Control light from Google Home with Node RED

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I didn't until recently but unfortunately (like all of these Alexa/Google home things) it has issues.

Format for Alexa Applestrudel Custom Text Command?

At the moment, I am using an old Pi to convert text to speech and I've wired the output of it to headphones and glued headphone earpiece next to mic input on a cheap Alexa Flex All works well But when I saw about this text command - I thought - I'll be able to send my desired command direct to the Flex But (as with everything to do with this sort of thing) it doesn't work for the thing I want it work for i.e If I say tell my pi to say "Alexa, ask cheerlights to change to colo…

Actually getting a Pi to speak a command has been working very reliably

Except if loud background noise when speaking of course

I Must get round to putting it in the cupboard under the stairs