Is anyone at Dim Sum labs? This Bitbar scripts will tell you if the lights are on, and what rgb value the light has.

dsl.15m.py

#!/usr/local/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
import json
import struct

def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
    client.subscribe("dsl/enviro")

def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
    s = json.loads(str(msg.payload))
    col = struct.pack('BBB',*s['rgb']).encode('hex')
    lights="💤"
    if s['helios']>0: lights ="💡"
    print "DSL"+lights+" | color: #" + col
    exit()

client = mqtt.Client()
client.on_connect = on_connect
client.on_message = on_message

client.connect("iot.eclipse.org", 1883, 60)
client.loop_forever()