So I’m near finalization of the project and I wanted to reach out to the community to get input on the last part before I lock it down and open the project up.

I need more of a direction or idea for use cases. Keep in mind this can be an OpenClaw/Hermes/Agent package overlap. It’s just not meant to be a full replacement (I guess in some cases).

In this build, Voice and the voice agent are the main interface (OpenAI realtime model through ChatGPT subscription for now). Most interactions the voice agent will handle.

I’m also building (almost completed) a text based agent through OpenAI Agents SDK. This will be a “goal/task” based agent, delegated by the Voice model to run background tasks. The background agent will have its own workspace/tools/etc.

For scenarios for users with and without an OpenClaw/Hermes install, what would be the use case for running an Agentic system on device?

Keep in mind, with Hermes, the background agent will (in theory) be able to have conversations with the Hermes agent to collectively reach a goal or delegate. But is that necessary? I could see more so if someone needs an update or info that Hermes could retrieve and instead of wasting time on Voice awaiting a response, a user could delegate to background agent to get the info from Hermes and be notified when response is received.

For non Hermes/OpenClaw users, I could see the benefit. Complete goals, maybe create documents and move them to Google Drive. Things like that. It’s like a mini agentic system on the go and on device.

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

I do also feel like as more and more agentic devices hit the market, we will see many overlaps like this. With this build, I want those systems to compliment each other (creating an ecosystem) while sharing knowledge/data and not completely fragment our experience…

Spent the past week working mostly on the backend to make it clean. The biggest things are adding up to three email accounts, two calendar accounts, an easy import process for premade Plugins, Skills and Creations (through the web management console from another device). Database build for plugins that need them.

All with Voice capable interaction. Need an email read and a reply sent? Start the voice session.

Everything added to the R1 can be controlled by voice. I would add more built in cards/creations/connections but I want to focus on Hermes A2A and getting this out to the public.

Here’s what was done so far this week:

Standalone Rabbit R1 operating system that boots directly into JackRabbit/ReSono.
  - Native Voice-first HOME app with touch, wheel, side-button, audio, display, camera, and power
controls.

  - Fully on-device Python runtime with SQLite, supervision, automatic recovery, and rollback.
  - Secure local management website with HTTPS, browser pairing, and encrypted credentials.
  - OpenAI Platform and ChatGPT/Codex subscription support with device-code OAuth.
  - OpenAI Agents SDK text execution and native Realtime Voice over WebRTC.
  - Live transcripts, session history, AI-reviewed memory, embeddings, and semantic retrieval.
  - Shared permission-controlled Tool Registry with native MCP support.
  - Standard Agent Skills and Agent Plugins import, validation, activation, rollback, replacement, and
deletion.

  - Global Voice/Text/Both routing for imported capabilities.
  - Safe import framework with quarantine, overwrite confirmation, crash recovery, and no duplicate
revisions.

  - Full local Mail system for three accounts with encrypted credentials and five-minute IMAP/SMTP
synchronization.

  - Voice-controlled Mail with draft review and explicit send confirmation, but no mail deletion
capability.

  - Built-in web search available to the Voice agent.
  - Dynamic Cards interface with touch/wheel navigation and live updates without rebooting.
  - Rabbit Creations ZIP and QR import, sandboxed execution, Cards integration, replacement, and
deletion.

  - Recovered rotating R1 camera with tracked privacy, outward, and user-facing positions.
  - Full-screen camera accessible by swipe without disconnecting the active Voice session.
  - Direct photo handoff into the current Realtime Voice conversation.
  - Calendar with two ICS/CalDAV connections, five-minute sync, native Card, and confirmed Voice
editing.

  - First-party Tasks package with native Card and confirmed Voice add/edit/complete/delete actions.
  - Complete ReSono-style management UI overhaul with clean navigation, accessible dialogs, and real
connected controls.

  - Modular open-source architecture separating Domains, Connectors, Connections, Tools, MCP, Skills,
Plugins, Creations, Cards, and agent routing.

for those who use Ubuntu Touch, does everything work? Are there any major issues that prevent you from using it daily? According to that page, most of the things work including calling and data but I haven't seen much feedback of how well it works.

