# Matter: Device-to-Device Automations

DevFeed: [Matter: Device-to-Device Automations](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/matter-device-to-device-automations-13913.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/matter-device-to-device-automations/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2021-12-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [Matter](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/matter.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>)

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## AI overview

This article explains how Matter devices can interact directly over a local network to create automations. It covers device binding, synchronous control, and asynchronous notification through publisher-subscriber relationships.

## Source excerpt

[This is article #3 in the Espressif Matter Series of articles. You may read the second part here.] In the previous article we looked at the data model of Matter. Today, let us talk about how Matter devices within a network can interact with each other leading to useful automations. For instance, you may want a light switch at your home to control one or more light bulbs. Or even a thermostat to turn on or off based on reports from the occupancy sensor.