Voice Assistants
Using Google Assistant, Alexa, or local voice control with Home Assistant—setup, privacy, and custom voice actions.
- 📌Setting Up a Voice AssistantSet up a basic voice assistant in Home Assistant in minutes: enable Home Assistant Cloud, add a Voice Assistant device, and start using voice commands to control your smart home. Easily expand or customize your assistant as your needs grow!
- 📌Voice Assistant SettingsThis page explains how to access and use Voice Assistant settings in Home Assistant, covering Assist, Alexa, and Google Assistant options, device exposure, subscriptions, and common questions.
- 📌Voice Assistant Triggers and ActionsThis guide shows you how to build voice-activated automations in Home Assistant using Assist, including flexible sentence triggers, slots for capturing spoken input, and actions for speaking or listening on satellite devices.
- 📌Understanding the Wyoming Protocol & SatellitesThis guide explains the Wyoming protocol - a simple, local way for voice assistant devices (satellites) to connect with Home Assistant. Learn its key features, typical setups, supported hardware, and why it ensures privacy and flexibility.
- 📌Creating a Wyoming Satellite with a Raspberry PiLearn how to set up a DIY Wyoming Satellite voice assistant on your Raspberry Pi, fully integrated with Home Assistant and working locally.
- Feature: Set Phone Alarms with Your Voice AssistantSet alarms on any Android phone in your home just by speaking - this guide shows how to link Home Assistant and ExtendedOpenAI so your assistant understands natural commands like "Set an alarm for 7:30 on Alice's phone".
- Feature: Search Your Plex Library from Home AssistantControl and search your Plex library by voice through Home Assistant - find movies, genres, or actors naturally using safe local connections and optional Plex webhooks for automations.
- Feature: Manage Shopping List with Your VoiceAdd, remove, or check your Home Assistant shopping list by voice - with simple local automations or advanced AI-powered natural language understanding.
- Feature: Check Travel Times with Google Maps APIAdd real-time travel time and traffic info to your Home Assistant voice assistant using Google Maps and the Extended OpenAI integration -just ask and get spoken answers instantly.
- Build Your Own ESP32-Based Voice AssistantLearn how to build your own affordable Home Assistant voice assistant from scratch - from simple wiring and setup to adding it as a working smart speaker in your home.