Observed arrival · 2026-10-13

Estia: a thinking partner on your Mac

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An open-source assistant runs its AI model on a Mac and communicates through Signal, with features for reminders, voice, and selected home devices.

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For: Mac users who want a private Signal-based assistant
Worth noticing: Mail and calendar access is read-only; device controls are individually enabled, and initiative messages are capped at one per day.

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The setup material names Gemma model sizes for Macs with 16, 24, or at least 32 GB of memory. Owners can shape the assistant's tone in a file called soul.md, while the page says that file does not determine what it may do. Optional proactive check-ins are capped at one per day, kept quiet overnight, and can be paused with /quiet.

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