| name | sonos-announce |
| description | Send a Jarvis-voiced TTS announcement to a Sonos speaker in the house. Uses Chatterbox for voice generation. Use when the user wants to send a spoken message to someone in another room via a Sonos speaker. |
| tier | FRIDAY |
| triggers | ["tell [name] to","announce","say on the sonos","send a message to the kitchen","send a message to the bedroom","let her know","let him know","message the speaker","play on sonos","say upstairs","say downstairs"] |
sonos-announce — House Announcements via Jarvis Voice
Send a spoken message to any Sonos speaker in the house using the Jarvis (Chatterbox) voice.
Examples
"Jarvis, tell [name] to check their phone."
"Say on the kitchen speaker: dinner is ready."
"Announce upstairs that I'm heading out."
"Send a message to the bedroom."
Speakers
Speakers are configured in .env:
| Variable | Description |
|---|
SONOS_DOWN_IP | Downstairs speaker IP (e.g. kitchen) |
SONOS_UP_IP | Upstairs speaker IP (e.g. bedroom) |
SONOS_DEFAULT | Default target: up, down, or all |
GAMEZ_IP | IP of the machine serving the audio file |
GAMEZ_PORT | Port for the audio HTTP server (default: 8765) |
CHATTERBOX_HOST | SSH alias for the machine running Chatterbox TTS |
CHATTERBOX_URL | Chatterbox endpoint (default: http://localhost:3340/tts) |
Routing
Location is inferred from natural language:
| User says | Target |
|---|
| "upstairs", "bedroom", "bathroom" | up |
| "downstairs", "kitchen", "living room" | down |
| "everywhere", "all speakers", "the whole house" | all |
| (no location) | $SONOS_DEFAULT (default: down) |
Script
sonos-say <up|down|all> "message"
See SETUP.md for installation.
Message Style
- Speak on the user's behalf, warmly and naturally
- Default phrasing: "Hey [name], [user] [wanted/was wondering/asked me to let you know] ..."
- Keep it brief — this is a spoken announcement, not an essay
- Always use the jarvis voice
Example Transformations
| User says | Jarvis announces |
|---|
| "Tell [name] to check their phone" | "Hey [name], [user] was wondering if you would check your phone." |
| "Let her know dinner is ready" | "Hey [name], [user] wanted to let you know that dinner is ready." |
| "Tell her I'll be there in 5" | "Hey [name], [user] will be there in about five minutes." |
