Had two 3 way switches in my kitchen that I removed.  1 has the hot from the panel coming into it and sending (through old traveler wire) a hot to the second.  The load side of the 1st switch goes to the second box and is wire nutted to the hot to the lights.  Works fine from switch 1.  I have them provisioned in the tapo app and they are also connected to home assistant.

I can easily turn lights off and on from automation i.e when switch 2 is on turn switch 1 on etc.  The problem is trying to mirror the brightness level from switch 2 to switch 1.  i.e. if the lights are on and I want the lamp brightness to show the same on each dimmer.  if I hit a button on either that  value should change on both as well as the light.  The automations in tapo do not give access to the brightness buttons to be a trigger.

I know there is a lot of discussion about 3ways, but for now just trying to figure this out in the scene / automation route.

thanks