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Can You Run a Local AI on a Mini-PC? I Tried It

· One min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

Can you really run a capable AI model locally, on a small mini-PC, without sending any data to the cloud? I gave it a serious try, and I show the whole thing in a new video.

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I Let the OpenClaw AI Control My Smart Home

· One min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone!

You've probably heard of OpenClaw, the AI framework that blew up on GitHub a few weeks ago and was just acquired by OpenAI. I decided to connect it to Gladys to see what it could do, and honestly, the result is impressive.

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Gladys 4.69: New Zigbee2mqtt Ember Driver & Tasmota Energy Tracking

· 2 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

A new version of Gladys Assistant is available 🥳, featuring the new Zigbee2mqtt Ember driver and Tasmota energy tracking.

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Gladys 4.68: Launch Matterbridge in One Click, Favorite Integrations & Better Tasmota

· 2 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

A new version of Gladys is out, with several improvements and fixes, including a one-click way to run Matterbridge and open the door to many more compatible devices.

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iGeneration on Gladys: “More Advanced Than Apple Home, More Accessible Than Home Assistant”

· One min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

Some great news on the press side: Gladys was just featured on iGeneration (iGen.fr), one of the biggest mainstream French tech media outlets 🎉

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I Let AI Build a Full Integration From Scratch (Claude Opus 4.5)

· One min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone!

Many of you want to help with the project but don't have the skills to develop a full integration from end to end. That might be about to change.

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The Official Gladys Starter Kit Is Back in Stock 📦

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Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

Quick news: I just came back from holidays, and the official starter kit is back in stock 📦

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Gladys 4.67: Control Your Nuki Smart Lock From Gladys 🔐

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Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

I'm happy to introduce a new version of Gladys Assistant! This release brings a brand-new smart lock integration and several reliability improvements.

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Energy Monitoring is now live in Gladys Assistant 4.66 ⚡️

· 2 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

Back in September, I announced that energy monitoring was coming to Gladys. Today, I'm thrilled to announce that it's officially live in Gladys Assistant 4.66! 🎉

Energy Monitoring

  • Track your consumption in kWh and euros with precision matching your energy provider
  • Support for multiple rate types: basic, peak/off-peak hours, and EDF Tempo
  • Historical rate management: because prices change over time
  • Beautiful dashboard widget to visualize your consumption by day, month, or year
  • Compatible with Zigbee devices, MQTT sensors, and the Enedis integration

Energy monitoring dashboard

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Energy Monitoring Coming Soon to Gladys

· 4 min read
Pierre-Gilles Leymarie
Founder of Gladys Assistant

Hey everyone,

At the end of May, I was chatting with Thomas Lemaistre (@Terdious on the forum), and he was explaining his electrical setup: multiple meters, solar panels, an electric car... and soon batteries to store his energy.

His goal in Gladys:

👉 Track his consumption directly in euros
👉 Visualize the different energy flows in his home
👉 Measure the performance of his solar panels
👉 And most importantly, know how close he is to energy self-sufficiency 🌞🔋

I've been dreaming about these kinds of features for Gladys for a long time 😍 But it's a big project, difficult to start without funding.

In June, @Terdious offered to finance the development himself. Just like that! 🎉

He prepared a detailed specification, I proposed a quote, he accepted... and I was able to start this project this summer.

Today, I'm super happy to reveal the first part of this development!

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