Author: Tater Totterson

  • Tater – Tater v45

    Tater – Tater v45

    Tater v45 just dropped — and it’s got potato-powered upgrades 🥔💚

    ✅ Home Assistant Control now knows which light you meant (no more turning on the fridge by accident). Smarter device detection + rock-solid commands, even when your Wi-Fi is feeling lazy.

    🔧 Plugins got a glow-up: fewer glitches, smarter intent parsing — say goodbye to “turn on the fan” when you asked for lights.

    🌐 WebUI & RSS Watcher? Cleaned up, smarter, and less spammy. Your feeds now remember your prefs + auto-dedupe. No more 17 copies of the same Hacker News post.

    Same Tater. More brains. 20% more spuddy.

    Grab it: github.com/TaterTotterson/Tater

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  • Perplexica – v1.12.1

    Perplexica – v1.12.1

    🚀 Perplexica v1.12.1 just dropped — your open-source, SearxNG-powered AI search engine just got way smoother!

    ✨ LM Studio integration is LIVE — now you can hook up your local LLMs (Qwen, DeepSeek, Llama, Mistral) with zero hassle. Just launch LM Studio and Perplexica picks it up automatically.

    🔧 Function calling fixed — OpenAI-compatible APIs no longer misfire. No more phantom tool calls or confused agents.

    🧩 JSON parsing? Rock solid now. Say goodbye to “why is this not an object?” errors — responses are clean, predictable, and ready for your pipelines.

    Perfect if you’re juggling local models + cloud APIs — less friction, more power.

    Full changelog: [v1.12.0…v1.12.1](link-if-available)

    Docker? Direct install? API access? Yep, all still there. 🛠️

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  • ComfyUI – v0.7.0

    ComfyUI – v0.7.0

    ComfyUI v0.7.0 just landed — and it’s a full workflow upgrade! 🚀

    • Customizable Nodes 🛠️: Change labels, colors & tooltips to make complex pipelines crystal clear — perfect for team workflows.
    • Queue Manager 📋: See all jobs in one place. Pause, prioritize, or cancel generations with a click. No more guessing what’s running.
    • 30% Less VRAM 🚀: Smarter tensor caching means bigger workflows, fewer crashes. More nodes = more magic.
    • WebUI Drag & Drop 🌐: Now drop nodes directly from your browser. Mobile-friendly too — tweak your AI art on the go.
    • New Nodes! 🎨: `Latent Upscale (SwinIR)`, `CLIP Text Encode (Multi-Condition)`, and `Image Blend (Alpha Mask)` — plug ‘n’ play.
    • Python 3.10+ Only 🐍: Dropped old versions for speed & stability — time to upgrade if you’re still on 3.8!

    💡 Pro tip: Try “Node Presets” to save & share your favorite node combos. Team workflows just got a whole lot easier.

    Grab it: github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/releases/tag/v0.7.0

    Your next masterpiece is queued up and ready to roll. 🎨✨

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  • Home Assistant Voice Pe – 25.12.4

    Home Assistant Voice Pe – 25.12.4

    Home Assistant Voice PE just dropped v25.12.4 🎉 — and it’s a quiet win for voice control purists!

    Fixed two annoying TTS hiccups:

    • ✅ “Stop” now actually cuts off long responses mid-stream — no more screaming into a silent room.
    • 🚫 TTS crashes? Nah. VPE now gracefully recovers if a speech stream runs too long. Stability = sanity.

    Sponsored by the Open Home Foundation 🏡💙 — because voice control should work offline, without bloat.

    78 releases deep, and it’s only getting better.

    Perfect for local-first smart home tinkerers. 🛠️🔊

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  • Tater – Tater v44

    Tater – Tater v44

    🥔 Tater v44 is live — “Eyes On, Phone Buzzin’” — and it’s the quiet genius your smart home was missing.

    📸 Phone Events Alert

    Tater now snaps a pic from your Home Assistant camera, uses vision AI to describe what’s happening (“Package dropped at 2:14 AM”), and sends a clean, non-spammy alert to your phone. No templates. No clutter. Just “Oh, it’s the delivery guy.”

    🎨 WebUI Glow-Up

    Plugins finally show real names + descriptions. Settings? Actually understandable. Layout? Clean. Aha! moments? Guaranteed.

    ⚙️ Under the Hood

    Better plugin metadata, smoother UX — laying the groundwork for even smarter stuff ahead.

    💡 The vibe? Not flashy. Just reliable. Tater sees, explains, and nudges — no yelling, just trust.

    Check it out: https://github.com/TaterTotterson/Tater

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  • Tater – Tater v43

    Tater – Tater v43

    Tater v43 just dropped — and it’s finally quiet 🤫

    No more AI router chaos. No 3am GPU thrashing. Just direct, clean automations that do the thing — no fluff, no overthinking.

    🔹 Automations now skip the AI router

    Direct tool calls only — zero prompt parsing, no LLM overhead. Your fridge light turns on? Perfect. No AI debate needed.

