Api Ai - intents

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The documentation shows great examples on figuring out script_intents.
But is there a way to use the intent to fire up an automation?

My purpose is that i already have rules to switch on home theater.
And want to add voice control. From the example on api.ai page it seems i have to copy all the actions from the automation to intent_script

But maybe there is a way to use the intent in some way in the trigger of the automation?

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I’ve not implemented this yet but would it not be as simple as triggering your automation from an intent. Like the following…

TurnLights:
    speech:
      text: Turning {{ Room }} lights {{ OnOff }}
    action:
      - service: automation.trigger
        data:
          entity_id: automation.toggle_room_lighting
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Excellent! Great idea - forgot about the automation trigger