Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Lets build a Last Assistant Sensor that will tell Home Assistant which room we are in when we trigger a voice command. This works with any Home Assistant Voice Device as long as it has the Assist in Progress Entity.

Written Guide - slacker-labs.com/build-a-last-assistant-sensor-guide

Video Chapters:
00:00 - Build a Last Assistant Sensor so your Home Assistant Voice Hardware knows where you are - Intro
00:29 - Demo of the power of the Last Assistant Sensor
02:41 - Use Area and Labels to identify your Home Assistant Entities
04:46 - Building a Last Assistant Sensor using Templates
07:11 - Create a Home Assistant Template based Sensor in the UI - Last Assistant Sensor
08:57 - Create a Home Asisstant Template based Sensor in YAML including attributes - Last Assistant Sensor
11:18 - Build an Voice Command using an Automation and our Last Assistant Sensor
15:39 - Demo time - Triggering an automation using a voice command.


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