Mycroft AI Chromecast Skill - WIP

A skill to connect with and control a chromecast device connected to the same local network as Mycroft.

This skill is a work in progress and should be considered pre-alpha. The play media feature is currently hardcoded for testing purposes since it requires a URL.

TODO

• finish media controller intents
• multi-device-support
• Add youtube and other app support
• remove need for configuration if possible

Requirements

• Mycroft
• Pychromecast
• Working Chromecast Device

Installation

Clone the repository into your skills directory. Then install the dependencies inside your mycroft virtual environment:

If on picroft just skip the workon part and the directory will be /opt/mycroft/skills

cd /opt/mycroft/skills (or wherever your working skills directory is located)
git clone https://github.com/eClarity/skill-chromecast
workon mycroft
cd skill-chromecast
pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

Add a block to your Mycroft configuration file like this:

  "ChromecastSkill": {
    "cc_device": "YourDeviceName",
  }

Usage:

list chromecast devices
play chromecast media
chromecast device status