Itâs funny how sometimes one doesnât really look at things until you come to photograph them. I had assumed it was the gate had got old and warped out of shape⌠Then I saw how much nonsense our recent builders had added to it to keep their tools secure in the yard. After removing two of their extra fittings and a couple of random screws, the gate now shuts against the post (the builders added that too, as they considered mine too puny). This means I can now use the sensative strip after all!
In the other picture I show what my original idea was for sensors across the side passage, so basically someone walks into the thin thread and it pulls the magnet off. Not sure I can do that with the Sensative can I?
I shouldnât really laugh because i donât know your situation, but thank you anyway. Yes i think youâre right, the Sensative Strip is going to be the perfect solution for you, Iâm glad we got there. Well done, come back and tell us how itâs going once itâs setup, good choice 
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