By 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. category: voice runtimes: [claude] pii_safe: true 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." |