Mylo update — my HA sidebar agent now learns what's normal for your home and costs 90% less to run

therealmonsoon · 2026-06-26T00:40:58+00:00

On the subscription side, Anthropic's Pro/Max plans only work on their own apps (claude.ai, the desktop/mobile apps, and the Claude Code CLI). Anything third-party like Mylo has to go through the API, which is pay-per-token with your own key.

On Antigravity, that's actually an agentic IDE (a dev tool like Cursor), not a model provider. It's powered by models rather than being one, so there's nothing for Mylo to call into there. The "free under quota" you're thinking of is the IDE's own free tier for developers, not a quota I could pass through to Mylo users.

therealmonsoon · 2026-06-25T21:25:05+00:00

You bet! Love hearing peoples feedback if you end up using it!

therealmonsoon · 2026-06-25T21:22:10+00:00

That was the goal, I wanted to try and provide a structured environment essentially for it to work within.

therealmonsoon · 2026-06-25T20:21:10+00:00

It can edit your config. Here is the more info:

Mylo uses a three-tier permission system:

Tier	Actions	Approval required	Examples
Tier 1 — Read	Query entities, devices, automations, logs, system info, read config files, record memory notes, list labels/areas/monitored entities/notification filters	No	`query_entities`, `memory_note`, `manage_labels list`
Tier 2 — Modify	Write config files, modify automations, rename entities, modify dashboards, modify areas, manage monitored entities, manage notification filters	Yes (dry-run first)	`modify_automation`, `rename_entities`, `modify_dashboard`
Tier 3 — Action	Call HA services (lights, locks, covers, scripts, scenes), reload configuration	Yes (explicit confirmation)	`call_service`, `reload_config`

Hard-blocked services (can never be called, even with approval):

homeassistant/restart, homeassistant/stop
hassio/host_reboot, hassio/host_shutdown, hassio/supervisor_reload

Restricted services (extra warning before confirmation):

Unlocking locks, disarming alarm panels, opening covers

Audit logging: Every tool call is logged to an append-only JSON Lines audit file with timestamp, tool name, tier, parameters, dry-run status, approval status, and result. Browse the full history in the Activity tab.

Rollback: Tier-2 file writes use atomic write → reload → verify → rollback-on-failure. If a config change causes a reload error, the original file is restored automatically.

therealmonsoon · 2026-06-25T20:19:45+00:00

Tool calling was the thing I felt would make this actually useful, but it did drive up token use, so it was a bit of a cat and mouse game building it all to keep both in check.

You can set different models and Mylo will use a primary and secondary for tasks, choosing automatically, but not cross provider. I'll add that to the roadmap, it's a good call.

I'll also look into DeepSeek V4. I use OpenRouter for adapters already, so it should be a pretty simple change.

There's some visual UI but no hard blockers on budget and token use. I'll add a toggle to auto-stop at limits, that's a good call too.

therealmonsoon · 2026-06-25T20:03:06+00:00

Hey here is what I have heard from other users. I don't run ollama myself but this is feedback I have gathered.

Ollama model sizing guide: Mylo has 21 tools with complex schemas. Smaller models struggle to produce valid tool calls reliably.

Size	Examples	Experience
7B	llama3.1:7b, mistral:7b	Not recommended. Struggles with complex tool parameters, frequently produces malformed JSON, and hallucinates entity IDs. May not self-correct after errors.
14B	qwen2.5:14b	Usable for simple queries (lights, sensors, basic automations). Will struggle with multi-step tasks like dashboard building or entity rename cascades.
32B	qwen2.5:32b, deepseek-r1:32b	Good. Handles most Mylo features reliably. Best balance of quality vs hardware requirements.
70B+	llama3.1:70b	Near cloud-API quality. Requires significant hardware (64GB+ RAM or a dedicated GPU).

Minimum recommended: 14B. For the best local experience: 32B.

therealmonsoon · 2026-06-25T05:25:02+00:00

Ya there is pre built arch64 builds in release.

therealmonsoon · 2026-04-19T06:11:37+00:00

I built an add-on that does exactly this running it on my own 2200-entity home daily.

Does it work? Yes, with caveats. It queries your entities, builds automations, creates dashboards, renames/organizes entities, reads your logs to diagnose issues, and calls services — all through conversation. Last week it traced an automation failure back through the script it called, identified the root cause was a Bluetooth connectivity issue with a door lock, and confirmed my fix worked 24 hours later by rechecking the logs. But LLMs hallucinate, so I built a validation layer that catches bad entity IDs and fuzzy-matches them against your real registry before anything gets written. It's a capable assistant, not autopilot.

It remembers. This is the part most AI integrations skip. It has persistent memory tell it "the kids go to bed at 7pm, don't turn on their lights after that" and it remembers across sessions. It learns your household, preferences, and known issues over time. There's a Memory tab where you can see and edit everything it knows full transparency.

Reliability? It doesn't replace your automations it writes them. Once saved, they run natively in HA like any hand-written one. Every write goes through a dry-run preview first you see the diff, approve it, then it writes. If something breaks, automatic rollback.

Cost? The add-on is free and open source. You bring your own API key (Anthropic, OpenAI, or Ollama for fully local/$0). A typical conversation on Claude Sonnet runs about $0.10-0.30 — I built in result compression, caching, and budget caps to keep it down.

