Why did my TV not pause?

Configuration Voice Assistant
1

Hi there.
Last night i tried to pause my TV via Assist, but it would not do it.

I got this entity “media_player.lg_webos_smart_tv”, that has a pause button in the GUI when it’s active. I exposed that entity and gave it the Alias “TV”.
It’s Area is set as the living room and the assist device is set to kitchen.

Here is the relevant Assist debug:

[...]
  - type: intent-start
    data:
      engine: conversation.ollama_conversation
      language: en
      intent_input: " Pause the TV."
      conversation_id: 01K9QCZSSC4HET56VXPAC8PEC8
      device_id: 939fd33e4377ccc5cc4ab4b1efba0b77
      satellite_id: assist_satellite.home_assistant_voice_0947f9_assist_satellit
      prefer_local_intents: true
    timestamp: "2025-11-10T17:28:33.567712+00:00"
  - type: intent-progress
    data:
      chat_log_delta:
        role: assistant
        tool_calls:
          - tool_name: HassMediaPause
            tool_args:
              area: Living Room
              device_class:
                - tv
                - speaker
                - receiver
              domain:
                - media_player
              floor: Living Room
              name: TV
            id: 01K9QD01MPXK93FZNDM0PN7BT7
            external: false
        content: ""
    timestamp: "2025-11-10T17:28:38.294619+00:00"
  - type: intent-progress
    data:
      chat_log_delta:
        content: ""
    timestamp: "2025-11-10T17:28:38.376984+00:00"
  - type: intent-progress
    data:
      chat_log_delta:
        role: tool_result
        agent_id: conversation.ollama_conversation
        tool_call_id: 01K9QD01MPXK93FZNDM0PN7BT7
        tool_name: HassMediaPause
        tool_result:
          error: MatchFailedError
          error_text: >-
            <MatchFailedError result=MatchTargetsResult(is_match=False,
            no_match_reason=<MatchFailedReason.NAME: 1>, states=[],
            no_match_name=None, areas=[], floors=[]),
            constraints=MatchTargetsConstraints(name='TV', area_name='Living
            Room', floor_name='Living Room', domains={'media_player'},
            device_classes={'receiver', 'speaker', 'tv'},
            features=<MediaPlayerEntityFeature.PAUSE: 1>,
            states={<MediaPlayerState.PLAYING: 'playing'>},
            assistant='conversation', allow_duplicate_names=False,
            single_target=False),
            preferences=MatchTargetsPreferences(area_id='kitchen',
            floor_id=None)>
    timestamp: "2025-11-10T17:28:38.377945+00:00"
  - type: intent-progress
    data:
      chat_log_delta:
        role: assistant
        content: The
    timestamp: "2025-11-10T17:28:38.775603+00:00"
  - type: intent-progress
 [...]
  - type: intent-end
    data:
      processed_locally: false
      intent_output:
        response:
          speech:
            plain:
              speech: >-
                The TV is currently playing, and there is no match for the pause
                command. Please check the device name or ensure it is correctly
                identified.
              extra_data: null
          card: {}
          language: en
          response_type: action_done
          data:
            targets: []
            success: []
            failed: []
        conversation_id: 01K9QCZSSC4HET56VXPAC8PEC8
        continue_conversation: false
    timestamp: "2025-11-10T17:28:42.791796+00:00"
[...]

Anybody know what is happening here?

2

You did not specify whether you are using LLM for home control.
If you expected local processing of the intent, it did not work for some reason. Try again or try changing the alias. Also check the command in “developer tools - assist.”

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3

Hey, sorry, yes i am using qwen3:1.7b,
and my assist is able to control other devices.

grafik
grafik564×272 8.24 KB

Why it failed to do local processing is another interesting question…

Ok, i will try that, thank you.

4

I would suggest that the model is not large enough for home management tasks.

This sometimes happens if the conversation already has a message history. On satellites, it is reset after a few minutes of inactivity. It is best to run tests in the dashboard, as each time you open an Assist chat, a new conversation is created.

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