A remote control device of a garage door opener system, the remote control device comprising: a user input configured to receive an input from a user; a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with a garage door opener ; secondary components including a secondary sensor and a secondary actuatable component; an electronic processor communicatively coupled via a communication bus to the secondary components, the user input, and the wireless communication interface, the electronic processor further communicatively coupled to a memory storing instructions that when executed by the electronic processor cause the electronic processor to: responsive to the input at the user input, communicate a user input command to the garage door opener to operate a motor configured to drive a garage door , detect stimuli in a space associated with the remote control device based on sensory data output from the secondary sensor of the remote control device, determine a responsive action to the stimuli detected in the space associated with the remote control device, and control the secondary actuatable component and an accessory device of the garage door opener to perform the responsive action, wherein the accessory device is configured to selectively couple to a module port on the garage door opener. a user input configured to receive an input from a user; a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with a garage door opener ; secondary components including a secondary sensor and a secondary actuatable component; an electronic processor communicatively coupled via a communication bus to the secondary components, the user input, and the wireless communication interface, the electronic processor further communicatively coupled to a memory storing instructions that when executed by the electronic processor cause the electronic processor to: responsive to the input at the user input, communicate a user input command to the garage door opener to operate a motor configured to drive a garage door , detect stimuli in a space associated with the remote control device based on sensory data output from the secondary sensor of the remote control device, determine a responsive action to the stimuli detected in the space associated with the remote control device, and control the secondary actuatable component and an accessory device of the garage door opener to perform the responsive action, wherein the accessory device is configured to selectively couple to a module port on the garage door opener. responsive to the input at the user input, communicate a user input command to the garage door opener to operate a motor configured to drive a garage door , detect stimuli in a space associated with the remote control device based on sensory data output from the secondary sensor of the remote control device, determine a responsive action to the stimuli detected in the space associated with the remote control device, and control the secondary actuatable component and an accessory device of the garage door opener to perform the responsive action, wherein the accessory device is configured to selectively couple to a module port on the garage door opener. <EOS>