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70 titles from 64 authors in the last 30 days, with 68 distinct links and 20 Show HN.

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• Show HN: Jarvis, an Android voice assistant that drives other apps by itself · score 7.8

  JARVIS is an experimental Android voice assistant that can drive other apps via an AccessibilityService operator, control smart TVs and PCs, and manage memories and routines. It integrates an on-device TypeScript brain with Tauri, React, and Kotlin, supporting multiple LLM providers and innovative features like smart model routing and wake-word detection. The project is ambitious and technically complex, though still rough around the edges.

• Show HN: Sonia. Local AI Assistant Linux. 13Gb RAM, No GPU, Skills Supported · score 7.3

  Sonia is a local, GPU-free voice assistant that combines LLM, streaming ASR/TTS, and VAD into a full-duplex barge-in capable agent running in under 15 GB RAM. Its layered turn detection (Silero VAD + Silence + Smart Turn + LLM judge) and tool-gated function calling are notable engineering choices for running small local models reliably.

• Show HN: Multi-modal Muse assistant on an ESP32 · score 7.3

  esp32-thinks is a firmware project that turns an ESP32-S3 (SenseCAP Watcher) into a voice assistant with wake word, streaming speech-to-text, chat, and text-to-speech, all via configurable OpenAI-compatible endpoints. It stands out for its provider-agnostic design, on-device streaming and barge-in, and an optional local agent for memory and tools, making private, customizable voice AI accessible on cheap hardware.

• Show HN: Atticus – Hold-to-talk voice assistant for macOS that runs on Claude -p · score 7.3

  Atticus is a macOS voice assistant that lets you control your entire computer with natural language, from moving windows to finding files and reading the screen. It uses Claude and other AI models to understand commands and can learn new shortcuts, all while keeping voice data on-device for privacy.

Recent titles

1. Show HN: Natively 3.0 – a local meeting assistant that hides from screen share
   2026-11-01 · github.com · HN discussion
2. Show HN: Hey Spark – open-source voice assistant for your laptop, any LLM brain
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
3. Quirks in assistant behavior (testing tool for Instinct and Muse)
   2026-10-31 · github.com · HN discussion
4. Show HN: Anna – a voice assistant that reports your machine's load, RAM and disk
   2026-10-29 · github.com · HN discussion
5. Posit Assistant makes better use of your token budget than leading coding agents
   2026-10-29 · opensource.posit.co · HN discussion
6. The assistant I want isn't a chat box
   2026-10-28 · tylermsanchez.com · HN discussion
7. Survival LLM: AI assistant and emergency library that runs on your own computer
   2026-10-27 · brangus.io · HN discussion
8. A public address for a private AI assistant, with verified senders
   2026-10-27 · quackle.io · HN discussion
9. Poldi – Local offline AI assistant/"companion" for the GPU poor
   2026-10-24 · github.com · HN discussion
10. CowAgent – Open-Source Super AI Assistant
    2026-10-24 · cowagent.ai · HN discussion
11. Roadie: Classic WinAmp on macOS with Music Assistant
    2026-10-23 · roadie.sstools.co · HN discussion
12. Bonds – not an AI assistant, a friend with superpowers for Gen Z group chats
    2026-10-23 · bonds.chat · HN discussion
13. EcoFlow asks developers of open Home Assistant integration to stop development
    2026-10-22 · github.com · HN discussion
14. César: An Assistant on WhatsApp
    2026-10-22 · usecesar.com · HN discussion
15. Show HN: Shay.me – Personal AI assistant to get things done
    2026-10-22 · HN discussion
16. Debloating and Replacing Google Assistant with Muse on Android TV
    2026-10-21 · natestraub.github.io · HN discussion
17. Terminal Tax: e-file your return straight from your AI assistant
    2026-10-21 · terminal.tax · HN discussion
18. Show HN: Ida, the Mac assistant Siri should have been
    2026-10-21 · heyida.ai · HN discussion
19. Show HN: CATT – Test your MCP server against a Muse-like agent assistant, in CI
    2026-10-20 · github.com · HN discussion
20. I Took a Shower with My Personal Assistant
    2026-10-20 · spicermatthews.com · HN discussion
21. What if nobody wants to talk to your AI assistant?
    2026-10-20 · michalkuncio.com · HN discussion
22. Show HN: Clippy, the Office Assistant, on the macOS Desktop
    2026-10-20 · github.com · HN discussion
23. Show HN: A legal assistant that refuses to cite law it can't verify
    2026-10-20 · ailegal.legal · HN discussion
24. Building an AI assistant that negotiates appointments and bookings for you
    2026-10-19 · github.com · HN discussion
25. GhostOS – Lightweight, Offline Desktop AI Assistant (macOS/Win/Linux)
    2026-10-18 · github.com · HN discussion
26. Grace17 – a new proof assistant for mathematics based on set theory
    2026-10-18 · grace17.org · HN discussion
27. Phishing emails are baiting your AI assistant
    2026-10-18 · malwarebytes.com · HN discussion
28. RemainderBot: My part-time assistant runs on tokens I was going to waste
    2026-10-16 · ariwilson.com · HN discussion
29. Home lab: own cert to reach: Home Assistant, Vaultwarden and Gitea
    2026-10-16 · blog.jacq.cc · HN discussion
30. Sunny: Accessible, privacy-first desktop AI assistant for older adults
    2026-10-15 · github.com · HN discussion

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