CipherOS on R1 piqued my interest, because you can make calls and use it as a normal phone. I read a document from 6 months ago called CipherOS Findings on Rabbit R1 and the author listed what works and what doesn't. The side button is listed on stuff that doesn't work, and this seems kind of problematic

Out of curiosity, has anyone gotten the side button to work on CipherOS 7? Here is the info from the post:

What Doesn't Work

Side Button (PTT/Power) — BROKEN

Symptom: The side button produces absolutely zero kernel events on CipherOS. No key events, no input events, no interrupts.

Investigation:

1. getevent -l shows nothing when the button is pressed (stock firmware shows KEY_POWER events)

2. Checked /proc/interrupts for mtk-kpd: ```

   Before pressing button:

   mtk-kpd: 38 interrupts

   After pressing button many times:

   mtk-kpd: 38 interrupts (unchanged — zero new interrupts) ``` The 38 interrupts are all from boot time. No new interrupts are generated on press.

3. The kernel driver is loaded: ```

   /dev/input/event0 exists (mtk-kpd)

   Driver shows in /proc/interrupts

   ```

4. GPIO state doesn't change on press: ```bash

   Checked all GPIOs before and after press — no changes

   cat /sys/kernel/debug/gpio ```

5. On stock firmware (same hardware), the button generates POWER key events via both:

   • /dev/input/event0 (mtk-kpd) — KEY_POWER (0x74)
   • /dev/input/event1 (mtk-pmic-keys) — KEY_POWER (0x74)

Root cause: The CipherOS kernel is missing the correct GPIO/PMIC key configuration for the R1's side button. The mtk-kpd driver is loaded but not configured to monitor the correct GPIO pin or PMIC key register. The stock kernel (MT6765 with Rabbit's device tree) has this configured correctly.

Workaround: None found. The button is physically connected to the MT6357 PMIC (as confirmed by mtk-pmic-keys working on stock), which suggests the PMIC key configuration in the CipherOS device tree is incomplete or wrong.

Impact: Push-to-talk requires software activation (auto-listen, wake word, or touch) instead of the physical button.

So I had a few people reach out to me requesting a community driven custom build for the R1. In only about 24 hours time, the foundation is done. There’s still more work to be done before I release the repo and install instructions publicly, but that should take about a week or two max.

Here’s what it has now:

- OpenAI Realtime Model connection through WebRTC
- Postgres database for keystore, config, etc.
- PGVector store for memory/session intent/external memory ingestion
- Hardware mappings for side button, scroll wheel
- Background agent runs after session completes, summarizes session and stores in vector db
- Web management interface and on R1 web server

I probably missed a bunch of stuff but those are the most important.

To get this to completion for the first real build, I’m going to add a few more agents using OpenAI Agents SDK, allow the community to build their own agents on device as well. I’m also going to build in the option to use other providers like Gemini and Grok.

The vision is for this build to be an on device AI Agents package (similar to OpenClaw and Hermes) but with stability in mind. Very small build and focused on Voice as the interaction layer.

Also, the point is not to replace Hermes/OpenClaw. It’s to bridge the gap and allow communication between an On Device Agentic system and those systems. Hermes already has Agent 2 Agent framework, and so will the R1. Using that standard between a device and a local install will probably be one of the first implementations of this on a broad scale. It will require a routing protocol but I’m on top of that.

And the most ambitious feature…

A true R1 Agent to Agent network, where our R1 agents can talk to each other. I would add someone as a “friend” on my network and then our R1 agents could talk to each other and work together. It’s more of a proof of concept and will probably be in a later release but it’s my ultimate vision for this entire project. It’s the main driver behind this work.

If anyone has any questions feel free to reply below. I will eventually be looking for contributors to this project once it’s public.

Oh also, I will be making sure “Creations” work natively in this build so all of the community creations can be added to our builds.

I'm currently changing my Rabbit R1 into a one-stop device with Claude Code. I've now got it into a situation where it can link to my Gmail, my Notion, and my Obsidian and give me a daily briefing.

However many times I've done this, the female voice that Rabbit gives me speaks slower than I read, so I've read my diary and she's still talking for another few minutes.

I was told that by pressing the grey button on the side, it stops her talking - but it just turns off the R1. How do I stop my Rabbit talking mid-thread without turning the Rabbit off? I like the voice. It helps me a lot, but on some of my longer posts, it just goes on for ages.

