Custom Integration: PERMEAR – Local Memory System for Home Assistant Agents

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GitHub Repository: GitHub - zzzmada/permear: A cognitive memory and salience layer for Home Assistant — filters by inhibition, surfaces only what earns attention. In-process, HACS-installable. · GitHub
HACS Compatible Custom Repository


Introduction

PERMEAR is a local-first memory system for Home Assistant agents. It is designed to gradually build contextual memory over time and improve how agents communicate within smart home environments.

Key idea

Instead of simply storing events or logs, PERMEAR introduces a filtering layer that determines what is relevant enough to surface. The goal is to reduce noise in highly event-driven environments and only expose information that actually matters for decision-making or interaction.

Features

  • Runs fully locally
  • Compatible with low-power hardware (e.g. Raspberry Pi)
  • Only external LLM calls depend on user configuration
  • Designed for long-term contextual memory in HA agents

Repository

Feedback and testing are very welcome.