Big push driven by user feedback ("делай имбу") and web research on what
voice assistants need to be the ideal:
TTS backend abstraction (P0.1)
- new module crates/jarvis-core/src/tts/{mod,sapi,piper,silero}.rs
- TtsBackend trait with SapiBackend (current PowerShell), PiperBackend
(rhasspy/piper, neural quality), SileroBackend (python subprocess)
- JARVIS_TTS env var picks (sapi|piper|silero). Auto-detect Piper if
binary + voice present in tools/piper/. Falls back to SAPI on missing.
- SpeakOpts {lang, detached, raw} replaces ad-hoc args. text_utils
sanitiser applied unless raw=true.
- llm_fallback + lua/api/tts both routed through tts::backend().
- tools/piper/install.ps1 downloads piper.exe + ru_RU-irina-medium.onnx
from rhasspy releases + huggingface. Smoke-test included.
- tools/silero/silero_tts.py helper (PyTorch); rust spawns it as subprocess.
IMBA-1 Agentic LLM router
- crates/jarvis-app/src/llm_router.rs
- When fuzzy/intent matcher fails, LLM picks the closest command from the
full registry. Returns JSON {command_id, confidence, reason}.
- Threshold-gated re-dispatch via substitute phrase. JARVIS_LLM_ROUTER=1
enables; JARVIS_LLM_ROUTER_THRESHOLD overrides 0.55 default.
- Inserted in app.rs::execute_command between "no match" and existing
llm_fallback chat fallback.
IMBA-2 Long-term memory
- crates/jarvis-core/src/long_term_memory.rs — JSON store at
APP_CONFIG_DIR/long_term_memory.json. Atomic write-through.
- remember/recall/search/forget/all/build_context API.
- Lua bindings: jarvis.memory.* (5 functions).
- llm_fallback auto-injects relevant facts (substring search of prompt)
into system message before LLM call.
- Pack resources/commands/memory_pack/ with 4 commands: remember, recall,
forget, list.
IMBA-3 Profile switching (work/game/sleep/driving/default)
- crates/jarvis-core/src/profiles.rs — JSON profiles at APP_CONFIG_DIR/profiles/
Auto-seeds 5 defaults on first run with personality + allow/deny lists +
greetings + emoji icons.
- active_profile.txt persists choice across restart.
- Lua bindings: jarvis.profile.{active,set,list,allows,active_name}.
- llm_fallback prepends profile personality to system prompt.
- Pack resources/commands/profile_switch/ with 6 voice triggers.
IMBA-4 Multimodal screenshot + vision LLM
- crates/jarvis-core/src/lua/api/vision.rs — gated on HTTP sandbox.
- jarvis.vision.screenshot() captures via PowerShell System.Drawing.
- jarvis.vision.describe(prompt?) sends base64 PNG to Groq vision model
(default llama-3.2-11b-vision-preview, override via GROQ_VISION_MODEL).
- Pack resources/commands/vision/ with 2 commands: describe + read_error.
P0.2 Continuous conversation grace window
- config::CONVERSATION_GRACE_MS = 30_000.
- app.rs: after command result, if grace_ms > 0 keep listening WITHOUT
re-wake for the grace duration. Existing CMS_WAIT_DELAY back-dated so
the existing timeout fires at start + grace_ms.
Tests: 24/24 jarvis-core unit tests pass (including 5 text_utils).
Build: cargo build --release -p jarvis-app and -p jarvis-gui both succeed
on Windows MSVC (VS 2026 Enterprise vcvars64).
Notes for setup:
- Piper voice install: pwsh tools/piper/install.ps1 (downloads ~90 MB).
- GROQ_TOKEN needed for IMBA-1 (router) and IMBA-4 (vision).
- All features are opt-in via env vars or auto-detect; existing SAPI +
fuzzy match path remains the default.
2 KiB
Piper TTS (neural voice for J.A.R.V.I.S.)
Drop-in replacement for the robotic SAPI voice. ~30 MB binary + ~60 MB Russian voice (Irina). Latency 200-500ms on i5.
Install
cd C:\Jarvis\rust\tools\piper
pwsh -File install.ps1
By default installs ru_RU-irina-medium (Russian female). To pick a different voice:
pwsh -File install.ps1 -Voice ru_RU-denis-medium
pwsh -File install.ps1 -Voice ru_RU-dmitri-medium
pwsh -File install.ps1 -Voice ru_RU-ruslan-medium
pwsh -File install.ps1 -Voice en_US-amy-medium # English female
Force re-download:
pwsh -File install.ps1 -Force
Use
If piper.exe + a voice file are present in tools/piper/, J.A.R.V.I.S. auto-detects Piper on startup. No env vars required.
To force a specific backend:
set JARVIS_TTS=piper :: use Piper
set JARVIS_TTS=sapi :: force SAPI fallback
set JARVIS_TTS=silero :: use Silero (needs tools/silero/silero_tts.py)
Override paths:
set JARVIS_TTS_PIPER_BIN=D:\custom\piper.exe
set JARVIS_TTS_PIPER_VOICE=D:\voices\my-voice.onnx
Voices catalogue
Full list: https://huggingface.co/rhasspy/piper-voices
Recommended for Russian:
ru_RU-irina-medium— natural female, defaultru_RU-dmitri-medium— male, clear dictionru_RU-ruslan-medium— male, slightly deeperru_RU-denis-medium— male, "newsreader" tone
Troubleshooting
"piper.exe not found" — install script failed; check install.ps1 output. The fallback is SAPI — assistant still works, just with the robotic voice.
"no .onnx voice in voices/" — voice download failed (HuggingFace blocked?). Manually download from https://huggingface.co/rhasspy/piper-voices/tree/main/ru/ru_RU/irina/medium and drop both .onnx + .onnx.json into voices/.
Voice sounds wrong — try a different model. Each Russian voice has a different timbre.
No audio output — Piper writes to a temp wav, then plays via System.Media.SoundPlayer synchronously. Check that the default playback device isn't muted.