# huangjunsen0406/py-xiaozhi

Open-source AI assistant ecosystem with MCP integrations, multimodal workflows, IoT support, and cross-platform voice interaction.

Repository: https://github.com/huangjunsen0406/py-xiaozhi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/py-xiaozhi
Homepage: https://huangjunsen0406.github.io/py-xiaozhi/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: esp32, esp32-s3, xiaozhi-esp32, mcp, mcp-server, python, cross-platform, edge-computing, embodied-ai, iot, mcp-client, multi-modal, raspberry-pi, robotics, voice-assistant
Last push: 2026-08-17T01:22:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 95, longevity 40
- inputs: {"age_days": 564, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": 38, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3452, forks 724 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.300806+00:00)

## What it is
py-xiaozhi is an open-source, cross-platform multimodal AI voice assistant client written in Python, compatible with the xiaozhi-esp32 ecosystem. It supports real-time voice interaction, vision recognition via OpenCV, MCP-based tool plugins, and IoT smart-home device control including Home Assistant integration.

## Use cases
- run a voice assistant on my desktop or raspberry pi
- control smart home devices with voice commands
- build a multimodal AI assistant with camera vision
- connect an AI assistant to MCP tool servers
- create an esp32-compatible voice client in python
- add voice interaction to a robot project

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted, cross-platform voice assistant client
- you need MCP tool integration and IoT/Home Assistant control
- you're working with the xiaozhi-esp32 hardware ecosystem
- you want GUI and CLI modes on Windows, macOS, or Linux

## When to avoid
- you need a production-grade commercial assistant with SLAs
- you want a purely text-based chatbot without voice or vision
- you need a mobile (iOS/Android) assistant client

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: speech-recognition, mcp, agent-framework, chatbot, image-processing, audio-processing, iot, gui, cli
- domain: artificial-intelligence, chatbots, speech-processing, iot, cross-platform, robotics
- platform: python, windows, cross-platform, iot
- tags: voice-assistant, xiaozhi-esp32, esp32, multimodal, home-assistant, opus-codec, edge-computing, smart-home, ai-agents, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- huangjunsen0406/py-xiaozhi (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.300806+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:37:33.550943+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/huangjunsen0406/py-xiaozhi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.300806+00:00, sha 84b293bc2414)
  - homepage: https://huangjunsen0406.github.io/py-xiaozhi/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:31:18.679001+00:00, sha f62ac4a0e6d8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.