    🔹 New HA custom component: `tater_automations`

    ✅ No YAML

    ✅ No REST APIs

    ✅ No JSON hell

    Pick a tool like `doorbell_alert` or `weather_brief` from a dropdown → fill in blanks → done. Automations that feel native.

    🔹 Same powerful tools — now frictionless

    `camera_event`, `events_query_brief`, `weather_brief` — all work the same, but now way easier to trigger from Home Assistant.

    Your GPU can sleep. Your config stays clean. No AI weirdness mid-trigger.

    Tater’s not louder.

    It’s smarter.

    And now? It listens — not shouts.

    🥷 Stay cool. Automate better.

    https://github.com/TaterTotterson/tater_automations

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  • Perplexica – v1.12.0

    Perplexica – v1.12.0

    🚀 Perplexica v1.12.0 just dropped—and it’s a full rebuild, not just an update!

    ✨ No more Langchain chaos—custom streaming engine now gives you precise control over response flow, with smooth partial streaming & function calling.

    💬 Sessions remember you—refresh? Disconnected? It auto-resumes and lets you replay streams.

    🤖 New DIR agents + live widgets (weather, stocks, math) run in parallel while you research.

    📚 Deep Research Mode (Beta): LLM thinks step-by-step, scrapes, discusses, uploads—builds full reports like a relentless research assistant.

    📄 Smart File Search: Upload huge PDFs/DOCX, search across them all with RRF reranking.

    🎯 Sources over modes: Toggle web/academic/discussions—or go fully offline with your files.

    🎨 UI glow-up: Framer Motion animations, syntax-highlighted code blocks, theme fixes, version info in settings.

    🧠 Query classification + action system: Every query gets classified first—tool calls now drive research (Google Workspace? Coming soon).

    🧩 Block & JSON streaming: Watch every step of the LLM’s thinking in real time. No more “is it stuck?” panic.

    You’re not searching anymore—you’re investigating.

    Try Deep Research Mode with a complex topic. You won’t believe the depth. 🧠💥

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  • Tater – Tater v42

    Tater – Tater v42

    🥔 Tater v42 is LIVE — and it’s got a potato-powered stopwatch in its pocket!

    Say hello to Device-Local Voice PE Timers — no HA, no websockets, no flakiness. Just pure ESPHome magic running right on your Voice PE device.

    ✨ What’s new?

    • Timers run locally — even if HA crashes or your Wi-Fi dies.
    • Smooth LED countdowns with a visual progress ring (no lag, just vibes).
    • Priority ringing that actually rings — no more silent alarms.
    • New HA entities: 🕒 Number input for duration, ▶️ Start / ❌ Cancel buttons.
    • Tater plugin? Just say “Set a timer for 5 minutes” — and it happens.

    🔗 Required: Update your Voice PE with the new ESPHome config:

    https://github.com/TaterTotterson/microWakeWords/blob/main/voicePE-TaterTimer.yaml

    (Old configs? Timers vanish. Don’t be that guy.)

    💡 Why it’s genius:

    HA = remote control. Voice PE = timer boss.

    No cloud. No magic. Just a potato with a stopwatch. 🥔⏱️

    Assist-based timers? Still there. Just… not the star anymore.

    Tater’s motto:

    > Local first. Device owned. Potato approved.

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  • Tater – Tater v41

    Tater – Tater v41

    Tater v41 “Can You Hear Me Now?” is live 🍠—and your smart home just got a voice coach with attitude.

    🔊 Broadcast Plugin: Say “Dinner’s ready!” and Tater blasts it through all your HA speakers—no automations, no YAML. Piper, Google TTS? All supported. Per-device control means your bathroom speaker won’t wake the baby.

    📱 Find My Phone: Lost your phone? Just ask Tater. It triggers a loud, repeatable alert via the Home Assistant Companion App—works on iOS & Android. No cloud tracking. Just pure, annoyingly effective ringiness.

    🎯 Platform Focus: Now fully optimized for Home Assistant (voice + text), HomeKit/Siri, WebUI, and XBMC. Discord/IRC? Paused—this version is home-only for safety & speed.

    🛠️ Under the hood? Pure HA API calls. Zero automation edits needed. Fully self-hosted. No bloat. Just loud, reliable smarts.

    Your house isn’t just smart anymore—it’s loud. 🎤

    Check the README to upgrade!

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  • Home Assistant Voice Pe – 25.12.3

    Home Assistant Voice Pe – 25.12.3

    🚀 Home Assistant Voice PE just dropped v25.12.3 — and it’s a quiet hero for ESPHome tinkerers!

    Fixed that nasty `web_server` conflict where custom firmwares would crash when web UI and voice logic fought for resources. No more 502s. No more unresponsive dashboards.

    If you’re running DIY voice control on ESP32/ESP8266 with Home Assistant — this patch is your new best friend.

    Sponsored by the Open Home Foundation 🌱 (78 releases and counting!)

    Upgrade now → 25.12.1…25.12.3

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