Alarm State Voice Announcement Blueprint
Speaks different messages through any TTS-capable speaker when your alarm panel changes state. Works with any alarm panel integration and any TTS service (Piper, Google, Cloud).
What it does:
- Triggers on alarm_control_panel state changes
- Different messages for: armed_away, armed_home, armed_night, disarmed, triggered
- Works with Piper, Google TTS, Cloud TTS, or any HA TTS service
- All messages are customizable
Blueprint YAML:
blueprint:
name: "Alarm State Voice Announcement"
description: >
Announces alarm panel state changes through any TTS speaker.
Different messages for armed away, armed home, armed night, disarmed,
and triggered states.
Free standalone automation from The Automated Home.
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domain: automation
input:
alarm_entity:
name: "Alarm Panel"
selector:
entity:
domain: alarm_control_panel
media_player:
name: "Speaker"
selector:
entity:
domain: media_player
tts_service:
name: "TTS Service"
default: "tts.speak"
selector:
select:
options:
- "tts.speak"
- "tts.google_translate_say"
- "tts.cloud_say"
- "tts.piper"
msg_armed_away:
name: "Armed Away Message"
default: "System armed. All sensors active."
selector:
text:
msg_armed_home:
name: "Armed Home Message"
default: "System armed, home mode."
selector:
text:
msg_armed_night:
name: "Armed Night Message"
default: "Alarm armed. Goodnight."
selector:
text:
msg_disarmed:
name: "Disarmed Message"
default: "System disarmed."
selector:
text:
msg_triggered:
name: "Triggered Message"
default: "Warning. Alarm triggered."
selector:
text:
mode: queued
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: !input alarm_entity
action:
- choose:
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: !input alarm_entity
state: "armed_away"
sequence:
- service: !input tts_service
target:
entity_id: !input media_player
data:
message: !input msg_armed_away
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: !input alarm_entity
state: "armed_home"
sequence:
- service: !input tts_service
target:
entity_id: !input media_player
data:
message: !input msg_armed_home
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: !input alarm_entity
state: "armed_night"
sequence:
- service: !input tts_service
target:
entity_id: !input media_player
data:
message: !input msg_armed_night
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: !input alarm_entity
state: "disarmed"
sequence:
- service: !input tts_service
target:
entity_id: !input media_player
data:
message: !input msg_disarmed
- conditions:
- condition: state
entity_id: !input alarm_entity
state: "triggered"
sequence:
- service: !input tts_service
target:
entity_id: !input media_player
data:
message: !input msg_triggered
This is one automation from a larger voice system. The full Jarvis Voice Announcement Pack includes 9 automations, a custom Jarvis voice model for Piper TTS, speaker group configs, and distributed audio architecture. 50% off with LAUNCH50.
