How I Built a Voice-First AI Mirror You Can Run at Home
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MirrorMate is a self-hosted voice-first AI assistant that runs behind a half mirror, combining hardware (Raspberry Pi, display, microphone) with software (Next.js, SQLite). It supports two deployment modes: minimal cloud setup using OpenAI APIs, or fully local using Ollama, VOICEVOX, and faster-whisper. The system features RAG-based memory for personal context, YAML-driven configuration for swapping LLM/TTS/STT providers, a plugin system for extensibility, and built-in integrations for weather, calendar, and reminders. The architecture keeps the Pi thin (UI and audio only) while offloading heavy AI workloads to a separate inference server, connected via Tailscale for privacy.
