Character schema v2: background, dialogue_style, appearance, skills, gaze_presets
with automatic v1→v2 migration. LLM-assisted character creation via Character MCP
server. Two-tier memory system (personal per-character + general shared) with
budget-based injection into LLM system prompt. Per-character TTS voice routing via
state file — Wyoming TTS server reads active config to route between Kokoro (local)
and ElevenLabs (cloud PCM 24kHz). Dashboard: memories page, conversation history,
character profile on cards, auto-TTS engine selection from character config.
Also includes VTube Studio expression bridge and ComfyUI API guide.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Combines homeai-character (service status, character profiles, editor) and
homeai-desktop (chat with voice I/O) into homeai-dashboard on port 5173.
- 4-page sidebar layout: Dashboard, Chat, Characters, Editor
- Merged Vite middleware: health checks, service restart, bridge proxy
- Bridge upgraded to ThreadingHTTPServer (fixes LAN request queuing)
- TTS strips emojis before synthesis
- Updated start.sh with new launchd service names
- Added preload-models to startup sequence
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
