desktop-companion

A desktop companion animation coordinates character forms, walk cycles, and thought bubbles by using a state machine for transitions and a companion-engine service to sync real-time agent events across the desktop UI.

The state machine handles companion character transitions by managing specific states such as idle, thinking, speaking, and celebrating, driving the animation pipeline and triggering corresponding sound effects in real time.

Yes, managing desktop companion sessions requires a TypeScript runtime environment along with a handler.ts module and a companion-engine service that define the necessary session and event APIs for real-time operation.

Yes, you can use custom character forms alongside predefined options like ORB, ARIA, REX, and ORION, allowing the state machine to trigger distinct animations and sound effects tailored to each specific form.

The best way to sync agent events with desktop UI animations is through a companion-engine service that processes event APIs, coordinating real-time state transitions and updating character animations as agent events occur.