Anima: Open-Source Agent OS for Smart Hardware

Anima is an open-source Agent OS that gives smart home devices true AI-driven perception, memory, and proactive decision-making with local-first privacy.

Today’s smart homes have a fundamental problem—not that they aren’t “smart enough,” but that the approach to intelligence is wrong.

We’ve spent far too much energy on “making devices controllable” instead of “making devices think proactively.”

As a result, every piece of hardware sits idle, waiting for a command—from your phone, a voice assistant, or a preset automation rule. And once your daily rhythm changes, those rules all break.

What if home devices could understand when you need something and act on their own?

Today I recommend an open-source project: Anima. It delivers exactly what you’re looking for.