Stevens: a hackable AI assistant using a single SQLite table and a handful of cron jobs
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- Stevens is a hackable AI assistant built using a simple architecture: a single SQLite table for memories and a handful of cron jobs, hosted on Val.town.
- Every morning, Stevens sends a daily brief via Telegram including calendar schedules, weather forecast, postal mail updates, and reminders, written in a formal butler-like tone.
- Users can interact with Stevens on-demand via Telegram, email, or by forwarding information, which is stored as log entries in the notebook (SQLite table).
- The memory system is extensible: importers (e.g., Google Calendar API, weather API, USPS OCR via Claude) populate the table with arbitrary text, fed into an LLM later.
- Reflections highlight the value of broader context beyond silos, starting simple with memory (time-bounded queries), and the fun of 'vibe coding' for personalization.