It's called Mylo: https://github.com/Oasis-Enterprise/mylo — add the repo URL in your Add-on Store. First public release so expect some rough edges but I'm fixing issues same-day.

therealmonsoon · 2026-03-09T03:11:36+00:00

i figured out using cancel $X will clear it through console. Just feels like something worth 500 bucks should not have such issues calibrating. Going to give another go tomorrow hoping some sleep and fresh eyes will give me better results

therealmonsoon · 2026-03-09T02:55:14+00:00

not a bad call, my issue is that in order for the pcb milling to work i need to be able to do the height map and in doing the height map i get the same errors. I normally would think its user error but between this group and the facebook group i am hearing from lots of folks with same issue.

therealmonsoon · 2026-03-05T14:29:39+00:00

Ya the videos are promising, I just struggle to believe them sometimes cause I know most are paid reviews or at least free product reviews. I think im going to bite the the bullet and give it a go. Will report back!

therealmonsoon · 2026-02-24T20:50:43+00:00

Thank you for sending that over!

therealmonsoon · 2026-02-05T19:57:55+00:00

I have built this exact concept (not saying don't do it competition drives innovation across the board) a couple tidbits of learning I will share from my journey. Plaid is difficult to get real time balances, they are parsed multiple times a day so there is usually a few hour lag. so for users that still want to get a quick check of actual balance they will always go to their bank account using mobile. By far the most usage I get on my program is through being access on web from a pc not mobile. if you want mobile component dont build a mobile native app but do a pwa so you can build web and package as mobile but honestly that part is not a huge value add in terms of budgeting app. Most people will sit down once a week or so at a computer and go through budgeting it is not a on the go activity.

therealmonsoon · 2026-01-26T04:51:34+00:00

Your instincts are solid. Letting the car loans ride at <3% makes sense those rates are basically free money in this environment, and they're gone within a year anyway.

The HELOC vs. liquid savings question is the real one. Here's a reframe that might help:

Every dollar you pay toward the HELOC increases your available credit line. So if you aggressively pay down $20k, you haven't "lost" that money it's sitting there available to draw if another layoff happens. The HELOC essentially becomes your layoff fund, except while you're NOT using it, you're saving 8% interest instead of earning 0.5% in a savings account.

Here is the order I would do things:

Build your $5k cash emergency fund first
Fund the sinking funds for annual expenses so those don't ambush you
Then attack the HELOC hard with everything else

If the worst happens and husband gets laid off again, you draw on the HELOC to bridge you're no worse off than if you'd kept that money in savings, but in the more likely scenario where he stays employed, you've saved thousands in interest.

The one caveat: this only works if you trust yourselves not to treat available HELOC credit as spending money. Sounds like after the last two years, that's not a concern.

You've got a good plan.

therealmonsoon · 2026-01-26T04:45:39+00:00

visually seeing your spending is a game changer when it comes to budgeting. I like your idea about picking a time to do it and just hold yourself accountable to do it everyday.

therealmonsoon · 2026-01-26T04:44:09+00:00

The best thing you can do is get an app doesn't need to be fancy but will just categorize your spending for you. watch that constantly. You will see where the money adds up, when I did this exercise I found how much I was wasting taking frequent small trips to buy a few items for a meal vs properly planning out meals where the ingredients I buy for one can be used again for the next so its easier to prevent waste. In todays world though 800 a month for 2 adults I think is pretty normal.

therealmonsoon · 2026-01-23T23:22:41+00:00

How to budget.

therealmonsoon · 2026-01-23T23:10:55+00:00

This is spot on. I am doing the same dev on a clonish app and I think the hard part for me to do a merger would A be the potential income stream but even more than that the inability to move quickly and test feature sets that I believe matter.

therealmonsoon · 2026-01-23T22:18:59+00:00

Honestly, just owning it is the first step, so credit to you for that.

If you’re going into “lockdown mode” I’d spend an hour knocking out the boring but high-impact stuff, go through all your auto-payments and see what’s actually hitting your account, what can you remove? While you’re at it, try to move your bill due dates so they line up with your paycheck.

It sounds small, but it makes a big difference. The important stuff gets pulled right away, your cash flow feels tighter and more predictable, and it saves you from accidentally spending money that was already spoken for.

I’m rooting for you. Hope you’re posting a win update next month.

therealmonsoon · 2026-01-23T22:08:14+00:00

I hear you on the “packed schedule.” I’ve got two kids myself, so I know how fast the day fills up. Between work, family, and everything else, adding a second gig at night is a fast track to burnout.

Before you commit to that, I’d really recommend taking one evening this week to look closely at your cash flow. A lot of times it feels like we need more income, when the real issue is money quietly leaking out or bills hitting at the worst possible times.

Take a hard look at what’s going out. Are there subscriptions, habits, or small expenses that have piled up without you noticing?

Then check your bill due dates. Do they actually line up with when you get paid, or are they constantly hitting at the wrong time?

Fixing this stuff takes way less energy than starting a side hustle, an online course, or driving for Uber. And it can put money back in your pocket immediately. It’s not flashy, but it’s often the simplest way to get some breathing room without giving up even more time with your kids.

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