Help with trigger id - monitor cover state to turn on switch

What I’m trying to accomplish: When my garage is open, turn on the shop lights. Garage is controlled with the MyQ integration. The lights are controlled via the TPLINK integration. I’m able to successfully control both via HA without automation.

I set up an automation using trigger id’s and the choose action based on the trigger id. There is nothing in the logs indicating it even tried to run. The trace timeline tab seems to show it choosing a default option that skips either choice I’ve defined.

Here is the YAML for the automation I set up:
alias: Toggle Garage Lights
description: ‘’
trigger:

• platform: state
  id: Detached Garage Open
  entity_id: cover.detached_garage_2
  to: Open
• platform: state
  entity_id: cover.detached_garage_2
  id: Detached Garage Closed
  for:
  hours: 0
  minutes: 5
  seconds: 0
  from: Open
  condition: []
  action:
• choose:
  • conditions:
    • condition: trigger
      id: Detached Garage Open
      sequence:
    • service: switch.turn_on
      data: {}
      target:
      entity_id: switch.detached_garage_interior_light
  • conditions:
    • condition: trigger
      id: Detached Garage Closed
      sequence:
    • service: switch.turn_off
      data: {}
      target:
      entity_id: switch.detached_garage_interior_light
      default: []
      mode: single

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