The result is a completely local, always-on AI agent I can talk to anytime (no cloud, no external APIs required). It executes real tasks, manages memory locally, and behaves more like a persistent system than a chatbot.

This repo contains the minimal setup so others can replicate:

* Local voice pipeline (mic → STT → OpenClaw → TTS → speaker)

* Wake-word loop

* Fully offline / local-first architecture

* Runs on small edge devices (tested on PamirAI Distiller Alpha)

One unexpected observation from this project: modern agents are starting to feel environment-aware. Instead of being a static program, the OpenClaw can detect what hardware and capabilities exist around it, notice when something is missing or underused, and adapt itself, sometimes even improving its own interface and workflows without explicit instructions. In my case, the voice layer wasn’t originally planned; it emerged from the system recognizing unused audio hardware and wiring it into the agent loop. This shift, from software that executes, to software that understands and evolves within its environment, feels like a meaningful change in how we think about AI systems.

The coding agent bot was kind enough to share it's creation with the rest of the world :-) https://github.com/sachaabot/openclaw-voice-agent