Yes / No action prompts with Alexa and Voice Monkey

Existing users: this is now much easier using the Flows feature.

Have you ever wanted Alexa to ask you something and respond based on your answer? You can, with Voice Monkey Flows.

Imagine this

At 8pm every evening, Alexa says: “Hello, would you like me to turn on the lights?” You say: “Yes” — the lights turn on.

How to do this

This guide assumes you have a Voice Monkey Speaker device and have already made a text-to-speech announcement with Voice Monkey.

Step 1 — Create the action

Create a Routine Trigger device in the console (e.g. “Smart Lights Trigger”).

In the Alexa app, create an Alexa Routine:

• When this happens → Smart Home → Smart Lights Trigger
• Add action → Smart Home → {your smart light} → Power On

Step 2 — Create the Flow

Go to the Flows section in the console. Create a new Flow, e.g. “8pm Lights Prompt”.

Add a Question Prompt action.

Pick the device, set the question (e.g. “Shall I turn on the lights?”) and choose Yes / No as the answer type.

Click the + icon next to the Yes answer.

Add a Routine Trigger action referencing the “Smart Lights Trigger” you created in Step 1. Hit Trigger Flow Now to test.

Step 3 — Schedule the Flow

Click Schedule Flow. Pick Regular schedule and set the start time to 8pm.

Done. The Flow now runs every evening at 8pm. Answer “Yes” and the lights come on.

In summary

Yes/No prompts have two components: the action (what happens when you say Yes or No) and the Flow (which asks the question and triggers the action). What will you build with it?