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Practical answers for a calmer household.
Short guides for getting Homie into the daily rhythm: what it sees, what it remembers, what waits for approval, and how to tune it.
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7Device setup
Homie asks about devices so it knows whether this is a shared screen, a room node, or a private member phone.
2026-06-17Start hereHomie personality and soul
Homie's soul changes tone and behavior guidance. It does not add permissions, actions, accounts, or memory access.
2026-06-17Start hereHomie skills
A skill is one specific thing Homie can help with when it is installed, enabled, and connected for your home.
2026-06-17Start hereInvite people to your home
Invite links let a person join the household, connect their own phone, and start using personal Homie safely.
2026-06-18Start hereSet up and manage devices
A device becomes useful when Homie knows what it is, where it lives, and whether it belongs to a member or the household.
2026-06-18Start hereJoin Homie on your phone
A welcome link starts setup. The phone becomes personal only after the household handoff verifies and claims it.
2026-06-17Start hereManage connected accounts
Connected accounts are optional. Keep only the accounts Homie should actually use for your home and personal brief.
2026-06-18Privacy and memory
5Homie memory
Memory stores durable meaning. It should not replace calendars, contacts, recipes, mail, shopping lists, or other source records.
2026-06-17Privacy and memoryHousehold memory vs personal memory
Household memory helps shared home decisions. Personal memory helps a specific member and does not appear on shared surfaces by default.
2026-06-17Privacy and memoryPrivacy and permissions
Personal stays personal. Shared stays shared. Risky actions wait for approval.
2026-06-17Privacy and memoryRemove someone from your home
Archive a member when you may bring them back. Forget a member only when you want to remove information that belongs to that person permanently.
2026-06-18Privacy and memoryReview and delete memories
Use memory settings when a remembered detail is wrong, too private, too noisy, or no longer useful.
2026-06-18Projects and work
4Agent Runs
Agent Runs are for bounded work that can finish with a visible result: research, compare, map, draft, transform, or create.
2026-06-17Projects and workFollow work Homie is doing
When Homie does multi-step work, follow the status card: plan, progress, result, approval, sharing, and cancellation all live around that card.
2026-06-18Projects and workProjects
A project gives long-running work a home: goal, brief, chat, sources, status, and permission-aware actions.
2026-06-17Projects and workManage chats and project chats
Personal chats are private by default. Project chats keep long-running work connected to the right goal.
2026-06-18Everyday surfaces
7Change your daily brief
Each member can choose whether they get a brief, when it arrives, and which everyday sections are included.
2026-06-18Everyday surfacesDaily brief
Your daily brief is prepared from enabled sections. Missing accounts or disabled sections should be called out, not guessed around.
2026-06-17Everyday surfacesHomie chats
Chats belong to the surface where they happen. A shared iPad conversation is not the same thing as a member-owned phone chat.
2026-06-17Everyday surfacesHomie Mail
Homie Mail is for forwarded evidence, safe summaries, and drafts. Incoming mail should not command Homie by itself.
2026-06-17Everyday surfacesPresence
Presence helps Homie understand who appears to be home. It can power arrival greetings, delivery gates, and when-then promises, but it is not a perfect location tracker.
2026-06-17Everyday surfacesManage Homie Mail
Homie Mail can receive evidence, support Lookouts, and prepare drafts, but outward mail still needs the right member and approval.
2026-06-18Everyday surfacesPause or fix presence
Presence works only when a member has opted in and Homie can recognize that member's trusted phone.
2026-06-18Automation
7Approve or deny an action
Approval cards are blocking decisions. Approve only when the card describes the action you actually want.
2026-06-18AutomationManage when-then promises
A promise is a when-then rule. Manage it by checking the trigger, the action, and whether it is paused or active.
2026-06-18AutomationReminders, when-then, and promises
Choose the right automation by asking what makes it fire and what happens when it fires.
2026-06-17AutomationSet up a Lookout
A Lookout is passive. It watches mail, feeds, or public pages and saves matches for review without acting on its own.
2026-06-18AutomationTracked topics
Tracked topics watch evidence for later review. They do not call, message, announce, or take action by themselves.
2026-06-17AutomationApprovals and action cards
Approvals are the human checkpoint for risky or outward-facing actions. Dismissing a card is not the same as approving it.
2026-06-17AutomationManage reminders
A reminder is the right action when you want a nudge at a time. You can change or cancel it before it fires.
2026-06-18Skills
15Calendar skill
Calendar connects Homie to household and member calendars so briefs, reminders, events, and project timelines can stay grounded in real dates. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsPresence skill
Presence lets Homie reason about who appears to be home, mostly for delivery gates and when-then promises. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsWeather skill
Weather gives Homie current conditions, forecasts, and rain or wind alerts for the household location. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsCookbook skill
Cookbook stores recipes, ingredients, cooking steps, and optional generated cooking guidance. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsEvents skill
Events surfaces local events so the household can decide what to do nearby. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsFood Deals skill
Food Deals finds local grocery offers from country-specific adapters and can surface useful deals in the household. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsLanguage Learning skill
Language Learning supports scheduled interactive Swedish or German practice and remembers learning-session context. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsLenny skill
Lenny is a private skill for recruiting and job workflows when installed in a household. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsLocal News skill
Local News runs a scheduled local-news loop and summarizes what matters around the household. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsMessaging skill
Messaging connects Homie to household messaging surfaces such as iMessage logs, action cards, and the shared feed. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsPantry skill
Pantry helps Homie remember food inventory context and nudge the household for fridge or cupboard photos. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsShopping List skill
Shopping List syncs and manages grocery or household shopping items on supported Mac installations. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsSmart Lights skill
Smart Lights lets Homie inspect and control configured lights through the household's Apple Home and Shortcuts setup. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsSpotify skill
Spotify gives Homie playback control and music context for connected household accounts. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
2026-06-17SkillsTelegram skill
Telegram adds an optional Telegram channel for Homie messages and member communication. It works only when the skill is installed, enabled, and connected for this home.
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