Check contact and temperature sensors by voice

One other thing I should note: if you just want a status "report" (for multiple devices without having to ask about each individual one), I wrote a small app that does this for me. Maybe you'll find it useful as well:

This would work with Google Home since it doesn't rely on any Google-specific features--it will work with any TTS (or notification or both) device. By default this actually would not include Alexa, but there are a couple of community workarounds for that (which I am using and that is why a screenshot you see there has my announcement going through Alexa).

If you prefer a rule instead of third-party code, I also have an example there that would work to get the same outcome. I use one virtual switch for all devices I care about; unfortunately, either way (rule or app), you would probably need one for each if you care about them separately, as you mention.

Good luck!

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