I think I'm missing something basic.
settings/voice assistants/assist/cloud/debug/assist pipeline/RUN AUDIO PIPELINE WITH WAKE WORD DETECTION
I've tried both Home assistant Cloud as well as usb sound directly on the PI
both work in assist pipeline
Installation method
Home Assistant OS
Core
2025.7.2
Supervisor
2025.07.1
Operating System
16.0
Frontend
20250702.2
on a raspberry pi 5