Solved: Using GPT-4o-Mini-Search-Preview with Voice Assist PE – Easy Workaround

[brix29 (Axel)]

Using GPT-4o-Mini-Search-Preview with Voice Assist PE – Easy Workaround

This is a game changer for me. I found a very simple and effective way to integrate gpt-4o-mini-search-preview with my Voice Assist PE.

What can I do with it?

Voice Assist PE can now answer ANY question using web search. Pretty cool!

Examples:

• “How did Bayern play today?”
• “Is the cocktail bar Mojito open today?”
• “What’s the weather tomorrow?” (Location can be handed over via API request)

To trigger gpt-4o-mini-search-preview, you just need to use a specific trigger word or sentence.

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How it works:

The core idea is simple: I set up a separate gpt-4o-mini-search-preview flow outside the normal assist pipeline.

1. Define a trigger phrase, e.g.:
   • “I have a question: How did Bayern play today?”
   • “Question: How did Bayern play today?”
2. Voice command with trigger phrase triggers an automation
3. Automation saves the prompt to a text sensor
4. Node-RED reads the prompt and sends an OpenAI API request
   • Model: gpt-4o-mini-search-preview
   • Location (if needed) is defined in the request
5. Node-RED saves the response to a text sensor
6. Automation detects the updated response and continues
7. Voice Assist PE announces the response using assist_satellite.announce via TTS

alias: "Voice: Web Search"
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: conversation
    command:
      - I have a question {websearch_prompt}
      - Question {websearch_prompt}
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: input_text.set_value
    metadata: {}
    data:
      value: "{{ trigger.slots.websearch_prompt }}"
    target:
      entity_id: input_text.voice_web_search_prompt
  - wait_for_trigger:
      - trigger: state
        entity_id:
          - input_text.voice_web_search_prompt_response
  - action: assist_satellite.announce
    metadata: {}
    data:
      message: "{{ states('input_text.voice_web_search_prompt_response') }}"
    target:
      entity_id: assist_satellite.home_assistant_voice_xxxx_assist_satellit
mode: single

NodeRed flow: