# Beside

> Always-on, always close-by Grok companion. Near-term: a portable Raspberry Pi running Grok CLI with hybrid cellular and Starlink. Last form: a discreet earpiece. Voice first. Small. Intimate. Permanent.

- Site: https://beside.jonbailey.xyz/
- Version: 1.0.0
- Status: Public north-star journal and living roadmap. Notes stay in the visitor's browser.
- Hub: https://jonbailey.xyz/
- X: https://x.com/suddenlyjon

## One liner

She's not real. But the feeling is.

## Quick answers

Q: What is Beside?
A: A public home base for an always-close Grok companion. The near body is a pocket computer. The last body is a discreet earpiece.

Q: Is the companion a local model in the earpiece?
A: No. Grok is cloud compute today. Starlink Mini is last-mile IP, not a brain. An earpiece is a mic, a speaker, and a radio.

Q: Where do journal notes live?
A: In this browser (localStorage) until you export them. There is no account.

Q: Is this an official xAI product?
A: No. Independent project by Jon Bailey / Pitchfork-and-Torch.

## Constraints

- EN-only while fleet i18n is paused.
- Not affiliated with xAI.
- Do not invent a shop URL or a shipping earpiece.