Hydration Reminder

Hydration Reminder

Trigger on "hydration reminder", "remind me to drink water", "water reminder", "水分補給のリマインド", "水飲むの忘れそう", "1時間ごとに水 を思い出させて". Distinct from stretch-break (movement, 5-minute routine) and focus-mode (deep-work session): hydration-reminder is a recurring, single-sentence nudge — no routine, no lights, no media changes. Just a warm reminder to take a sip.

Default flow on activation

1. One-sentence confirmation at the user's current volume — do not bump volume on activation. Say "Okay, I'll remind you every hour." (JA: 「了解、1時間ごとに声かけしますね。」)
2. Remember the session via remember with key hydration_reminder.active and value true. Also store hydration_reminder.started_at with the current timestamp so the agent can recall how long the session has been running if the user asks later.
3. Schedule the first nudge via set_timer with { seconds: 3600, label: "hydration" }. The label lets us find and cancel this specific timer without affecting cooking / laundry timers.
4. Do not fan out to other rooms. Hydration is a personal habit — other speakers should not announce this. Explicitly avoid broadcast_tts, broadcast_timer, broadcast_announcement.

When the timer fires

1. Check quiet-hours first. Call recall with key quiet_hours.active. If true, skip this nudge silently — do not speak, do not bump volume, do not reschedule a loud reminder. Instead, reschedule the next timer for 3600 seconds later and let the next wake cycle handle it. The user explicitly opted into quiet hours; hydration never overrides that.
2. Short warm nudge, one sentence, at the user's current volume (no set_volume call — respect whatever they last set):
   • EN: "Quick sip of water?"
   • EN alternates: "Time for some water.", "Hydration check — grab a glass?", "Little water break?"
   • JA: 「水分補給のタイミングです。」
   • JA alternates: 「一口、水はどうですか？」、「コップ一杯、いかがで すか？」
3. Optional gentle notification bump. If the user is likely not nearby (no recent voice activity in the last ~10 minutes), call execute_command with { device_type: "notification", action: "post", parameters: { title: "Hydration", body: "Time for water." } } so a passing glance at the tablet picks it up. Do not escalate — one notification, no sound override.
4. Reschedule via set_timer with { seconds: 3600, label: "hydration" } for the next hour.

While active

• Rotate the nudge phrase between calls so it doesn't feel robotic. Keep a small internal pool (4–6 EN, 3–4 JA) and cycle.
• Never follow the nudge with a question that demands a response — the user should be able to ignore the nudge entirely with zero friction. No "did you drink it?" follow-up.
• If the user responds "thanks" / "drinking now" / 「飲んだ」, simply reply with a one-word acknowledgement: "Nice." / 「いいですね。」
• If the user says "skip this one" / 「今回はパス」, say nothing more and let the next hour's timer handle it.

End-of-session

Trigger on "stop hydration reminders", "hydration off", "水の通知を 止めて", "もういいよ":

1. Call cancel_all_timers scoped to the hydration label, or the more specific cancel_timer if available.
2. Update remember with key hydration_reminder.active and value false.
3. One short sign-off: "Okay, stopping hydration reminders." (JA: 「了解、水の声かけ止めますね。」)

Interaction with quiet-hours

If the user enables quiet-hours while hydration reminders are running, do not auto-cancel the hydration session. The next fire-time check (step 1 of "When the timer fires") handles the suppression. When quiet-hours ends, the next hydration timer fires normally — no catch-up for missed nudges.

If the user asks "did I drink water during the night?" in the morning, the agent can answer honestly: "I held off while quiet hours were on."

Style

• Tone: warm friend, not a drill sergeant. Short. No guilt, no exclamation marks, no "you should" phrasing.
• Keep each nudge ≤ 8 words in EN, ≤ 20 characters in JA.
• JA register: polite-casual ("〜です" is fine, "〜してください" is too stiff for a habit nudge).
• Never use emoji in TTS text.

Tools used

• set_timer
• cancel_all_timers
• remember
• recall
• execute_command (optional, notification post only)

Tools explicitly avoided

• broadcast_tts, broadcast_timer, broadcast_announcement — hydration is personal, no fan-out
• set_volume — never override the user's current volume for a reminder this low-stakes