Manage reminders

A reminder is the right action when you want a nudge at a time. You can change or cancel it before it fires.

Use this when the request is just a time-based nudge, not a watch, project, or when-then promise.

This is a practical page. It focuses on the controls a normal household member needs, not on how Homie is built.

Start from pending items, personal Homie, or the reminder card. Find the reminder, then edit the time or cancel it.

- Open pending items or ask Homie to show upcoming reminders.

- Choose the reminder you want to change.

- Edit the time, wording, or due date when the reminder should still exist.

- Cancel it when the reminder is no longer useful.

- If the reminder created a calendar dot, confirm it was removed when you cancel.

Use these controls when you want to correct Homie, reduce noise, or make the home match how the household actually works.

- Reminder text.

- Reminder time or due date.

- Whether the reminder is still pending.

- Whether an attached calendar marker should remain.

Homie should stay honest about what changed. If an action needs a trusted device, a claimed member, or an approval, it should say so before pretending the work is done.

- It will not treat a reminder as a promise with a real-world trigger.

- It will not keep nudging after a pending reminder is cancelled.

- It will not cancel someone else's private reminder from a shared screen.

- It will not act outside the household simply because a reminder fired.

Member reminders belong to the member who created them. Household reminders can appear on shared surfaces when they are meant for everyone.

If a reminder mentions private context, manage it from the member's personal Homie instead of the shared dashboard.

After making an operational change, do one small check. It is the easiest way to catch a wrong member, wrong device, stale link, or missing permission while the context is still fresh.

- Ask Homie to list upcoming reminders after changing one.

- Confirm the time is in the format and day you meant.

- Check pending items if you think a reminder should still be visible.

Name the trigger and the action separately. A good automation request says when something should happen and what Homie should do next.

- Use reminders for simple nudges.

- Use promises for when-then behavior.

- Cancel old reminders instead of letting them become noise.

Most Homie issues come from setup, identity, or approval state. Work through these checks before assuming Homie ignored the request.

- Check whether the request is a reminder, commitment, tracked topic, routine, or Agent Run.

- Look for an approval card if the action sends, calls, books, shares, or affects the household.

- Remember that recurring household work runs from the trusted home setup, not from a separate background helper.

Good to know: Most operational changes take effect right away on the home system, but connected accounts and devices may need a refresh or reconnect.

- Use reminders for simple nudges.

- Use promises for when-then behavior.

- Cancel old reminders instead of letting them become noise.

- Remind me at 18:00 to call Dad.

- Move that reminder to tomorrow morning.

- Cancel my reminder about the package.