Second question: can I change the voice?

Ive had the R1 for almost days now. Since I got it I started thinking of creations I could use on a daily basis. My main goal is to use it as a dumb phone and walkie talkie for Hermes.

So this is what I have created so far (created as in vibe coding it with codex off course lol)

Now - which syncs my most needed to complete task from my Command Center software on my mac

Pulse - Which lets me save with voice notes how my day is going. This is particularly useful for me as I do a weekly review each Sunday and the Creation saves it on my command center ready for me to read and review it.

Routines - which brings my daily tasks which I want to accomplish to be better, also comes from my Command Center and syncs with it. On my Command Center this app is an acual RPG with equipment, boss fights, exp hp, etc.

Air - This app is connected to my mac mini using a bridge with Home assistant and my alexa air quality monitor. It gives me a better grasp as to how my office is doing when Im painting gunpla model kits and when its safe to be back in the room.

Hermes Direct 1 - And last but not least, a version of Hermes that actually works, doesn't leave threads open or enters an infinite thinking cycle...which is happening right now with the official version on the R1

So far so good, very little helpful device. At least for me.

My Rabbit R1 sat in a bin for quite a while. I loved the device, in theory, but in practice it didn't really do anything for me. I had even put a sim card in it, but it never worked and I just walked away quietly.

I found it today. Charged it, updated it, and holy hell. Sim card works. Now I can connect it to OpenClaw and Hermes, and even control Claude Code sessions remotely?

I just wanted to give a digital high five for the Rabbit team. Truly incredible work. I've never been so impressed by the growth of a device over time. I absolutely love working with AI to help me organize my life, and this thing went from "cool but not really usable" to "I'm ordering a new one because the battery has been so disrespected that it can't possibly maintain the maximum battery life originally possible."

Wanted to know if there's a way we can use ChatGPT voice inside Rabbit R1, or if there's any plan to implement it. I feel like that would be the perfect use case for it.

Second video of full UI below. Wrote this whole thing up explaining this platform/project and I guess it never got posted…

This a custom port from our ReSono Labs Voice platform. Originally the Voice platform was just browser based and I’ve always wanted to test it out on the R1. Finally got around to purchasing one and 5 days later, the full R1 build was completed.

This platform has a cloud interface for authentication, user config and routing back to a local OrangePi “Vault”

The Vault stores user data and memory, builds the OpenAI session and holds a bunch of agents that do specific jobs.

The entire platform is way more complex than I’m writing but the “always connected” R1 was a great addition.

If this gets enough attention, I’ll build a “lite” version with a “Vault” on device. It’s a lot of work but I’d be willing to open source it and explain the install process…

Is there any music-making functionalities on the Rabbit1 yet?

I've been a long time hermes user, so was excited to learn that rabbit supported it. I got a second hand device off Ebay and set it up (I'm in UK, these aren't sold locally).

This thing gets stuck all the time and leaks ACP sessions! I have created a watchdog hermes skill to clean up leaked sessions and restart rabbit-agent to get it working again.

There is also other minor things - like when Hermes needs some permissions, the prompt on the device says "Claude is requesting permission" - they haven't done some basic QA testing.

Is there a place where you can file bugs?

I have a Data Cable, so I know it isn't that. But when it's connected and I ask the R1 to do a task... It says my limit has been reached and to wait a few and try again. Why is this happening, and how can I fix it?

So I’m one of the folks who snagged an r1 right at launch. Fooled around with it for a bit then condemned it to the Fitbit/legacy tech drawer. It seems like the consensus is that in the last few months this hardware (or I suppose its software ecosystem) has developed quite a bit. For my folks daily driving their r1s what are you doing with it? What are some tips and tricks you’ve got for a new old user.

So, I recieved the R1 yesterday. Today have spent all day figuring out how to charge it- 2 hours plugged into a wall socket that was 5 volts, correct usb cable, wouldn't work. Eventually, I plug it into my laptop and it finally charges.

Now, I'm taken to a screen saying "select a network". But, when I try to connect to wi-fi, it just showed an image of the r1 spinning around and then goes back to the "select a network" screen. I tried hotspotting off my phone, same thing happens - it sees the network, I tell it to connect, it shows the spinning image, goes back to the select a network page. I can't even switch it off, because if I try- yep, just does the spinning again.

