Fact · Voice and AI
3built-in wake words
Out of the box, the Voice Preview Edition listens for three wake words, Okay Nabu, Hey Jarvis and Hey Mycroft, using the on-device engine microWakeWord.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Out of the box, the device can listen for “Okay Nabu,” “Hey Jarvis,” or “Hey Mycroft” as wake words.”
Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition, Home Assistant project, Home Assistant, 2026, Which wake words can I select?.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page says that creating new wake words needs powerful hardware and large datasets, so the project is focused on improving the current ones.
- What it does not show
- The list is the default at the time of the page. Users can choose other wake word engines through the Wyoming protocol.