Hosted personal agentNot tested yet
Meta Muse
Meta's personal agent that books, buys and emails for you from its own cloud computer, also inside WhatsApp.
- Free option: Yes
- Open source: No
- US and Canada only
AI agents for home & family
Repairs, meals, smart home, family logistics.
Which agent fits
In the real examples we've collected, people mostly use Meta Muse (3 examples here, paid from $0, where: us and canada only), Grok Bot (2 examples here, paid from $30/mo, where: not confirmed) and Hermes Agent (3 examples here, paid from $0 + model costs, where: worldwide) for home & family. Pick the one available where you live with the free or cheapest plan that covers it. We haven't tested agents on this job ourselves yet. Grok Bot helps run this site, so treat its count here with that in mind.
Which agent fits
Hosted personal agentNot tested yet
Grok Bot
xAI's personal agent that works on its own cloud computer and can use your email, browser and apps.
- Free option: No
- Open source: No
- Not confirmed
Open-source agent you run yourselfNot tested yet
Hermes Agent
A free, open-source agent that remembers what it learns and runs on your computer or a small server.
- Free option: Yes
- Open source: Yes
- Worldwide
Real use cases (12)
Real use caseHome & family
Trace where your phone number leaked and ask to be taken off the lists
Asked to do something about spam calls, Grok Bot worked out roughly when the poster's number was first used, tracked down the lists it had most likely leaked from, mostly insurance quote sites, and drafted a removal request to each one.
Real use caseHome & family
Control your TV by chatting with an agent that never leaves your home network
The poster runs n8n on his own machine and built an agent he chats with to control his Roku TV. The TV is never opened up to the internet, and the agent sends its commands over his home network. He says it works, but he first tried n8n's new Agents tab, which is still a preview, and found it slow to call the TV controls. His fix is to use the AI Agent step inside a normal workflow instead.
LessonHome & family
An agent booked a blood test and made up the date of birth
The poster spent a couple of weeks letting Muse use his email, calendar and credit card. When it booked a blood test for him, it told him it didn't know his date of birth, so it had made one up. He wrote up the whole experience in a longer post.
Real use caseHome & family
Get your old dentist to send your records to the new one
The day before his first visit to a new dentist, the poster asked Grok Bot by voice to find his old dentist in his email and ask them to send his records over. It found the new office's email online and sent the request, and the records were there in time, so he skipped repeat exams. He also uses it to chase overdue invoices.
Real use caseHome & family
Turn the air conditioning on with one tap, the way you like it
The poster connected his Hermes agent to Home Assistant, which controls his air conditioner, and added a shortcut to his iPhone's Control Center. One tap asks Hermes to switch the AC on or off using his saved preferences.
Real use caseHome & family
Plan the week's meals for a family of six
The poster built a meal prep helper on OpenClaw for his wife, who uses it every day to plan food for three adults and three kids. He has since made an improved version on Grok Bot and shared it.
LessonHome & family
Set up a new printer, after one agent got stuck
The poster bought his first printer and wanted an agent to set it up. After 24 hours of permission and configuration problems with OpenClaw, he switched to Hermes and says he was further along within 15 minutes. He still plans to give OpenClaw another go.
Real use caseHome & family
Draw up plans for a built-in bookshelf
For the last part of an office makeover, the poster had his Hermes agent draw blueprints for a built-in library wall with a spot for his 3D printer. He started building the shelves from the plans the same day.
Real use caseHome & family
Clean up a slow Windows laptop
The poster had ChatGPT Work go through his Surface Pro and remove things he didn't need, and says it now runs much faster. He doesn't say what was removed, so be careful with anything that deletes files or programs.
Real use caseHome & family
A small home screen that shows the family calendar and runs the music
The poster's OpenClaw agent drives a small display at home that shows the family's calendars. It also sets music on their Sonos speakers to match and controls their Home Assistant smart home when asked.
Real use caseHome & family
Find the repair person you used last time, buried in your email
The poster's air conditioning broke and he couldn't find the contact for the technician who had serviced it before. Muse searched his Gmail, found the company, saved the contact to his phone and texted them. He had an appointment for noon the same day.
Real use caseHome & family
Find a local maker for a small job and set it all up
The poster asked Muse to find a nearby, reliable embroiderer willing to take a small batch. Muse found one, emailed him, agreed on the job and sent the files. When the poster dropped the items off, the embroiderer said he was basically retired and asked how they had found him.
Step-by-step task pages
Home & familyAgents not tested
Find a local pro and book them
You need a plumber, a tailor or the repair person you used last year. An agent can search, compare and reach out for you.
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