Threshold by Threadcraft Labs

The door that knows you

A wall-mounted entry console that greets you, keeps your family informed, and charges your phone. Aluminum and walnut. No cloud required.

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Aluminum and walnut, wall-mounted NFC keyfobs included Qi2 wireless charging No cloud, no account Works with Home Assistant Your entryway, elevated Aluminum and walnut, wall-mounted NFC keyfobs included Qi2 wireless charging No cloud, no account Works with Home Assistant Your entryway, elevated

One console,
three jobs

It knows when you're home. Tap a machined aluminum keyfob against Threshold when you leave or arrive. It triggers Home Assistant scenes — lights, music, thermostat, locks. Your whole house responds to one gesture.

It keeps everyone informed. A 3.7-inch e-paper status board shows who's home, who's away, today's weather, and the family calendar. Always on, always readable, no phone required.

It charges your phone. Set your phone on the walnut shelf. Qi2 wireless charging works through the wood — no cables, no pads, no clutter. Just set it down.

Built from things
that belong by the door

Chosen to look right, feel right, and last.

Natural walnut

Hand-finished shelf and accent panels. Qi2 charging coil sits beneath it. Every unit looks slightly different because real wood does.

Matte aluminum

Machined and anodized enclosure, plus two NFC keyfobs. No visible screws. Mounts flush to the wall.

Status Home
Always on. No backlight. Reads like paper.

E-paper display

3.7-inch e-ink screen. Shows family status, weather, and calendar. Readable in any light. Zero power between refreshes.

Tap to arrive.
Tap to depart.

Each keyfob is paired to a person. Tap it against Threshold on your way out, and your departure scene runs — lights off, thermostat down, music stops.

Tap it when you get home, and the house wakes up the way you like it.

Two machined aluminum keyfobs included. Pairs with Home Assistant over local MQTT. Add more keyfobs anytime.
Joey arrived home
Living room lightsWarm 60%
Thermostat72 F
Front porchOff
Kitchen speakerJazz FM
Scene complete

The family dashboard
that needs no phone

Threshold's e-paper screen shows who's home, who's away, the weather forecast, and today's calendar. Updated automatically. Readable from across the hallway.

3.7-inch e-paper. Updates on NFC tap or every 15 minutes. Uses zero power between refreshes.
Family Status
Joey
Home
Sarah
Away
58 F Partly cloudy
Soccer 4:30pm

Qi2 through walnut.
No cables visible.

The charging coil sits beneath the walnut shelf. Set your phone down when you walk in. Pick it up when you leave. No pad, no cable, no thought.

Qi2 magnetic alignment through wood. Works with any Qi2 or MagSafe-compatible phone.
Qi2 through walnut Charging

No account. No cloud.
No tracking.

Threshold runs entirely on your local network. NFC taps, status data, and scene triggers never leave your home. If we disappeared tomorrow, it would keep running.

Works with Home Assistant over local MQTT. No vendor lock-in. No telemetry.
Your data stays here
NFC tap eventsLocal only
Family statusOn-device
Scene triggersLocal MQTT
Home AssistantLocal API
Calendar syncCalDAV (local)
0 bytes sent to the cloud

Specifications

The full list.

Form factor
Wall-mounted entry console
Materials
Matte anodized aluminum, natural walnut shelf
Display
3.7" e-paper, 480×280, 4-level grayscale
NFC
PN532 reader, 2 machined aluminum keyfobs included
Charging
Qi2 wireless through walnut shelf
Compute
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
Connectivity
WiFi, MQTT, Home Assistant
Mounting
Flush wall mount, no visible hardware
Power
Single USB-C cable, hidden behind mount
Software
Custom firmware, local-first, OTA updates
Cloud
None. Everything stays on your network.
Price
$399, keyfobs included

Built in the open

Threshold is in active development. We'll email you when prototypes are ready.

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