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Project Ideas

Looking for something to build with S.T.A.R.K.? Here are ideas grouped by what they're good for, each one is picked to exercise a specific feature, not just be another smart-home command (Archie's already got that covered, see Powered By).

PC Control

  • Hotkey-triggered assistant: wake the assistant with a keyboard shortcut instead of a wake word. Showcases External Triggers and Mode.external().
  • System control: volume, brightness, launching apps, window management. Showcases Patterns for matching varied phrasing ("turn it up" vs "volume to 80%").
  • Tray/statusbar companion: runs quietly, shows status, triggers on click. Showcases a custom CommandsContextDelegate instead of voice.

Service Integrations

  • Media lookup: query YouTube, Spotify, or IMDB and read back results. Showcases Dependency Injection for API clients and async commands for network calls.
  • "What's playing" + queue control: start playback, then offer follow-ups (skip, pause, queue another). Showcases Commands Context for the follow-up menu.

Background & Long-Running Tasks

  • Download/upload tracker: start a transfer, get progress updates, optionally cancel mid-flight. Directly the background commands pattern, timer, but for files.
  • Reminder/notification assistant: schedule something, get notified later regardless of what else you're doing. Showcases Multiple Responses and Voice Assistant Modes.

Raspberry Pi & Hardware

  • Fully offline Pi assistant: Vosk + Silero on a Pi, no cloud dependency. Showcases the "100% on-device" pillar end to end, see Where to Host.
  • Robotics voice control: drive a robot, control a motor, trigger a routine by voice. Showcases External Triggers for hardware integration (sensors, button presses) alongside voice.

Voice UI & Games

  • Branching dialogue / text adventure: each "room" or "scene" is a context, offering different commands depending on where the player is. The most natural fit for Commands Context outside of a literal menu, contexts as game state.
  • Quiz or trivia game: multilingual questions, Going Multilingual showcased as a feature, not just a setting.

Porting & New Interfaces

More Ideas

Check ideas thread in discussions for more inspiration.

Built Something? Tell Us

This list is here to spark ideas, not box you in. Whatever you actually build, even if it's half-finished, weird, or "probably not interesting to anyone else," post it in Discussions. We need all the feedback we can get to make S.T.A.R.K. better, so don't be afraid to be first; every thread starts with one post, and a small, honest write-up of what you tried is worth more than a polished announcement nobody made. If it's reusable by others, contribute it to STARK-PLACE too, but Discussions first is always fine.