# Alexa Media Player Integration — Implementation Plan > **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking. **Goal:** Package the `alexa_media_player` HACS component declaratively on jupiter's Home Assistant so HA can drive the household Echo devices (TTS/announce, media, sensors). **Architecture:** Add one `buildHomeAssistantComponent` entry to `services.home-assistant.customComponents` (same pattern as the existing `ha-sourdough`). The component has real Python deps, so the module's `let` block also defines two supporting derivations built against HA's own interpreter: a new `dictor` package and an `alexapy` version bump. No HACS runtime, no YAML config — the integration is added through the HA UI after the rebuild. **Tech Stack:** NixOS, `pkgs.buildHomeAssistantComponent`, `buildPythonPackage`, `fetchFromGitHub`/`fetchFromGitLab`/`fetchPypi`. ## Global Constraints - Target machine: **jupiter** only. All edits live in `modules/environments/home-assistant/default.nix`. - Python dep derivations MUST build against Home Assistant's interpreter set — `pkgs.home-assistant.python3Packages` — the same set `buildHomeAssistantComponent` uses. Do not use top-level `pkgs.python3Packages`. - Manifest requirements are enforced at build time by `manifestCheckPhase` and again by HA at runtime. Every requirement must resolve to an installed dist satisfying its specifier. Exact pins (verbatim from `alexa_media_player` v5.15.7 `manifest.json`): - `alexapy==1.29.25` - `dictor>=0.1.12,<0.2` - `wrapt>=1.14.0` (nixpkgs 1.17.2 — already satisfied) - `packaging>=20.3` (nixpkgs 26.1 — already satisfied) - Pinned artifacts (all three hashes verified to build during planning): | Artifact | Fetcher | Ref / version | Hash | | ------------------ | ---------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | | alexa_media_player | fetchFromGitHub | `v5.15.7` | `sha256-1rcZVSX1xA1Lc4qSu39MOitVEciZFhoPQy2y5+PpoAI=` | | alexapy | fetchFromGitLab | `v1.29.25` | `sha256-P/hvgqZVaBJF5dbmHrDjQMC+pwV3EEhKyFIS5KmhgD4=` | | dictor | fetchPypi (sdist)| `0.1.12` | `sha256-bbSDda4eU9ye2EToWzj04/v79qTmC+yjd1Fa0URTuRs=` | --- ## File Structure Single file touched: `modules/environments/home-assistant/default.nix`. - Its `let` block gains `haPython`, `dictor`, and `alexapy` bindings. - Its `services.home-assistant.customComponents` list gains a second entry (`alexa_media`) alongside the existing `sourdough` entry. No new files. The two supporting derivations are small and specific to this component, so they live inline in the module's `let` block next to their only consumer (files that change together live together). --- ### Task 1: Package `alexa_media_player` with its Python dependencies **Files:** - Modify: `modules/environments/home-assistant/default.nix` (the `let` block, currently lines 9-12; and the `customComponents` list, currently lines 29-41) **Interfaces:** - Consumes: `pkgs.home-assistant.python3Packages` (HA interpreter set), `pkgs.buildHomeAssistantComponent`, `pkgs.fetchFromGitHub`, `pkgs.fetchFromGitLab`. - Produces: a second `customComponents` entry with `domain = "alexa_media"`. No other module consumes these `let` bindings. - [ ] **Step 1: Add the supporting derivations to the `let` block** Edit the `let` block so it reads exactly: ```nix let cfg = config.my.profiles.home-assistant; hostName = config.networking.hostName; # Python deps for the alexa_media_player custom component (Task: Alexa). # Built against Home Assistant's own interpreter — the same set # buildHomeAssistantComponent uses — so HA's build-time and runtime # manifest-requirement checks are satisfied. haPython = pkgs.home-assistant.python3Packages; # dictor is not in nixpkgs; alexa_media_player needs dictor>=0.1.12,<0.2. # Pure-Python, no runtime deps, legacy setup.py. dictor = haPython.buildPythonPackage { pname = "dictor"; version = "0.1.12"; format = "setuptools"; src = haPython.fetchPypi { pname = "dictor"; version = "0.1.12"; hash = "sha256-bbSDda4eU9ye2EToWzj04/v79qTmC+yjd1Fa0URTuRs="; }; build-system = [ haPython.setuptools ]; doCheck = false; pythonImportsCheck = [ "dictor" ]; }; # nixpkgs ships alexapy 1.29.22; the manifest pins ==1.29.25. Patch bump. # nixpkgs fetches alexapy from GitLab (keatontaylor/alexapy), tag v. alexapy = haPython.alexapy.overridePythonAttrs (old: { version = "1.29.25"; src = pkgs.fetchFromGitLab { owner = "keatontaylor"; repo = "alexapy"; tag = "v1.29.25"; hash = "sha256-P/hvgqZVaBJF5dbmHrDjQMC+pwV3EEhKyFIS5KmhgD4="; }; }); in ``` - [ ] **Step 2: Add the `alexa_media` entry to `customComponents`** In `services.home-assistant.customComponents`, immediately after the closing `)` of the existing `sourdough` entry (current line 40) and before the list's closing `]` (current line 41), add: ```nix (pkgs.buildHomeAssistantComponent { owner = "Alandtse"; domain = "alexa_media"; version = "5.15.7"; src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub { owner = "Alandtse"; repo = "alexa_media_player"; rev = "v5.15.7"; hash = "sha256-1rcZVSX1xA1Lc4qSu39MOitVEciZFhoPQy2y5+PpoAI="; }; # Every manifest requirement must be importable at a satisfying # version or manifestCheckPhase fails the build. dependencies = [ alexapy dictor haPython.wrapt haPython.packaging ]; }) ``` - [ ] **Step 3: Format the file** Run: `nixfmt-rfc-style modules/environments/home-assistant/default.nix` Expected: exits 0, no diff surprises (re-read the file if unsure). - [ ] **Step 4: Build the component in isolation first (fast feedback)** This is the real test: it runs `manifestCheckPhase`, which fails loudly if any of the four requirements is unmet. It was verified to succeed during planning. Run: ```bash nix build --impure --no-link --print-out-paths --expr ' let pkgs = (builtins.getFlake (toString ./.)).nixosConfigurations.jupiter.pkgs; py = pkgs.home-assistant.python3Packages; dictor = py.buildPythonPackage { pname = "dictor"; version = "0.1.12"; format = "setuptools"; src = py.fetchPypi { pname = "dictor"; version = "0.1.12"; hash = "sha256-bbSDda4eU9ye2EToWzj04/v79qTmC+yjd1Fa0URTuRs="; }; build-system = [ py.setuptools ]; doCheck = false; pythonImportsCheck = [ "dictor" ]; }; alexapy = py.alexapy.overridePythonAttrs (old: { version = "1.29.25"; src = pkgs.fetchFromGitLab { owner = "keatontaylor"; repo = "alexapy"; tag = "v1.29.25"; hash = "sha256-P/hvgqZVaBJF5dbmHrDjQMC+pwV3EEhKyFIS5KmhgD4="; }; }); in pkgs.buildHomeAssistantComponent { owner = "Alandtse"; domain = "alexa_media"; version = "5.15.7"; src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub { owner = "Alandtse"; repo = "alexa_media_player"; rev = "v5.15.7"; hash = "sha256-1rcZVSX1xA1Lc4qSu39MOitVEciZFhoPQy2y5+PpoAI="; }; dependencies = [ alexapy dictor py.wrapt py.packaging ]; }' ``` Expected: prints a `/nix/store/...-Alandtse-alexa_media-5.15.7` path, exit 0. If it fails with ` not satisfied by version ...`, a dependency version drifted — re-check the manifest pin against the provided dep. - [ ] **Step 5: Build the whole jupiter system (integration gate)** Run: `nix build '.#nixosConfigurations.jupiter.config.system.build.toplevel'` Expected: builds to completion, exit 0. This confirms the module edits evaluate and the component is wired into HA's package. - [ ] **Step 6: Commit** ```bash git add modules/environments/home-assistant/default.nix git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF' feat(home-assistant): add alexa_media_player custom component Package the Alexa Media Player HACS component declaratively (v5.15.7), so HA can drive the Echo devices (TTS/announce, media, sensors). Needs dictor 0.1.12 (absent from nixpkgs) and an alexapy 1.29.22 -> 1.29.25 bump to satisfy the manifest's exact requirement pins; both build against HA's interpreter. Config-flow based: add via the HA UI and sign in with the Amazon account after rebuild. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 EOF )" ``` --- ## Post-implementation (manual, by the user — not an automatable step) After `sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake '.#jupiter'`: 1. Settings → Devices & Services → Add Integration → **Alexa Media Player**. 2. Sign in with the Amazon account; complete any 2FA / app-password prompt in the UI flow. 3. Confirm media_player entities and sensors appear; test a TTS/announce service call to an Echo. ## Self-Review - **Spec coverage:** goal (alexa_media_player packaging) → Task 1; alexapy bump → Step 1; dictor packaging → Step 1; component entry → Step 2; wrapt/packaging already-satisfied → included as deps in Step 2; build-time manifest check → Steps 4-5; runtime config-flow → Post-implementation. Deferred Alexa→HA scope: intentionally absent. No gaps. - **Placeholder scan:** none — every step has concrete code/commands and the verified hashes. - **Type/name consistency:** `haPython`, `dictor`, `alexapy` defined in Step 1 and referenced by those exact names in Step 2; domain `alexa_media` consistent throughout; hashes identical across plan, spec, and the verified build.