Category: AI

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 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 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 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 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 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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ComfyUI – v0.6.0

ComfyUI v0.6.0 just landed — and it’s like giving your AI workflow a turbo boost 🚀

• Native WebSockets → Real-time node updates & buttery-smooth previews (yes, even on mobile!)
• Custom Node Manager → Install & update nodes right in the UI. No more terminal chaos 🧩
• Memory Cleanup Overhaul → Big models? Longer sessions? Less crashes. Goodbye, OOM errors.
• Queue Inspector → See what’s running, pause or cancel jobs mid-process — total control.
• Dark Mode 2.0 → Sleeker, higher contrast, optional accent colors for your aesthetic 🖤
• Python 3.10+ only → Faster, leaner, modern under the hood
• Windows users: One-click installer is LIVE 🎉

Still 100% free. Still open-source. Still built by you.

Back up your workflows before upgrading — custom nodes are about to get a whole lot easier.

Grab it → https://www.comfy.org/

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Home Assistant Voice Pe – 25.12.2

Big win for offline voice control! 🎤🏠

Home Assistant Voice PE just dropped v25.12.2 — and it’s got some serious upgrades.

🎧 Sendspin multi-room audio is now in public preview — sync your speakers across rooms without touching the cloud. Perfect if you’re already using Music Assistant.

🎉 Huge shoutout to @theHacker for their first-ever contribution — welcome to the crew!

Sponsored by the Open Home Foundation, with 78 releases under its belt — this thing is built to last.

More polish. Smoother sync. Zero internet needed.

Full details: [25.11.0…25.12.2]

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Home Assistant Voice Pe – 25.12.1

Home Assistant Voice PE just dropped v25.12.1 🚀

Big win: Now sponsored by the Open Home Foundation—more power to offline voice control! 🏠🎙️

78 releases and counting, and this one’s smooth as butter.

New in 25.12.1:

• Full Sendspin multi-room audio protocol support (public preview)! Sync music across speakers like a pro—no cloud needed.
• Huge thanks to @theHacker for their first-ever contribution! 🙌

Perfect for tinkerers who want voice control without the internet. Upgrade, vibe out, and command your home like a wizard.

Changelog: [25.11.0…25.12.1]

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Text Generation Webui – v3.22

🚀 text-generation-webui v3.22 is live!

llama.cpp just got a MASSIVE upgrade — now with portable, drop-and-run builds for EVERYONE:

• 🖥️ Windows/Linux:
• NVIDIA? `cuda12.4` = blistering speed
• AMD/Intel GPU? Grab the `vulkan` build — no CUDA required!
• Just CPU? Yep, `cpubuilds` work flawlessly.

• 🍎 Mac (Apple Silicon):
• `macos-arm64` = native performance, zero installs.

✨ Upgrade tip: Just unzip the new version → copy your old `user_data` folder over.

Your models, themes, settings — all preserved. No reconfiguring. No headaches.

Perfect for offline labs, travel, or when you just wanna run LLMs without installing 17 dependencies.

Go grab it — your local AI sandbox just got way more portable. 🎯

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