Google Nest Mini and Home Mini

Use this skill when current discovery identifies the Google Nest Mini or Google Home Mini.

Identify the Device

• Distinguish Nest Mini from Home Mini using current model metadata.
• Match the current receiver to the user's intended device; use its current service endpoint, not a remembered address.
• Both are audio-only targets. Use the individual receiver unless the user explicitly requests an existing speaker group.

Prerequisites

Read and follow the Home Link networking and safety rules in ~/docs/devices/home_link.md.

• The device is already provisioned and available as a receiver in its supported operating state.
• For new playback, an existing user-authorized media source must be reachable by the receiver. Device access alone does not supply media hosting.

Workflow

1. Use the Google Cast skill for discovery interpretation, receiver/media status, playback controls, volume, media loading and verification. That skill is the single protocol procedure.
2. Apply this profile's model and operating-state restrictions before selecting an operation. Missing media status while idle is not proof that the device is unreachable.
3. For an existing group, follow the shared skill's separate group-target rules and confirm that the user intended all group members.

Verify the Result

• Follow the shared skill's operation-specific checks and report whether the result was actually observed on this device.

Limits

• No microphone or assistant control, private setup-token operations, or group creation.
• Do not infer device administration or general remote-control capabilities from Cast support.

Sources

• Shared Google Cast skill and protocol sources