Observer builds local agents that watch your screen, mic, and camera for alerts
alex_verem · x · 2026-07-27
Observer is an open-source tool for building tiny local agents that watch for events on your screen, camera, microphone, or clipboard and then react.
- The post says you can use it to get notified when a training run crashes, or when a dashboard error appears.
- It supports sensors such as:
- screen, OCR, camera, mic
- clipboard and meeting audio
- Actions include:
- email, Discord, Telegram, WhatsApp
- phone calls and screen recording
- The setup is described as lightweight: a system prompt, a sensor, and a few lines of JavaScript.
- The models run locally through Ollama or llama.cpp, so no cloud API sees the screen.
- The repo is described as having around 1.6k stars.
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