It turns out that this is a problem that isn't unique to the TC82, and unfortunately renders it useless when it's used in an automated manner. A similar problem has been reported in these two...

@Solla-topee "only to some TP-Link official partners like Alexa and Google" Is there a cost associated with access to the API ? Or is there an avenue to sign an NDA to gain access to the API?

@Kevin_Z "The Kasa and Tapo are two different product lines/Intelligent House Systems" Only in hypothetical abstraction theory. I have a HS110, and a P110 As a home user, as far as I'm concerned,...

This's irrelevant to the original question.