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Voice Monkey ACTION

Trigger Monkey

This action will make an annoucement on your device using any parameters you set. See docs here
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IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Voice Monkey account once, then configure and run Trigger Monkey from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "voice_monkey-trigger-monkey",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    voice_monkey: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    monkey: "Monkey",
    announcement: "Announcement text",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Trigger Monkey inputs
Property Type Description
monkey Monkey string
This is the ID of the Monkey you want to trigger. Sign in and visit ‘Manage Monkeys’ to create a monkey and view its ID
Required
announcement Announcement text string
If you want your Alexa device to speak something out loud when you trigger your monkey then add the text to this parameter. You must open the Voice Monkey Skill as the last step of your routine.
Required
chime Chime string
Add a notification/alarm sound to your routine.
Optional
voice Voice string
Select from one of the many different voices available for your announcement. Alexa (default)
Optional
audioFileUrl Audio File URL string
Play an audio file on your Alexa device. Include the full URL including https://
Optional
backgroundAudioFileUrl Background Audio File URL string
Play an audio file in the background wishlist Alexa makes your announcement. Include the full URL including https://
Optional
promptYesResponsePreset Prompt 'Yes' Response Preset Id string
With prompts you can ask Alexa to ask you a yes/no question (that you include in the announcement of this request) e.g. "Sall I turn on the lights?". If you reply "Yes", the Preset Id you specify here will be triggered.
Optional
promptNoResponsePreset Prompt 'No' Response Preset Id string
With prompts you can ask Alexa to ask you a yes/no question (that you include in the announcement of this request) e.g. "Sall I turn on the lights?". If you reply "No", the Preset Id you specify here will be triggered.
Optional
imageUrl Image URL (https://) string
Send an image hosted on a publicly accessible https URL to a screen enabled Alexa device such as an Echo Show. As with announcements, the Alexa routine must open the Voice Monkey Skill as its final action.
Optional
videoUrl Video URL (https://) string
You can send a video to alexa devices with a screen including the Echo Show. The ‘announcement’ parameter must not be blank. You must open the Voice Monkey Skill as the last step of your routine.
Optional
websiteUrl Website URL string
Open a website on your screen enabled Alexa device. Include the full URL including https://
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
voice_monkey-trigger-monkey
Version
0.0.2
App
Voice Monkey
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes