Turn spoken answers into a Todoist task list
Linked example of turn spoken answers into a Todoist task list. The poster assembled this in Home Assistant: Alexa asks follow-up questions through Alexa Actions, then the spoken replies are sent to Home Assistant’s openai conversation.process service so ChatGPT turns the free-form answer into a bracketed list like [item1,item2,...].
- Agent or tool
- Alexa+
- Topic
- Automation
- Reported on
- Added
- 2026-10-15
Why it matters
Automation used to mean wiring up rigid rules. Agents can handle the messy, in-between steps that rules miss, which makes many more workflows worth automating. It is one of 65 sightings filed under Automation on Agent Sightings (number 51 by interest), and one of 6 involving Alexa+.
How you could try it
Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into Alexa+ or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.
Automation design: turn spoken answers into a Todoist task list. Specify triggers, steps, and failure modes before enabling sends or deletes.
Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.
Source
Read the original first-hand account on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/1g80kdw/alexa_todoist_chatgpt. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.
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