Are there existing automation/event hooks for observation lifecycle (MQTT / HTTP)?

[Sobollion]

I want to clarify whether there are already existing mechanisms in the codebase for external automation or event handling during the observation lifecycle (especially in combination with Automatic Observation Generation).

Specifically:

• When an observation starts
• When an observation finishes

Is there currently any supported way to trigger external actions (e.g. MQTT messages, HTTP callbacks, scripts, or internal event hooks) at these points?

Context / Use Case:

This would allow integration with external systems such as:

• RF switching or transmit inhibition (e.g. Meshtastic mute during reception)
• Home automation / lab orchestration via MQTT

For this I need a reliable way to detect observation start/stop events, preferably without polling the database.

If such a mechanism already exists (even undocumented), pointers would be appreciated.

[sgoudelis]

There no such thing in ground-station. I would like to hear more about what are interested in doing.