Voice preview auto switch from cloud to local during internet outage?

Configuration Voice Assistant
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I’m curious to know if it is possible to have the Voice Preview Edition run on the cloud (nabu casa) normally, but auto switchover to local during an internet outage?

I know it would be much slower and less robust (depending on hardware) when local but it would be nice as a backup.

It seems that fairly robust hardware would be necessary for full local control and not really an option for every instance (especially for things I don’t have like a cabin in the woods, motorhome, or small yacht!)

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Set up an automation that triggers on the internet going out and have it change the Assistant select entities of your devices to your local assistant pipeline.

triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.ping_1_1_1_1
    for: "00:01:00"
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: select.select_option
    target:
      entity_id: select.vpe_1_assist_pipeline
    data:
      option: |
        {{ "local" if trigger.to_state.state == 'off' else "preferred" }}
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Thanks for the super quick answer! I haven’t been on since I posted or I would have thanked you earlier. I’m going to give it go….but it will be difficult remembering the exact, specific phrases that local responds to vs cloud. Mines a bit temperamental! Cloud is amazingly forgiving as far as interpreting my spoken commands….local, not so much. ha!