seems to work

apps/homekit/start_bridge.sh

@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@
 
 set -e  # Exit on error
 
-# Change to script directory
+# Determine script directory (apps/homekit)
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
-cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+# Navigate to workspace root (two levels up from apps/homekit)
+WORKSPACE_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../.." && pwd)"
+cd "$WORKSPACE_ROOT"
 
 echo "🏠 HomeKit Bridge Startup"
 echo "========================="
+echo "   Working dir: $WORKSPACE_ROOT"
+echo ""
 
 # Virtual environment path
 VENV_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/venv"
@@ -18,7 +23,19 @@ VENV_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/venv"
 # Check if virtual environment exists
 if [ ! -d "$VENV_DIR" ]; then
     echo "📦 Virtual environment not found. Creating..."
-    python3 -m venv "$VENV_DIR"
+    # Try to use Python 3.12 or 3.13 (3.14 has compatibility issues with HAP-Python)
+    if command -v python3.13 &> /dev/null; then
+        PYTHON_CMD=python3.13
+    elif command -v python3.12 &> /dev/null; then
+        PYTHON_CMD=python3.12
+    elif command -v python3.11 &> /dev/null; then
+        PYTHON_CMD=python3.11
+    else
+        PYTHON_CMD=python3
+        echo "⚠️  Warning: Using default python3. HAP-Python may not work with Python 3.14+"
+    fi
+    echo "   Using: $PYTHON_CMD"
+    $PYTHON_CMD -m venv "$VENV_DIR"
     echo "✅ Virtual environment created at $VENV_DIR"
 fi
 
@@ -29,7 +46,7 @@ source "$VENV_DIR/bin/activate"
 # Install/update dependencies
 echo "📥 Installing dependencies from requirements.txt..."
 pip install --upgrade pip -q
-pip install -r requirements.txt -q
+pip install -r "$SCRIPT_DIR/requirements.txt" -q
 echo "✅ Dependencies installed"
 
 # Set environment variables (with defaults)
@@ -55,5 +72,5 @@ echo "🚀 Starting HomeKit Bridge..."
 echo "   (Press Ctrl+C to stop)"
 echo ""
 
-# Run the bridge using Python module syntax
+# Run the bridge from workspace root with correct module path
 python -m apps.homekit.main