What makes an Ability ambient
- Listens without a wake word, keeping the mic hot via
start_audio_recording() - Logs context silently to persistent storage, with no narration
- Speaks only when something meaningful happens, and uses
send_interrupt_signal()first so it doesn’t overlap normal conversation
The best Ability is the one the user forgets is running, until it does something so well-timed they think: “How did it know?”
The building blocks
Ambient Ability ideas
- Meeting Scribe: auto-starts when 3+ voices heard, writes notes until silence
- Baby Monitor Plus: detects crying, unusual silence, sleep breathing
- Life Logger: always-on ambient capture, daily summaries to dashboard
- Daily To-Do Compiler: catches all “I need to…” mentions → list by evening
- Gratitude Harvester: catches positive statements, weekly gratitude list
Next steps
- Read Background Abilities for the
background.pypattern - Read Voice-First Best Practices, especially the “Silence is a feature” rule
- Pick an idea from the Cookbook and ship it