Overview

Project Calcifer

A local Autonomous Home OS — proactive automation, full privacy, no cloud dependency.

Reactive → Proactive

Rules → context and prediction.

Offline promise

All inference on-device.

Calcifer concept visual

A black‑box hub

Plug-in hub for your router.

Upgrades legacy homes

Works with what you already own.

Privacy
100% local
Integrates
KNX · Matter · Zigbee
Innovation
Dual-brain
KNX Matter Zigbee Wi‑Fi 6 Thread Z‑Wave Bluetooth LE MQTT KNX Matter Zigbee Wi‑Fi 6 Thread Z‑Wave Bluetooth LE MQTT
Summary

From connected gadgets to intelligent environments

Smart homes are reactive and invasive. Calcifer runs local AI on the edge — behavioural data never leaves home.

Proactive by design

Context and prediction, not just rules.

Local generative AI

SBC + NPU in-home. Low power, full autonomy.

Plugin strategy

KNX, Matter, Zigbee — upgrade layer, not rip-and-replace.

Standard smart home

Reactive

  • Motion → lights on
  • Heat when temp < X°
  • Alert when something breaks

Calcifer

Proactive

  • 3 AM + asleep → dim night path
  • Pre-heat before your 18:00 arrival
  • Warn before failure, not after
Architecture

Dual‑brain architecture

Fast reflexes for speed. Slow reasoning for smarter choices over time.

Layer 1 < 200 ms

Reflex engine — System 1

  • Lightweight AI for instant tasks
  • Walk in → lights. Window open → AC off.
  • Snappy, responsive feel
Layer 2 Seconds, periodic

Reasoning engine — System 2

  • Analysis, anomalies, strategy
  • 24h logs → tomorrow’s schedule
  • Refines comfort, safety, efficiency
Dual-brain architecture visual
Snappy now. Smarter over time.
Privacy

Privacy by design

Total data sovereignty. GDPR by design.

  • 100% local on the home NPU
  • No cloud — works when internet is cut
  • Behavioural data never leaves home
Privacy-first local processing visual
Learns from you. Never spies on you.
Applications

Real‑world applications

Assisted living and energy — proactive, camera-free.

Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)

Routine anomalies (e.g. kitchen unused 24h) → family alert. No cameras.

Energy transition

Predicts occupancy, cuts heating waste ~15–20%.

Legacy smart homes

Plug-and-play upgrade for any existing ecosystem.

Strategy

Product, model, roadmap

The product

Black‑box intelligence hub

Plugs into your router. Home’s nervous system.

Revenue

Hardware + logic updates

Hardware + subscription for model updates.

Roadmap

1‑year plan to TRL 7

Feasible path to investable pilot.

Vision

From connected devices to intelligent environments. Privacy, dignity, sustainability — a home that runs itself.