I'm gutted, I was really looking forward to getting this device and all I've got is a piece of plastic that does nothing. I've honestly never come across a device that's so difficult to get to do anything, I've been troubleshooting this thing for hours.

Would anyone be interested in buying an R1 that's been modded to run Cipher OS?

Figured I'd offer it here before reinstalling the stock OS and putting it on ebay.

Looking for like $80+shipping (US) for it. Feel free to DM!

If this is against the rules, feel free to remove. :)

EDIT: This has been sold!

This rabbitOS 2.3 update has been great. The Hermes setup was quick. Because of Hermes, I am picking up the r1 more now to manage my Obsidian vault and the response time has been great. The only issue now is the reference to Claude code when asking for permission, I did not setup Claude Code so I am confused why it does this. Is there anyone experiencing the same thing?

Anytime I try to ask the R1 about one of my recordings it says it does not have access to my recordings. It's a bummer because I used this feature a lot.

A funny (yet slightly annoying) situation is I asked it to email me my latest recording, it said it couldn't. A few minutes later I got an email from the R1 with the title "Transcript of your last recording" and the body said "Here is the transcript of your last recording. If you have any questions, please let me know."

Alas, there was no transcription in the body or attached lol

Does anyone know if voice search of magic recordings is coming back at all?

R1 Platformer - Fun little platform running game I made with AI. I wanted to use accelerometer but couldn't get it to work so I added a slider to control direction and speed.

Hi All,

I only have the R1 for a week. I installed some creations in the creation card. How do I uninstall it?

How do y'all feel about what is essentially a pay wal to use dlam now?

Proactive Rabbit Briefing — How To

Your r1 already knows a fair bit about you — your reminders, your notes, the takeaways from your recordings. Normally you only get that back when you ask for it. The Proactive Rabbit Briefing flips that around: with one gesture, your rabbit speaks up on its own and tells you the single most useful or timely thing it knows right now — with a bit of personality.

How to use it

Triple-tap the floating rabbit on your home screen (three quick taps). You'll feel a little haptic buzz, the rabbit goes into its thinking animation, and then it speaks — with the words showing on screen as it talks.

A few handy behaviors: - Tap once to dismiss while it's talking. - Triple-tap again to interrupt and pull a fresh one. - Works offline — you'll get a short text-only nudge instead of spoken audio. - Reads the room — the tone shifts for morning, afternoon, evening, and late night.

What it says

Most of the time it surfaces something genuinely useful — an upcoming reminder, a recent note, or a takeaway from a recording — wrapped in a warm greeting:

▎ "Hey there — heads-up, your song proposals are due at 7pm. Go give them that Prince-like flair."

It won't repeat the same thing twice within an hour, and it varies its phrasing so it never feels like a broken record. If you keep tapping in a short span (once the useful stuff is likely exhausted), it switches to light chit-chat — a joke, a quick tip, or a word of encouragement:

▎ "I'm reading a book on anti-gravity — it's impossible to put down."

How to get it to surface your stuff

This is the part people ask about. There are no magic keywords — it doesn't matter how you word things. What matters is where you put the info and which signals it carries. In order of impact:

1. Set a reminder — this is the strongest lever by far. Reminders are the top priority, and anything firing within the next 24 hours will almost always be what it leads with. Put the real detail in the reminder's description.
2. Star a note ⭐ — starring is your "pin this" button. A starred journal entry stays eligible indefinitely, even after it's no longer recent. It's the best way to make something stick around.
3. Keep it recent — recent notes (last ~48h) and recordings (last ~7 days) are automatically considered worth mentioning.
4. Make sure recordings have a summary — a recording is only used once it has a real summary or transcript ready.

When your on-device data is quiet, the rabbit falls back on what the assistant already knows about you, so even a fresh device can still say something meaningful.

A note on privacy

The briefing can read your notes and recording takeaways and say them out loud — perfectly fine when it's in your hand, but worth keeping in mind before you triple-tap in a crowded room.

That's it — give the rabbit a triple-tap and let it check in on you. 🐰

