Ask once. HomeAI takes care of it — and tells you what really happened.

“HomeAI, wake the kids at 5 AM tomorrow.”

1. Before It is 9:40 PM. No wake-up is set for the children’s rooms. Nothing in those rooms should change tonight.
2. Request “HomeAI, wake the kids at 5 AM tomorrow.”
3. Action HomeAI confirms the rooms — “Bedroom 2 and Bedroom 3, 5:00 AM?” — then schedules their Wake-up routine: lights fading up from 4:55, a gentle alarm on the room speakers at 5:00, curtains opening, AC moving to 24 °C.
4. Verified “Wake-up set for 5:00 AM in Bedroom 2 and Bedroom 3.” At 5:00 HomeAI runs it and reads every device back.

If a child is already awake and switches the lights on, HomeAI skips the fade-in rather than fighting them.

Needs: Room speakers or voice nodes; dimmable lighting; curtain motors; AC control.

“HomeAI, heat the pool to 30 degrees for Saturday morning.”

1. Before Friday, 6:00 PM. Pool water 27 °C. The heat pump is off.
2. Request “HomeAI, heat the pool to 30 degrees for Saturday morning.”
3. Action HomeAI works out a start time from the pool controller’s heating rate and schedules the heat pump so the water should reach 30 °C by Saturday 8:00 AM.
4. Verified “Pool heating scheduled. The water is 27 °C now and should be 30 °C by 8 AM Saturday.” HomeAI tells you in the morning if it fell short.

Needs: A compatible pool controller or heat pump with a documented control interface.

The doorbell and two-way talk

1. Before Sarah presses the doorbell once. The front door is closed and locked. The nearest screen shows the doorbell video.
2. Request “HomeAI, let me speak to her.”
3. Action After you finish speaking, two-way audio opens between the console and the doorbell.
4. Verified “Hello?” — “It’s Sarah.” The door stays closed and locked until you decide.

Two-way intercom is released only after the exact doorbell and screens pass qualification.

Needs: A wired video doorbell; a wall console or the HomeAI app.

“HomeAI, let Sarah in.”

1. Before The front door is closed and locked. This door is set to ask for confirmation on the owner’s phone.
2. Request “HomeAI, let Sarah in.”
3. Action Your phone asks “Unlock front door for Sarah?” You confirm with biometrics. The lock opens; Sarah opens the door by hand, comes in and closes it; the door contact reports Closed, then the door relocks.
4. Verified Front door opened for Sarah · Door closed · Locked.

Every door is configurable: phone confirmation, two-step approval or a voice command from authorised people. HomeAI never relocks while the door is open.

Needs: A compatible smart lock and a door contact.

“HomeAI, give Maria access on Tuesdays from 9 to 1.”

1. Before Maria is in your Home Team as your cleaner. She has no door access.
2. Request “HomeAI, give Maria access on Tuesdays from 9 to 1.”
3. Action HomeAI prepares a personal access code for the front lock, valid Tuesdays 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and asks you to approve it on your phone.
4. Verified “Maria can open the front door on Tuesdays from 9 to 1.” Every entry is logged; the code does nothing outside those hours.

Needs: A smart lock that supports scheduled user codes.

“HomeAI, record the driveway for the next 30 minutes.”

1. Before It is 10:15 PM. The driveway camera is live but set to record on events only.
2. Request “HomeAI, record the driveway for the next 30 minutes.”
3. Action HomeAI starts continuous recording on the driveway camera until 10:45 PM and shows the live view on the nearest screen.
4. Verified “Recording the driveway until 10:45 PM.” The clip is saved to the recorder in your home, labelled with the time and your request.

Needs: A compatible exterior camera and the local video recorder.

Private memory, only when asked

1. Before The room node’s recording indicator is off. Nothing has been recorded.
2. Request “HomeAI, record this idea.”
3. Action A clear chime sounds and the recording indicator turns on. You say your idea, then “HomeAI, stop recording.” The indicator turns off.
4. Verified “Saved privately to HomeAI Memory.” Later: “What was my bedroom idea?” returns the exact note with its time.

Recording is off by default. Searches only return what the asking person is allowed to see.

Needs: A room voice node.

Water beneath the dishwasher

1. Before The floor beneath the dishwasher is dry. No active safety events.
2. Event No command: a leak sensor detects water.
3. Action A small amount of water reaches the installed sensor. The alert goes to the console and your phone. A shut-off action appears only if a compatible valve was installed and configured.
4. Verified Kitchen · Water detected beneath dishwasher. The alert stays active until someone deals with it.

Needs: Leak sensors; optionally a compatible water valve.

When the internet drops

1. Before The internet is unavailable. HomeAI Core and your home network are still powered.
2. Request “HomeAI, turn on the kitchen lights.”
3. Action The kitchen lights turn on over the local network.
4. Verified “Done.” Local control active. Remote phone video and online music services wait until the internet returns.

Needs: HomeAI Core and local network on backup power.