Ovos Python Packages

ovos-spec-tools

Reference implementation of the OVOS formal specifications — sentence template expander, locale resource loader, dialog renderer, language matching, and a locale linter

hivemind-bus-client

Python client library for HiveMind — encrypted, routed bus client with WebSocket, HTTP, async, and MQTT transports (the library for building satellites)

hivemind-core

Central HiveMind hub server: connects satellite devices and AI agents to an OVOS instance over an encrypted mesh protocol

ovos-tui-client

A split-pane terminal UI for testing OVOS without a mic/speaker: type utterances, see the conversation, watch toggleable live logs - built as a replacement for the unmaintained ovos-cli-client / broken neon-cli-client pyyaml build.

poorman-handshake

hivemind key exchange library

hivemind-websocket-protocol

WebSocket transport plugin for hivemind-core — the reference network protocol implementation

hivemind-ovos-agent-plugin

OVOS agent protocol plugin for hivemind-core: bridges HiveMind client messages to the OpenVoiceOS message bus

hivemind-plugin-manager

Plugin manager and abstract interfaces for hivemind-core: database, network protocol, and agent protocol backends

hivemind-voice-sat

OVOS voice satellite for HiveMind — full on-device voice stack (microphone, VAD, wake word, STT, TTS)

hivemind-http-protocol

REST/HTTP network protocol plugin for hivemind-core — alternative transport for message exchange

hivemind-matrix-bridge

Matrix bridge for HiveMind: relay messages between a Matrix room and a HiveMind hub

ovos-routing-judge

Who took an utterance, and was it the right skill? One routing judge for OVOS golden-utterance tests

ovos-common-reading-pipeline-plugin

OVOS pipeline plugin that reads things aloud - fairy tales, articles, news, arXiv abstracts and more - by orchestrating provider skills, the way OCP orchestrates media playback.

ovos-hivemind-pipeline-plugin

OVOS intent pipeline plugin: forwards unmatched utterances to a smarter HiveMind hub for processing

ovos-skill-andrew-lang-tales

OVOS Skill - Andrew Lang's Fairy Books (Project Gutenberg) provider for ovos-common-reading-pipeline-plugin (implements the ovos.common_reading.* bus protocol, no standalone intents).

ovos-skill-bechstein-tales

OVOS Skill - Ludwig Bechstein's German fairy tales provider for ovos-common-reading-pipeline-plugin. German only, no translation.

ovos-skill-cosquin-tales

OVOS Skill - Emmanuel Cosquin's Lorraine folk tales (French regional folklore) provider for ovos-common-reading-pipeline-plugin. French only, no translation.

ovos-skill-ovosblog

OVOS Skill - reads the OpenVoiceOS blog aloud, provider for ovos-common-reading-pipeline-plugin. Demonstrates common-reading works for articles too, not just fairy tales. Machine-translates when needed, with disclosure.

ovos-skill-365tomorrows-stories

OVOS Skill - reads daily CC-licensed flash sci-fi from 365tomorrows.com aloud, provider for ovos-common-reading-pipeline-plugin.

hivemind-voice-relay

HiveMind voice relay — local wake word, remote STT/TTS via the hivemind-audio-binary-protocol plugin

ovos-skill-grimm-tales

OVOS Skill - Brothers Grimm fairy tales provider for ovos-common-reading-pipeline-plugin (implements the ovos.common_reading.* bus protocol, no standalone intents).

ovos-skill-andersen-tales

OVOS Skill - Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales provider for ovos-common-reading-pipeline-plugin (implements the ovos.common_reading.* bus protocol, no standalone intents).

ovos-skill-math-practice

Math practice for OVOS - counting, times tables, and arithmetic quizzes across add/subtract/multiply/divide, fully offline

ovos-skill-arxiv-papers

OVOS Skill - reads arXiv paper abstracts aloud, provider for ovos-common-reading-pipeline-plugin. content_type: paper/abstract.