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MMM-awesome-alexa

A hands free Alexa module for the Magic Mirror, which is activated when you say ‘Alexa’.
At the moment, this only works for MacOS and Ubuntu. Raspberry Pi has experimental support, it works when I tried it, but please try yourself and let us know on Gitter!

Installation

Refer to the official documentation on how to install the module: https://awesome-alexa.js.org

Usage

Boot up Magic Mirror and say “Alexa, what time is it?”, or “Alexa, tell me a joke” 😊.

Note: If you are using Raspberry Pi, you most likely will experience a snowboy issue. Please go to the Troubleshoot section down below

Features

  • Wake Word support
  • Custom Wake Word
  • Very easy set up
  • Easy config tool
  • All-in-one solution.
  • Visualisation

Supported Wake Words

  • Alexa
  • Smart Mirror
  • Snowboy
  • Jarvis
  • Computer

Troubleshoot

First check if your mic works by typing in:

rec t.wav

If the above command doesn’t work, please fix that before continuing. Here is a link to help you (Raspberry pi)

PM2 problems

For some reason, running MagicMirror on PM2 with this module doesn’t seem to work on Raspberry Pi. The mic does not pick up. If anyone has a solution or cause for this, it would be greatly appreciated. I would recommend to start the MagicMirror the traditional way of npm start.

Snowboy problems

Make sure you followed the install steps correctly. It involves manually downloading snowboy and manually building snowboy:

https://awesome-alexa.js.org/#/installation?id=step-2-install-module

Follow snowboy’s official guide on how to recompile their package:
https://github.com/Kitt-AI/snowboy#compile-a-node-addon

Made with 💖 by Dolan

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/2487/mmm-awesome-alexaRSS for NodeFri, 05 Jun 2026 23:05:11 GMTThu, 04 May 2017 00:57:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Sat, 29 May 2021 15:40:38 GMT]]>@cq0q the author is no longer here and the module has not been updated in quite a while.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/91803https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/91803Sat, 29 May 2021 15:40:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Sat, 29 May 2021 15:10:37 GMT]]>hey guys, i have a problem with this module and i’d really be glad if someone could help me with it …
I tried to install this module in my raspberry pi 4 (Awesome Alexa) … after i installed it and all … after i finished i tried it … and said: Alexa hide all (to hide the modules… for privacy and save power) it hided all the modules (including this module) but then i wanted to say: Alexa show modules (to show them again) but it didn’t respond to me … i had to restart the magic mirror … so what should i do after i hide the modules how can i show them again without restarting the magic mirror ? And how can i make Alexa hide particular modules but not all of them and if it’s possible, how can i make a custom responds (for example when i say: Alexa do you love me? … she responds to me with: yes my love 😅)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/91801https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/91801Sat, 29 May 2021 15:10:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 17 Dec 2020 03:19:32 GMT]]>@sdetweil Thanks, i’m not sure what i did wrong, but it helps to know that it should be quick

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85823https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85823Thu, 17 Dec 2020 03:19:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 17 Dec 2020 02:37:54 GMT]]>@stalker401 should be fairly instant.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85822https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85822Thu, 17 Dec 2020 02:37:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 17 Dec 2020 02:21:47 GMT]]>So i’m at the point in the set pu where it’s saying “Getting response from Amazon…”, but it’s been going for like 30 mins. Any ideas on how long this should take, or did i probably make a mistake above?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85821https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85821Thu, 17 Dec 2020 02:21:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:03:52 GMT]]>@rguardaya2008 sorry. I do not know.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85228https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85228Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:03:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Fri, 27 Nov 2020 06:33:58 GMT]]>@sdetweil thank you for guiding me so far… i was able to record and play using the codes you gave me, the mic seems to be fine. however, still i cannot open alexa on my MM. what did i miss?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85203https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85203Fri, 27 Nov 2020 06:33:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Fri, 27 Nov 2020 03:20:19 GMT]]>@rguardaya2008 arecord -l
will list the devices

arecord -D plughw:card#:0 test.wav
speak some words
ctrl-c to end record
aplay test.wav, do you hear your words?

but if the mic is bad, nothing software can do to fix it…

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85202https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85202Fri, 27 Nov 2020 03:20:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Fri, 27 Nov 2020 02:58:57 GMT]]>@sdetweil i think i have a problem with my mic… i tried troubleshooting but i get the same reply “rec WARN alsa: can’t encode 0-bit Unknown or not applicable
rec FAIL formats: can’t open input `default’: snd_pcm_open error: No such file or directory” when i record…

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85201https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85201Fri, 27 Nov 2020 02:58:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:38:51 GMT]]>@rguardaya2008 u have to speak, alexa…

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85163https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85163Thu, 26 Nov 2020 12:38:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:01:22 GMT]]>@sdetweil thank you! i did the step by step process you showed me and when i run it magic mirror was just running fine not like the black/blank screen like before. however i cannot find the alexa on it.

