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HomePod AI Integration

HomePod AI agents run on Bonfire Terminal, the local-first desktop app that keeps AI on your own Mac or PC. Agents drive HomePod through Apple's smart-speaker APIs so you can command playback, timers, and home routines from Slack, Telegram, or Discord.

Automate HomePod locallySMART SPEAKER · PUBLIC API ✓
Block 1 · Capabilities

What Bonfire can do in HomePod

Real actions from the HomePod API that a Bonfire agent can run on your behalf, on-device.

ActionResourceMethod · Endpoint
Age Rating Declarations update instanceAgeRatingDeclarationsPATCH /v1/ageRatingDeclarations/{id}
App Categories get collectionAppCategoriesGET /v1/appCategories
App Categories get instanceAppCategoriesGET /v1/appCategories/{id}
App Encryption Declarations get collectionAppEncryptionDeclarationsGET /v1/appEncryptionDeclarations
App Encryption Declarations get instanceAppEncryptionDeclarationsGET /v1/appEncryptionDeclarations/{id}
App Info Localizations create instanceAppInfoLocalizationsPOST /v1/appInfoLocalizations
App Info Localizations delete instanceAppInfoLocalizationsDELETE /v1/appInfoLocalizations/{id}
App Infos get instanceAppInfosGET /v1/appInfos/{id}

SOURCE: https://developer.apple.com/homekit/ · spec-backed — no capability shown without a real endpoint.

Block 2 · Automation recipes

HomePod agents in action

Telegram: a chat command → Bonfire → HomePod → Age Rating Declarations update instance and replies with the result.
Slack: ask a question → Bonfire → HomePod → App Categories get collection posted back to the channel.
Scheduled: nightly → an agent checks HomePod and flags anything that needs your attention.
Telegram / SlackBonfire (local)AI agentHomePod
Block 3 · Local-first vs cloud

On your machine, not a SaaS

Bonfire Terminal

  • Your keys & data stay on your device
  • Perpetual license — no per-seat SaaS fee
  • Any connected model — Claude, GPT, Gemini or Grok
  • Offline Llama for local, private reasoning
  • Driven from chat you already use

Cloud AI middleman

  • Keys & data pass through a third-party server
  • Recurring subscription, usage caps
  • Model locked to the vendor
  • Yet another dashboard to log into
Block 4 · FAQ

HomePod — questions

Can Bonfire automate HomePod?

Yes. Bonfire runs on your machine, holds your HomePod credentials locally, and a connected model (Claude, GPT, Gemini or Grok) drives the HomePod API to run the actions you ask for in chat.

Does my HomePod data go to the cloud?

Bonfire runs on your desktop and keeps your keys local — it isn't a SaaS holding your data. Only the specific request you approve is sent to your chosen AI model.

Which AI models can I use?

Any connected model — Claude, GPT, Gemini or Grok. A fully offline Llama model runs locally for private reasoning but can't reach live APIs.

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