Build 001 In development

House AI

Ask a general question, or ask about the house. House facts come from a small local manual and show the exact source. If it can’t find one, it says so.

Windows voice works. Source-backed answers are implemented and tested in code. The spare-phone trial has not started.

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House AI Private connection

Example manual entry

YouWhich filter fits the hall return?

House AIThe example return takes a 16 by 25 by 1 filter.House manual · Example label inside the return grille · Checked Aug 16, 2026

Current interface, shown with the repository’s explicitly fictional example data.

New hardware: $0 planned
Computer: Existing Windows PC
Interface: Private phone page
Next test: 14 days at home

Current state

A working build, not a finished product.

Working now

Local speech recognition, answers, and spoken output on Windows
A private browser connection for a Mac or phone
General questions through the local Qwen model
A fixed house manual with stored answers and exact sources

Still unproven

The spare Galaxy’s battery, browser, microphone, and reconnect behavior
Whether real household questions route correctly every time
Whether anyone chooses it over opening a pinned note
Whether the complete device stack leaves behind any conversation logs

Two answer types

The label changes with the evidence.

The local model can answer familiar questions. It cannot turn a guess about this house into a fact.

House manual

Stored answer. Exact source.

The answer comes from one small, read-only manual. The screen shows where it came from and when it was checked. Missing or conflicting entries return “Unknown.”

Source · location · checked date

General question

Local model. Not verified.

Questions such as “Who won the 2022 World Cup?” can still go to Qwen. The answer is visibly marked as model output, with no claim that it is current or sourced.

No live web · may be wrong or stale

Why test this

Local voice and document chat already exist.

A spare phone can already launch a general assistant. Home Assistant supports private voice, and local document tools can answer from files with citations. Rebuilding those features is not a reason to keep this project.

The only idea worth testing is narrower: one fixed house manual, an exact source on every house answer, “Unknown” when the evidence is missing, and no route for controlling the computer or the home.

See the alternatives

Next test

Compare it with a pinned note for 14 days.

Use 15–20 real, low-stakes house facts and five questions with no safe answer. Keep the same known facts in a pinned note. Record which one the intended user reaches for.

Read the pass and stop rules

Known house answers: 100% source-supported
Missing or conflicting: 100% say “Unknown”
Warm spoken turns: 9 of 10 start within 6 seconds
Use: Chosen over the note most of the time