Add seasonal cuckoo clock automation with Halloween and Christmas sound packs, and update README files to reflect new features and audio assets.

README.md

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Live, personal Home Assistant configuration shared for **browsing and inspiratio
 - Holiday/front-of-house color scenes: [config/scene/monthly_colors.yaml](config/scene/monthly_colors.yaml), [config/script/monthly_color_scene.yaml](config/script/monthly_color_scene.yaml)
 - Dash-button triggers for quick actions: [config/automation/dash_buttons.yaml](config/automation/dash_buttons.yaml)
 - PC lock/unlock-driven lighting via HASS.Agent: [config/packages/hass_agent_homepc.yaml](config/packages/hass_agent_homepc.yaml)
+- Seasonal cuckoo clock with October and Christmas sound packs: [config/automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml](config/automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml)
 - Battery and solar awareness: [config/packages/powerwall.yaml](config/packages/powerwall.yaml)
 - Presence-aware office comfort: [config/packages/office_motion.yaml](config/packages/office_motion.yaml)
 - Weather-aware lighting: [config/automation/dark_rainy_day.yaml](config/automation/dark_rainy_day.yaml)

config/README.md

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Live view of the `config/` directory my production Home Assistant instance loads
 | Scenes | Seasonal and ambiance presets that the scripts and automations call into. | [scene/monthly_colors.yaml](scene/monthly_colors.yaml), [scene/living_room.yaml](scene/living_room.yaml) |
 | Templates & Speech | Human-friendly voice briefings and templated responses. | [templates/speech/briefing.yaml](templates/speech/briefing.yaml) |
 | Dashboards & Media | UI chrome, floorplans, sound bites, and automation assets. | [www/custom_ui/floorplan/images/branding/Bear-Stone-Docker-Diagram.jpg](www/custom_ui/floorplan/images/branding/Bear-Stone-Docker-Diagram.jpg), [media/](media) |
+| Seasonal Audio | Cuckoo clock with Halloween and Christmas sound packs. | [automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml](automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml) |
 
 ### Gear tied to these automations (affiliate links)
 Only including devices that have active references in the files above. Want the legacy list? Jump to [../legacy-readme.md](../legacy-readme.md).

config/automation/System/CucKoo_Clock.yaml

@@ -39,17 +39,15 @@
       data:
         entity_id: media_player.livingroomCC
         media_content_id: >
-          {% if now().strftime("%M")|int == 30 %}
-          {% if now().strftime("%B") == 'October' %}
-          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/master/config/sounds/october-clock/cuckoo-clock-01.wav
+          {% set month = now().strftime("%B") %}
+          {% set base = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/master/config/sounds/" %}
+          {% if month == 'October' %}
+            {% set folder = 'october-clock' %}
+          {% elif month == 'December' %}
+            {% set folder = 'december-clock' %}
           {% else %}
-          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/master/config/sounds/cuckoo-clock/cuckoo-clock-01.wav
-          {% endif %}
-          {% else %}
-          {% if now().strftime("%B") == 'October' %}
-          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/master/config/sounds/october-clock/cuckoo-clock-{{now().strftime("%I")}}.wav
-          {% else %}
-          https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CCOSTAN/Home-AssistantConfig/master/config/sounds/cuckoo-clock/cuckoo-clock-{{now().strftime("%I")}}.wav
-          {% endif %}
+            {% set folder = 'cuckoo-clock' %}
           {% endif %}
+          {% set file = 'cuckoo-clock-01.wav' if now().strftime("%M")|int == 30 else 'cuckoo-clock-' ~ now().strftime("%I") ~ '.wav' %}
+          {{ base ~ folder ~ '/' ~ file }}
         media_content_type: audio/mp4

config/sounds/README.md

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Audio assets (alert tones, chimes, TTS snippets) used by automations and scripts
 ### Tips
 - Keep filenames descriptive so automations stay readable.
 - Subfolders hold themed or device-specific sounds.
+- Seasonal cuckoo clock uses `october-clock` (Halloween) and `december-clock` (Christmas) variants, falling back to `cuckoo-clock`.
 
 
 **All of my configuration files are tested against the most stable version of home-assistant.**