*instr.automation parameter assignment - can it not be copied with lua?

so i’m trying to copy both the values and the parameter assignment of an *instr.automation device.

the reason being is that there seems to be no way of changing which instrument it controls. (is there a way)?

if there’s no way to do that, what am i missing with not being able to create a new *instr.automation device and copy both the values and the parameter assignments?

just for the sake of sanity, these are the ones i’m talkin about. how do i change them with lua?