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85142https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85142Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:01:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 26 Nov 2020 02:57:09 GMT]]>@rguardaya2008 look in the console window were u start magic mirror , npm start or pm2,
if pm2, use the pm2 logs --lines=??? command (??? is 15 by default)

also, open the developers window, ctrl-shift-i,
and select the console tab and scroll up…

I made a script of the steps for the install , and there as a missing piece, which the scrip corrects
u can download it, make it executable, and it will do the whole install steps… (but not the auth step u just did, so keep that)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/omrx3vztjp738hf/do-install.sh?dl=0

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85129https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85129Thu, 26 Nov 2020 02:57:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 26 Nov 2020 02:53:39 GMT]]>Guys can somebody help me…

i tried installing this module into my magic mirror and i have been following the step by step process and i am already in the part were i already received the full config with refreshToken. However, when i tried to encode it in the config and restarts the magic mirror it only shows black/blank screen. please somebody help me what to do next…

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85128https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/85128Thu, 26 Nov 2020 02:53:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Tue, 17 Nov 2020 18:28:24 GMT]]>After many attempts, I managed to install MMM-awesome-alexa, but I have a problem, no device from my account appears. I have tried saying “Alexa, search devices” it says it will search but then it says nothing.

If I try to run routines they don’t exist either, however from the Alexa application for my mobile, I can run routines, control devices and also, in the list of devices I see that “Jonatan’s Magic_Mirror_Alexa” appears although as offline.

It is as if it were an account with another profile, since it does not show devices or routines. But it works fine for the rest like asking the time and other information.
I tried creating a new amazon account but the same thing happens.

Does anyone know what can I do? 😔

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/84780https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/84780Tue, 17 Nov 2020 18:28:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Sun, 01 Nov 2020 15:21:57 GMT]]>For some reason the wake word “Jarvis” will not work for me. Both “Alexa” and “Smart Mirror” do work when changed in the config file. Anyone else had this problem and know how to fix it? Thanks!

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/84162https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/84162Sun, 01 Nov 2020 15:21:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:48:07 GMT]]>photo_2020-10-20_00-47-50.jpg

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83739https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83739Mon, 19 Oct 2020 22:48:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:59:44 GMT]]>@Ghost2000 the code is valid for 24 hours… MM has to be running all the time so it can fresh the token

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83738https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83738Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:59:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:58:43 GMT]]>O
How can I prevent this?

How long is the code valid?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83737https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83737Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:58:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:57:04 GMT]]>@Ghost2000 you will have to redo the code process as it as expired

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83735https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83735Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:57:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:55:15 GMT]]>/home/pi/.pm2/logs/MagicMirror-error.log last 15 lines: 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 14:17:29.092] [ERROR] (node:1019) [DEP0005] Deprecatio nWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please us e the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead. 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 14:17:29.093] [ERROR] (node:1019) [DEP0005] Deprecatio nWarning: Buffer() is deprecated due to security and usability issues. Please us e the Buffer.alloc(), Buffer.allocUnsafe(), or Buffer.from() methods instead. 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 14:17:29.939] [ERROR] (node:1019) UnhandledPromiseReje ctionWarning: Error: [object Object] 0|MagicMir | at /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_helper.j s:1:6073 0|MagicMir | at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:8 9:5) 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 14:17:29.940] [ERROR] (node:1019) UnhandledPromiseReje ctionWarning: Error: [object Object] 0|MagicMir | at /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-awesome-alexa/node_helper.j s:1:6073 0|MagicMir | at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:8 9:5) 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 14:17:29.941] [ERROR] (node:1019) UnhandledPromiseReje ctionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throw ing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 1) 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 14:17:29.942] [ERROR] (node:1019) UnhandledPromiseReje ctionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throw ing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 1) 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 14:17:29.942] [ERROR] (node:1019) [DEP0018] Deprecatio nWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise re jections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code. 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 14:17:29.943] [ERROR] (node:1019) [DEP0018] Deprecatio nWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise re jections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code. 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 23:45:02.464] [ERROR] {"error":{"code":"com.amazon.ale xahttpproxy.exceptions.InvalidAccessTokenException","message":"AVS was not able to validate the provided access token."}} 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 23:45:10.761] [ERROR] {"error":{"code":"com.amazon.ale xahttpproxy.exceptions.InvalidAccessTokenException","message":"AVS was not able to validate the provided access token."}} 0|MagicMir | [2020-10-19 23:45:18.513] [ERROR] {"error":{"code":"com.amazon.ale xahttpproxy.exceptions.InvalidAccessTokenException","message":"AVS was not able to validate the provided access token."}} ]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83734https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83734Mon, 19 Oct 2020 21:55:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:45:23 GMT]]>BTW is this new alexa instance will appear in my alexa app ? as a dot or something very similar ?

The idea is to know if I could control this new alexa as usual with my homeAssistant and nodered :)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83424https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83424Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:45:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:42:21 GMT]]>Yes I know ;)

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83423https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83423Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:42:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:41:39 GMT]]>@aclertant so it would seem. the code is very hard to work with. I am not the author, just trying to help

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83419https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83419Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:41:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to MMM-awesome-alexa on Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:26:45 GMT]]>Hello guys @sdetweil @Ghost2000 ,

You are fighting hard :o) Thanks a lot this is usefull !
To distract you lol is there a way to command a blue led ribbon like seen in some videos ? Of course the best way for a noob like me would be a gpio pin to choose in the config… but as the git module is dead, looks impossible right ?

Thanks in advance

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83417https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/83417Thu, 15 Oct 2020 11:26:45 GMT