Code · experiment

Floaty, a desk-sized AI agent that runs your mornings

A tiny AI agent that lives on a desk, digs into questions when asked, remembers things and handles the morning routine. Release 0.1 is out.

Can I build this?Beginner · AI 4/5 · $0

Difficulty: Beginner
AI-buildability: 4/5
Time: A weekend
Cost: $0

Tools

Computer

Starter prompt

Based on "Floaty, a desk-sized AI agent that runs your mornings" on Afterware: https://afterware.xyz/p/floaty-a-desk-sized-ai-agent-that-runs-your-mornings

Build a small local AI agent in Python that accepts a research question, searches the web, summarizes findings, and stores short notes in a local memory file. Add a morning routine that runs on a schedule and reads out a summary. Keep the interface a simple terminal or web page I can leave open on my desk.

Estimates based on the original write-up. How AI-buildability is scored. Building with an AI assistant? Connect it to Afterware (free MCP server).

Story

Floaty is an AI agent built to sit on a desk. You ask it to look into something, it digs in and reports back, and it keeps memory of what you've told it. The author says it also runs their mornings.

The heavy reasoning runs on a 0G PC, per the post. The post doesn't describe any physical enclosure, board or display, so this is a software agent first. Floaty is a codename, and the author is taking name suggestions.