Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If you want to build a daily briefing or newsflash in home Assistant Macros can help you organize your information so that it flows better when read by your Text to speech integration or is displayed on your Lovelace dashboard.
And in this video I show you how I did on my system.
We are talking Jinja, Macros, and using data from another file in an automation.
Oh...and the Slacker Labs Discord is now live - discord.gg/YkMKGHnahh
Video Chapters:
Things Referenced in this Video:
How I built Jarvis - youtu.be/Ys9xlo3Rq4E
Blog Post of Code used in this video - slacker-labs.com/2022/01/26/building-a-daily-briefing
Example Briefing on Github - github.com/thejeffreystone/home-assistant-configuration/blob/master/config/templates/speech/example.yaml
My Daily Briefing in Github - github.com/thejeffreystone/home-assistant-configuration/blob/master/config/templates/speech/daily_briefing.yaml
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - twitter.com/thejeffreystone / twitter.com/slackerlabs
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If you want to build a daily briefing or newsflash in home Assistant Macros can help you organize your information so that it flows better when read by your Text to speech integration or is displayed on your Lovelace dashboard.
And in this video I show you how I did on my system.
We are talking Jinja, Macros, and using data from another file in an automation.
Oh...and the Slacker Labs Discord is now live - discord.gg/YkMKGHnahh
Video Chapters:
Things Referenced in this Video:
How I built Jarvis - youtu.be/Ys9xlo3Rq4E
Blog Post of Code used in this video - slacker-labs.com/2022/01/26/building-a-daily-briefing
Example Briefing on Github - github.com/thejeffreystone/home-assistant-configuration/blob/master/config/templates/speech/example.yaml
My Daily Briefing in Github - github.com/thejeffreystone/home-assistant-configuration/blob/master/config/templates/speech/daily_briefing.yaml
Who am I?
My Name is Jeff. I am an DIY-er and Automator of boring things. And, of course, a huge Home Assistant fan. Oh, I also live in a house that tweets.
Follow Me:
Github - github.com/thejeffreystone
Twitter - twitter.com/thejeffreystone / twitter.com/slackerlabs
On the Web - slacker-labs.com
Discord - discord.gg/YkMKGHnahh
And if you like this video you could always fuel my automation habit -
Grab SlackerLabs Merch: https://slackerlabsmerch.square.site
One Time Donation:
Paypal: paypal.com/paypalme/SlackerLabs
Cash App: $slackerlabs
Buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/icE6DeBut
.
Or use my Amazon affiliate link which provides a small commission on things you buy without additional cost to you - amazon.com/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=Home+Automation&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&linkCode=ll2&tag=thejeffreysto-20&linkId=18622d75c4923c69c2b7488cec58ad5e&language=en_US
Video Gear:
Canon m50: amzn.to/3ftldPH
Desk Mic: amzn.to/3wkum40
Camera Mic: amzn.to/3tXk1cp
Newer 660: amzn.to/3fwwejd
Dazzne D50: amzn.to/3oGBK5y
Audio Interface: amzn.to/3u07chK
Gimble: amzn.to/3ouKAoe
Music - Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/o05z6m
Video Assets - LenoFx: http://i.refs.cc/CJXU6Da9?smile_ref=eyJzbWlsZV9zb3VyY2UiOiJzbWlsZV91aSIsInNtaWxlX21lZGl1bSI6IiIsInNtaWxlX2NhbXBhaWduIjoicmVmZXJyYWxfcHJvZ3JhbSIsInNtaWxlX2N1c3RvbWVyX2lkIjo3NzE2MjM1MTd9
