Cosmo

Cosmo is an always-on-top desktop companion designed to enhance your digital workspace with an engaging and private interaction model. Key features include: • Expressive, animated eyes that react to activity • Local-first speech recognition and voice interaction • Extensible tool system for various tasks • Privacy-centric architecture for data security • Compatibility with multiple language models, local or cloud-based Cosmo offers a unique interactive presence on your desktop. His animated eyes follow your cursor, blink, and convey a range of moods, making him feel like a living entity rather than a static application. Interaction is natural and intuitive, leveraging on-device speech recognition activated by a simple wake word or push-to-talk. This ensures quick, seamless communication without relying on external servers for basic commands. Beyond just conversation, Cosmo is equipped with practical capabilities. He can search the web, manage applications and websites, set timers and reminders, take notes, provide weather updates, and even control your music playback through a streamlined, adaptable tool system. This makes him a versatile helper for daily tasks, freeing up your hands and focus for more complex work. Built with privacy as a core principle, Cosmo operates local-first, meaning sensitive interactions and data remain on your machine. He monitors idle time for activity sensing, never logging keystrokes or accessing your camera. Users have full control over their language model, choosing between local installations like Ollama or integrating with external services through their own API keys. Cosmo is ideal for users seeking a helpful, secure, and engaging desktop companion for productivity and task management.