@KathyReid @forslund I have successfully written the code changes to the magic-mirror-voice-control skill. The skill will now work with any instance of Mycroft. Whether it be a Picroft, Mark 1, or any other version of Mycroft. The skill will check to see if the MagicMirror’s ip has been configured by looking in the skill’s directory for the ip.json file. If it does not exist, Mycroft will tell the user that to activate the skill the user needs to tell Mycroft what the MagicMirror’s ip is and will then save the ip.json file with the address that the user utters. Of course the user could always type the appropriate command into the CLI if they wish.
I have included error handling that will verify that it is a valid ip address, and that the MagicMirror is accessible at that ip address through the MMM-Remote-Control module.
I am still unsure how to test the skill to have it added to the Mycroft skills repo. Short of someone trying it out on an existing Mycroft platform that also has a MagicMirror with a properly installed MMM-Remote-Control module available on their home network.
While I appreciate the suggestion of using the home.mycroft.ai to allow users to configure the ip, I know personally I would rather do that locally and by speaking directly to Mycroft instead of having to store that information somewhere else. Also, the simplicity of being able to have mycroft automatically reload the skill if I update the ip by voice command seemed preferable to me as well.
What do you suggest my next steps should be?
Cheers!
Dave