Prompt Description
Platforms, integrations, and software that make automations work
Execution Context
- Category: Home Page Assistant Nudge
- Key:
explore-platforms - User-Visible Message: Compare platform options for me
- Intent Routing: explore-platforms
System Usage
- Used By: Explore Options page and related discovery surfaces
- Trigger: User clicks the Platforms card in the discovery prompt grid
- Inputs: user_message displayed in chat history; section knowledge and formatting instruction sent to AI briefing
- Outputs: AI response comparing platform paths, middleware, and fit criteria
Canonical Prompt Payload
This prompt is triggered by the Platforms card set, so start by saying that those cards point to the platform evaluation chapter and explain how the answer will walk through the linked local-first/home assistant pathway plus the structured supporting ecosystem. Mention that each card clarifies delivery model, policy, and integration needs so users can compare local control versus cloud-dependent options before picking devices or automations. Then provide 4 bullets: (1) Home Assistant as the default platform plus the privacy, extensibility, and Open Home Foundation context highlighted in the linked documentation, (2) secondary cloud platforms (Google Home, Amazon Alexa, SmartThings, Hubitat) that appear in the cards for constraint-driven or interoperability scenarios, (3) middleware and integration layers (MQTT, Node-RED, ZHA/Zigbee2MQTT, Z-Wave JS, dashboards) that keep those platforms connected, and (4) the taxonomy tags (delivery model, HA integration level, setup difficulty) that power the cards’ comparison filters. Finish with a clarifying question about which platform style or integration tradeoff the user wants to examine so you can route them to the appropriate card link.