Console Voice Assistant (Jervis): text prompt box -> local LLM agent (/voice proxies to .13:8501)

portal/main.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 MELB = ZoneInfo("Australia/Melbourne")
 import json
 import os
+import httpx
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Annotated
 
@@ -329,6 +330,39 @@ async def files_upload(request: Request, file: Annotated[UploadFile, File()]) ->
     )
 
 
+
+VOICE_AGENT = os.getenv("VOICE_AGENT_URL", "http://192.168.20.13:8501")
+
+
+@app.get("/voice", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def voice_page(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
+    user = await _current_user(request)
+    if user is None:
+        return RedirectResponse("/login", status_code=303)
+    return templates.TemplateResponse(request, "voice.html", {"user": user})
+
+
+@app.post("/voice", response_class=HTMLResponse)
+async def voice_send(request: Request, message: Annotated[str, Form()]) -> HTMLResponse:
+    user = await _current_user(request)
+    if user is None:
+        return RedirectResponse("/login", status_code=303)
+    command = message.strip()
+    error = reply = None
+    if command:
+        try:
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=60) as client:
+                r = await client.post(f"{VOICE_AGENT}/voice", json={"text": command})
+                r.raise_for_status()
+                reply = r.json().get("reply") or r.json().get("text")
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            logger.warning("voice agent call failed", exc_info=True)
+            error = f"Voice assistant unavailable: {type(exc).__name__}"
+    return templates.TemplateResponse(
+        request, "voice.html", {"user": user, "command": command, "reply": reply, "error": error}
+    )
+
+
 @app.get("/admin", response_class=HTMLResponse)
 async def admin_panel(request: Request) -> HTMLResponse:
     user = await _current_user(request)

portal/templates/base.html

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <div class="nav-right">
       <a href="/transcriber" class="button-utility">Transcriber</a>
       <a href="/files" class="button-utility">Files</a>
+      <a href="/voice" class="button-utility">Voice</a>
       {% if user.is_admin %}
         <a href="/admin" class="button-utility">Admin</a>
       {% endif %}

portal/templates/voice.html

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{% extends "base.html" %}
+{% block title %}Voice Assistant — {{ settings.APP_NAME }}{% endblock %}
+{% block content %}
+<div class="page" style="max-width:560px">
+  <h1 class="greeting">Voice Assistant (Jervis)</h1>
+  <p class="muted">Type a command for the home assistant — it's sent to the local LLM agent, which acts (lights, shopping, weather, reminders…) and speaks the reply on the house speakers.</p>
+  <div class="admin-panel">
+    <div class="linkout-card stack">
+      {% if error %}<div class="form-error">{{ error }}</div>{% endif %}
+      <form method="post" action="/voice">
+        <div class="form-field">
+          <label for="message">Command</label>
+          <input class="text-input" id="message" name="message"
+                 placeholder="e.g. turn on the lounge lights, what's the weather, add milk to the shopping list…"
+                 value="{{ command or '' }}" required>
+        </div>
+        <button class="button button-primary width-full" type="submit">Send</button>
+      </form>
+      {% if reply %}
+      <div class="linkout-card stack" style="margin-top:16px">
+        <strong>Jervis:</strong>
+        <p style="margin:8px 0 0">{{ reply }}</p>
+      </div>
+      {% endif %}
+      <p class="faint margin-top" style="font: var(--type-caption)">
+        Uses the local voice agent on `.13` (OmniRoute LLM). Replies are also spoken via Snapcast.
+      </p>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+{% endblock %}

todo.txt

@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ x 2026-08-26 2026-08-26 DS Harness - ensure no bash or local editing possible
 x 2026-08-26 2026-08-26 Remove OpenWebUI - Caddy, folder, docker  +project:family-home-lab +agent:family_home_lab
 (B) Home dash: add a common 'Links' section with categories Media/Work/Family. Media: Spotify, Netflix. Work: mail.google.com, calendar.google.com, secure1.inmotionhosting.com/index/login, mxt.smsglobal.com/login/ +project:family-home-lab +agent:family_home_lab
 (C) Sam admin dashboard panel: add router links — netcom router http://192.168.20.1:8079/login.html (may be in Caddy) and second router http://192.168.20.254/ +project:family-home-lab +agent:family_home_lab
+(C) Send commands to LLM voice-controlled network for Home Assistant, etc. +project:family-home-lab +agent:family_home_lab