HiveMind Voice Satellite (voice-sat)

The Voice Satellite runs a full OpenVoiceOS audio stack locally on the device. All microphone, VAD, wake-word, STT, and TTS processing happens on the satellite. Only text messages are sent to HiveMind core, no audio is streamed.

⚠️ No binary plugin is required on the HiveMind core server. This makes voice-sat fully compatible with a standard HiveMind core setup.

Built on top of ovos-dinkum-listener, ovos-audio, and PHAL.

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Install

Install dependencies (if needed):

sudo apt-get install -y libpulse-dev libasound2-dev

Install via pip:

pip install HiveMind-voice-sat

Usage

Usage: hivemind-voice-sat [OPTIONS]

  connect to HiveMind

Options:
  --host TEXT      HiveMind host
  --key TEXT       Access Key
  --password TEXT  Password for key derivation
  --port INTEGER   HiveMind port number
  --selfsigned     Accept self signed certificates
  --help           Show this message and exit.

Configuration

The Voice Satellite uses the standard OpenVoiceOS configuration at:

~/.config/mycroft/mycroft.conf

All plugin settings (microphone, VAD, wake word, STT, TTS, G2P, media playback, transformers, PHAL, etc.) are managed through this configuration.

See the OpenVoiceOS documentation for detailed plugin setup.

Key Features

  • ✅ Fully local audio handling: microphone, VAD, wake word, STT, TTS
  • 🔒 Only text is sent over HiveMind
  • 📦 Compatible with all OVOS plugins (media, transformers, PHAL, etc.)
  • ⚡ Low latency and offline-capable
  • 🔗 No HiveMind binary plugin required

Notes

  • Wake word detection can be skipped if using continuous listening mode.
  • Ideal for devices where privacy, offline operation, and low latency are important.
  • All HiveMind communication is secure and encrypted.