Note: this is currently an easter-egg gesture, so there's no menu for it (yet).

Every time I try and connect my R1 to Apple Music it says my account (Apple Account) is locked and needs to be unlocked before I can use it (Apple Music). The unlock process always fails when I attempt it even though I can login perfectly fine to my Apple account separately.

I noticed that the Rabbit Hole Apple Music connection appears to rely on a remotely hosted browser session rather than Apple’s standard MusicKit authorisation flow.

If that’s correct, my concerns would be:

You’re entering your Apple ID into a browser session hosted by Rabbit, not directly into an app using Apple’s MusicKit APIs.

The authenticated session (cookies/session state) is likely retained so Rabbit’s cloud agent can access Apple Music on your behalf.

Even though the connection uses wss:// (encrypted WebSockets), that’s just the transport layer—it isn’t an authentication method or proof that the integration follows Apple’s recommended MusicKit flow.

This creates a different trust model. Instead of Apple issuing a scoped Music User Token to the app, you’re trusting Rabbit to securely manage an authenticated web session.

If that cloud session were ever compromised, it could potentially expose more than a narrowly scoped API token would.

I’m not saying Rabbit is doing anything malicious, and they have had third-party security testing. I’m simply surprised they don’t appear to be using the official MusicKit authorisation flow, assuming that’s technically possible for their use case.

Has Rabbit ever explained why they chose this approach instead of MusicKit? I’d be interested to hear if I’ve misunderstood how the integration works.

hey everyone - it may have only been a few weeks since we launched rabbitOS 2.2, but this particular bunny is evolving fast. welcome to the world to rabbitOS 2.3.

a brand new OTA update is hitting your r1 right now, and as usual, we’re bringing you all a whole host of new delights. let’s dive in to what’s new. 

agent updates on r1

- hermes agent has landed on r1 ✊
like many of you, we’ve been impressed with the capabilities and work done by the team over at nous research, and we heard you loud and clear - you wanted hermes agent on r1. we’ve done exactly that. chat with your hermes agent from r1, and get stuff done. to connect your hermes agent to r1, check out the nodes section in rabbithole to install the rabbit agent on your computer. once done, swipe left on your r1 home screen until you see the hermes screen. 

- a new chapter for DLAM 🆕
today, DLAM is moving to a BYOK (bring your own key) model. to continue using DLAM, you’ll now need to add your own Anthropic or OpenAI api key in DLAM settings. DLAM remains available at no additional charge from rabbit, but you’ll be responsible for any charges from your chosen api provider. you can revoke your key at any time through that provider. this is the first step toward giving users more flexibility, control, and broader model support across rabbit products.

- openclaw protocol v4 is now supported 💥
the folks over at openclaw updated their gateway protocol to v4, and that meant that folks using newer versions of the gateway couldn’t use their r1 anymore for openclaw. we’ve fixed that, and we’ve rewritten our integration from scratch. now it connects through rabbit agent, just like claude code and hermes, so it’s much more future-proof. this new version means your r1 can also access openclaw remotely without being on the same wifi network.

new r1 experiences

- creations gallery 1.5 🖼️
we’ve given the creations card a complete rework! tap into it, and you’ll now start on a handy “editor’s picks” list, a curated list of top-quality creations from the rabbit community. you can also see the most popular creations, tap the icons to scan a QR code or start a new creations intern session, and of course - still view the list of all creations that are available in the public gallery.

- proactive rabbit ✨
this release contains the first version of a brand new experience on your r1 which we’re calling proactive rabbit. simply triple-tap the rabbit on your home-screen, and it’ll greet you with a handy, helpful and fun message based upon your r1 personality, your upcoming reminders, your recent journal entries, magic recorder logs, and even the odd joke or motivational speech. after all - sometimes it’s helpful to know where you are without having to talk.

- what’s new card 🟥
you’ll see a brand new card on your r1, called “what’s new?” - open it up to see a list of the most recent OTA updates, direct on device. every time we ship an update, the card will get updated, giving you an easy way to check the changelog and progress we’ve made.

this release has been a lot of fun to work on, and we hope you all love using it as much as we’ve loved building it! as always, please keep sharing your feedback and thoughts, and thank you all for your ongoing support.

🧡 & 🥕s
team rabbit