Voice commands (Hey Piper)

Say “Hey Piper”, pause briefly, then speak naturally. Phrases below are templates — replace bracketed parts ([event], [team], [room]) with your words. Exact NLP coverage can vary by M2C2 version and enabled integrations.

Time and date

• “Hey Piper, what time is it?”
• “Hey Piper, what’s the date?”
• “Hey Piper, what day is it?”
• “Hey Piper, what day is tomorrow?”
• “Hey Piper, what’s the date next Friday?”
• “Hey Piper, set a timer for [5] minutes.”
• “Hey Piper, cancel the timer.”

Calendar

• “Hey Piper, what’s on my calendar today?”
• “Hey Piper, what’s my next event?”
• “Hey Piper, what’s on my calendar tomorrow?”
• “Hey Piper, do I have anything this afternoon?”
• “Hey Piper, add [dentist appointment] to my calendar on [Tuesday at 3pm].”
• “Hey Piper, create an event called [School pickup] at [3:30pm].”
• “Hey Piper, move my [3pm] event to [4pm].” (if supported)
• “Hey Piper, delete my [team sync] event.” (if supported / confirm)

Reminders

• “Hey Piper, remind me to [take the bins out] at [7am tomorrow].”
• “Hey Piper, remind me in [20 minutes] to [check the oven].”
• “Hey Piper, what are my reminders?”
• “Hey Piper, show reminders for today.”
• “Hey Piper, mark [take medication] as done.”
• “Hey Piper, snooze my reminder for [10 minutes].”
• “Hey Piper, delete reminder [call mum].”

Shopping list

• “Hey Piper, add [milk] to the shopping list.”
• “Hey Piper, add [bread, eggs, butter] to shopping.”
• “Hey Piper, what’s on the shopping list?”
• “Hey Piper, remove [milk] from the shopping list.”
• “Hey Piper, clear the shopping list.” (often requires confirmation)
• “Hey Piper, mark [paper towels] as bought.”

Smart home

• “Hey Piper, turn on the [living room] lights.”
• “Hey Piper, turn off the [kitchen] lights.”
• “Hey Piper, set [bedroom] lights to [50] percent.”
• “Hey Piper, set [office] lights to [warm white].”
• “Hey Piper, turn on [fan].”
• “Hey Piper, turn off [TV plug].”
• “Hey Piper, start [Movie night] scene.” (Hue / HA scenes)
• “Hey Piper, lock the [front door].” (if integrated & permitted)
• “Hey Piper, what’s the [lounge] temperature?” (if sensors exposed)

Sports

• “Hey Piper, what was the score in the [AFL] game?”
• “Hey Piper, when do the [Lakers] play next?”
• “Hey Piper, what’s the [Premier League] table?”
• “Hey Piper, scores for [my teams].”
• “Hey Piper, start following [team name].”
• “Hey Piper, stop following [team name].”

Health

• “Hey Piper, how did I sleep last night?” (with wearable link)
• “Hey Piper, what’s my step count today?”
• “Hey Piper, log [water] — [500ml].”
• “Hey Piper, start a [15 minute] workout timer.”
• “Hey Piper, what’s my heart rate?” (if device connected)
• “Hey Piper, show my health summary.”

Media and entertainment

• “Hey Piper, play [jazz] playlist.” (if media module connected)
• “Hey Piper, pause.” / “Hey Piper, resume.”
• “Hey Piper, next track.”
• “Hey Piper, what’s playing?”
• “Hey Piper, open the photo frame.”
• “Hey Piper, start screensaver.”

System controls

• “Hey Piper, turn the screen on.”
• “Hey Piper, turn the screen off.”
• “Hey Piper, set brightness to [70] percent.” (hardware dependent)
• “Hey Piper, restart the mirror app.” (privileged — may ask PIN)
• “Hey Piper, open settings.”
• “Hey Piper, switch to [Kids Mode].”
• “Hey Piper, switch to [normal] profile.”
• “Hey Piper, what’s the IP address?” (diagnostics build)

Kids Mode

• “Hey Piper, open Kids Mode.”
• “Hey Piper, start Kids Mode with PIN.”
• “Hey Piper, read a [bedtime] story.” (if content enabled)
• “Hey Piper, set a [reading] timer for [20 minutes].”
• “Hey Piper, what’s the weather today?” (kid-safe phrasing)
• “Hey Piper, stop Kids Mode.” (PIN / parent gesture)

Troubleshooting

Command recognised, action fails
Integration token expired (Google, Hue, HA) — re-authorise in settings.

Wrong room or device
Rename devices uniquely in your bridge (“Lamp Left” vs “Lamp Right”).

Sports / health always “unavailable”
API keys missing or rate-limited — check module configuration.