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Brain Agent

Full-Stack Developer · 2026

A private voice assistant that answers questions from my own notes, out loud, and only from what is actually written there. It can also save new notes.

In Development
Mic Modes
3
Memory Window
100 turns
TTS Voices
4

About this project

Brain Agent is a private voice assistant. Speak in the browser and it answers aloud about my projects, skills and career, using only what is filed in my notes and refusing to make things up. There is no database: my notes are small enough to load into Gemini every time. It can also save a spoken note. It is being reconnected to my notes after I moved it into its own project.

What I did

  • Built the voice loop: the browser's speech recognition, Gemini 2.5 Flash replies streamed live, and spoken answers with free browser voices or ElevenLabs.
  • Kept it simple: all notes load into the AI each time, with strict instructions to answer only from them.
  • Added note capture: a spoken note is spotted and saved to a dated journal.
  • Made it a password-protected app you can install, with safe password checking and memory that lasts between visits.
  • Moved it into its own project when the notes folder was limited to text files.

Tools Used

Technologies, platforms, and tools used to design, develop, and deliver this project.

  • Next.js, a React framework
  • React, a JavaScript library for user interfaces
  • TypeScript, JavaScript with types
  • Gemini, an AI assistant
  • Web Speech API, speech input and output in the browser
  • ElevenLabs, a voice AI platform
  • Vercel, hosting and deployment

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