Privacy-Focused AI Assistant: Telegram + Ollama + Whisper

PersonalAssistant is a fully-local, intelligent AI agent that assists with daily tasks through voice or text interaction via Telegram. Designed for privacy-conscious users, it eliminates reliance on paid APIs or cloud services by leveraging local Ollama language models (e.g., Llama 3.2) and Whisper for speech-to-text. Features include answering questions, managing to-do lists, motivational quotes, journaling prompts, and more.

The workflow triggers on Telegram messages, authorizes users by ID, routes text directly to the LLM or transcribes voice notes via a local Whisper API (http://localhost:9000/asr). Processed text feeds into Ollama for intelligent responses, which are sent back to Telegram. This setup ensures all data stays on your machine, ideal for secure personal assistance.

Benefits include time-saving automation for routine queries/tasks, enhanced privacy, and easy customization. Use cases: Daily reminders, quick facts, voice journaling on the go, or inspiration boosts without external tracking. Prerequisites: n8n instance, Telegram bot token, local Ollama with model, and Whisper endpoint.