Observed arrival · 2026-10-21

Estia: a local AI assistant that lives in Signal

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Estia presents itself as an AI assistant running on your Mac and reached through Signal, with features for conversations, read-only mail and calendar access, and home-device controls.

Landing page captured for the 2026-10-21 issue.

For: Mac owners who want a Signal-based local AI assistant
Worth noticing: The tested Gemma 26B setup requires at least 32 GB of memory; Gemma 12B is listed for 16 or 24 GB.

Field notes

The page identifies Gemma 26B as tested on Macs with at least 32 GB of memory and Gemma 12B for 16 or 24 GB. Its preference memory is inspectable and editable: /profile lists facts and sources, /fix corrects one, and /forget removes one. Optional extras are described as off until enabled; the page also flags host-shell commands without approval as a security concern.

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