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The Doorway Reads You Your Rights

Catch the working-memory gap right at the threshold.

The problem

You get all the way to the car and realise you've left the phone, the wallet, the meds, or the kids' lunches. Again.

What it does

When you open the front door to leave in the morning, a speaker reads the leaving checklist and your phone shows it — exactly at the moment it matters.

You'll need

  • Front door contact sensor (or an NFC tag)
  • A smart speaker in the hallway
  • input_boolean.school_run helper

The payoff

No more second trips back inside. No more forgotten lunches.

The YAML

alias: "Angry Dad — Doorway Checklist"
description: Reads the leaving checklist out loud when you head out the door in the morning.
mode: single
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.front_door
    to: "on"
conditions:
  - condition: time
    after: "06:30:00"
    before: "09:30:00"
  - condition: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.school_run
    state: "on"
actions:
  - action: tts.google_translate_say
    target:
      entity_id: media_player.hallway_speaker
    data:
      message: >
        Before you go: phone, wallet, keys, meds, and the kids' lunches.
        Yes, all five. Don't make that face.
  - action: notify.mobile_app_dads_phone
    data:
      title: "Leaving checklist"
      message: "Phone · Wallet · Keys · Meds · Lunches"

Drop this into an automation (or a package under config/packages/) and swap the entity IDs for your own.

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