Hi all,
since quite a while (> 1 year) ZEISS offers an ZEN API which is designed to be used in Smart Microscopy applications. It does not replace the existing internal Python Scripting, but allows to control the system "from the outside"
Please add this to you list:
https://github.com/zeiss-microscopy/OAD/tree/master/ZEN-API
There is also a Python package available:
https://github.com/zeiss-microscopy/OAD/tree/master/ZEN-API/python_package/zen_api-2025.10.1
Feel free to ping me for details & questions.