Does the Aqara Cube T1 Pro work with HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Home?
The Cube T1 Pro needs an Aqara hub, because it is Zigbee 3.0.
In Scene Mode its six marked faces work as separate triggers. The China-market version only works with China-server hubs. It suits Home Assistant users, with native support through Zigbee. HomeKit and Alexa users reach it through an integration (Zigbee).
How the device gets into the platform on this route. The headline is the best route: local before cloud, direct before bridged, core before community. The methodology page lists every level.