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The OpenHome - Voice AI DevKit App is the control center for your OpenHome DevKit. From it you can monitor device status, control your Agent, manage Abilities, browse the Marketplace, and configure how your Agent listens and speaks, all from your iPhone.
Haven’t set up your DevKit yet? Start with Onboard DevKit with the OpenHome DevKit App.

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Getting Around

The app has three tabs along the bottom:
  • Home: your DevKit status, controls, connectivity, and system settings
  • Marketplace: browse and install Agents and Abilities
  • Profile: your account, your Agents and Abilities, and app configuration

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Home

The Home tab opens on your device card, showing the device name, Power and Device linked status, and the Last synced timestamp. The icon in the top right disconnects the DevKit from the app. If the DevKit is not reachable, the card switches to a Reconnect device state and the controls below are greyed out until the connection is restored. Below the card, four tabs group everything else: Controls, Connectivity, System, and Advanced.
Home tab with the device card and the Disconnect controlDisconnected state, showing Reconnect deviceSelect agent sheet listing the available Agents

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Controls

Sync Abilities: tap Sync now to sync new Local Abilities created in your account with your DevKit. See Syncing Local Abilities with the DevKit. Agent Settings
  • Start automatically when powered on: start the Agent as soon as the DevKit boots
  • Enabled: turn the Agent on or off
  • The Agent row shows the active Agent; tap it to open Select agent and switch to another installed Agent
  • Restart: restart the Agent
Mic Settings
  • Auto Interrupt: allow the Agent to be interrupted while it is speaking
  • Interactive Interrupt: the Agent slows down and listens while you speak
  • Microphone sensitivity: how sensitive the microphone is to sound. The screen shows the recommended value beneath the label
  • Interrupt sensitivity: how readily the Agent treats speech as an interruption
Audio Settings
  • The speaker row shows the active output device; tap it to open Select Speaker and choose another
  • Volume slider: set the output volume
Controls tab with Sync Abilities and Agent SettingsMic Settings and Audio Settings with sensitivity and volume slidersSelect Speaker sheet listing available speakers

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Connectivity

The Wi-Fi card shows whether the connection is Active, along with the connected network name, MAC address, and signal strength. Tap Change Network to connect the DevKit to a different network.

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System

Device Usage reports CPU, Disk (used against total), and RAM for the DevKit. Firmware Version shows the installed version in a dropdown, with Update to apply a different one. Three actions sit below:
  • Update API key: enter a new API key to switch the DevKit to that account
  • Restart Device: restarts the DevKit, with a confirmation prompt
  • Factory Reset: erases all settings and returns the device to its original state
A factory reset cannot be undone. The DevKit has to be onboarded again afterwards. See Onboard DevKit with the OpenHome DevKit App.
Connectivity tab showing the Wi-Fi card and Change NetworkSystem tab with Device Usage, Firmware Version, and device actionsUpdate API key screen

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Advanced

MQTT / Integrations shows the DevKit’s Device IP and offers Restart to restart the MQTT client. Below it:
  • MQTT Devices: view and manage the devices already added
  • The settings icon opens Configurations, where you set the broker Username, Password, and Port (the default port is 1883)
  • Add Device: register a new MQTT device with a Device name, Topic, Command, optional Description, and a device type
Device types are chosen from a list, and you can add your own from the same screen. To drive these devices from an Ability, see Controlling MQTT Devices.
Advanced tab with the MQTT / Integrations cardAdd MQTT device formMQTT broker configuration with username, password, and port

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Marketplace

The Marketplace is where you find new Agents and Abilities for your DevKit, each with its own search. Agents are listed by category, starting with Featured. Each card shows the author, install and usage counts, and trait tags, with Read More for the full listing and Install to add it. Installed Agents show Uninstall instead. Abilities are filtered by Featured and All Abilities. Each card shows an example trigger phrase, with Details for the full listing. Results can be shown as a grid or a list. An Agent’s listing page includes its full description, Trigger words, and community Comments with star ratings.
Marketplace Agent section with category chipsMarketplace Ability sectionBrowsing Agents within a category
Agent listing with trigger words and reviewsSearching the MarketplaceAbilities shown as a list

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Profile

The Profile tab opens on your account, with your name and email at the top. Tapping it opens the editor for First name, Last name, Username, and Bio. From here you can reach Agents and Abilities, open Configuration, and set Appearance to System, Dark, or Light. Help & Support and About sit below. The account actions at the bottom are Sign Out and Delete Account.
Delete Account permanently removes your account and its data, and cannot be undone.
Profile tabEditing profile detailsDelete Account confirmation

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Agents and Abilities

Agents lists the Agents on your account, separating My Agents from Installed Agents. Open one to see its details, or uninstall it. Abilities opens on a summary of how many Abilities are Installed and how many are Enabled, then lists them. Expanding one reveals an Enabled toggle, its trigger words, and Uninstall Ability. Use Add Word to add one, or the cross on a chip to remove one.
My AgentsMy Abilities with installed and enabled countsAn Ability expanded, showing its trigger words

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Configuration

Configuration controls how your Agent listens, thinks, and speaks. AI Models
  • STT (Speech-to-Text): the platform and model used to transcribe speech
  • TTT (Text model): the platform and model used to generate responses
  • TTS (Voice): the platform and model used to speak them
Behavior
  • Auto Sleep: let the Agent sleep after a period of inactivity
  • Play filler Audios: play a short sound while the Agent is thinking
  • Wake word mode: require a wake word to address the Agent, set in the Wake word field below the toggle. See Wake Word & Sleep Interaction
  • Sleep Timeout: how long to wait before sleeping
AI Tuning: Temperature, Frequency Penalty, and Presence Penalty for the text model. Voice Settings: Voice Stability and Voice Similarity Boost. Detection / Sensitivity: Fuzzy Threshold for how loosely trigger words are matched, and Interrupt / Utterance threshold for when speech counts as a complete utterance.
Configuration AI Models sectionConfiguration Behavior sectionConfiguration AI Tuning, Voice Settings, and Detection sections

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Looking for More Control?

OpenHome also offers a Web Dashboard where you can build Agents, write Abilities in the Live Editor, manage your account, and reach features beyond what the app exposes.

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See also