# Homebot: A Personal AI Agent for Conversational Home Assistance and Automation

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.02254 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2608.02254/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 3 of its 10 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 3 Aug 2026.

## Builds on (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [ReAct: Synergizing Reasoning and Acting in Language Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2210.03629/) (2022)
- [DeepSeek-V4: Towards Highly Efficient Million-Token Context Intelligence](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2606.19348/) (2026)
- [Venus: An Efficient Edge Memory-and-Retrieval System for VLM-based Online Video Understanding](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2512.07344/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

textttHomebot is a locally deployable AI agent for conversational household assistance and automation. It accepts voice and instant-messaging requests through a shared runtime that combines language-model responses with registered tools and task-specific skills. The design separates common request processing from session ownership: messaging history remains scoped to a channel and chat, whereas voice interaction is bounded by wake-word activation. For hands-free use, textttHomebot combines local wake-word detection, streaming speech recognition and synthesis, and an explicit dialogue-state protocol for ending, following up, or continuing a conversation. Clear channel, tool, and skill contracts support practical customization for household use.