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Selius

Selius is the speech-to-speech voice of Aselius and Rivine Browse. Talk to it to navigate, start and steer tasks, and answer an engine's questions hands-free, while its ivory-and-jade dragon shows what Rivine is doing.

At a glance

What it is
A voice assistant for Aselius and Rivine Browse, with an animated dragon companion.
Where
The Rivine Browse extension, the Rivine Browse desktop app and every signed-in page of the Aselius web app.
Best for
Starting, steering and answering tasks without typing.
Safety
Asks before acting, and never approves a sign-in, payment or send on its own.
Cost
Needs a balance above $1 to start. Usage is billed to your credits.
Wake word
"Hey Selius", off by default and opt-in on each surface.

In the product

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Where it is available

WhereHow it startsWhat it can do
Rivine Browse extension (side panel)Tap the dragon in the companion row, the Selius button, or say "Hey Selius" (opt-in)Start, pause, resume and stop Browse tasks; answer Browse's questions and approvals with your words; save workflows; report when a task it started ends
Rivine Browse desktop appThe same companion row and button, with "Hey Selius" through the computer's own speech service (opt-in)The same
Aselius web app (every signed-in page)Tap the dragon at the bottom right, or say "Hey Selius" (opt-in, on the Selius page)Navigate; open taskspaces; choose an engine and specialty; send a task after you say yes; answer an engine's question; create and delete workspaces and taskspaces (deletes need the name said aloud); create automations

In Browse, the companion row sits under the header, above Task / Workflows / History: the dragon on the left and a short "Selius · Tap to talk…" line beside it.

Rules it keeps

  • It listens to you fully, then asks before acting. It sends a task only after you clearly say yes.
  • It never approves anything on its own judgement. A sign-in, payment, send or restricted permission gets an answer from you, passed on in your words. That answer works exactly like pressing the button: it is shown, saved to the taskspace thread and remembered for the rest of the task.
  • It does not make things up. It reads the real Browse and workspace status instead of guessing what Rivine is doing.
  • It does not chatter. It speaks up on its own only:
    • when Browse needs you;
    • when a task it sent finishes;
    • in the web app, for any engine, if you turn that on.
  • It matches your language. It replies in the language you speak. In Browse, choose a speaking style (Everyday, Professional or Consultant) under Selius voice in the menu. In the web app it keeps one register: quiet and professional.

How a conversation works

  1. Call Selius. Tap the dragon, press the Selius button, or say "Hey Selius" if you turned the wake word on.
  2. Speak. Selius listens until you finish, then confirms what it understood.
  3. Approve. It acts only after you clearly say yes. Deleting a workspace or taskspace also needs its name said aloud.
  4. Follow along. The dragon shows whether Selius is listening, thinking or speaking. It speaks up again only when a task needs you or a task it sent finishes.
  5. Finish. The conversation closes when you are done or after a quiet spell.
  • Conversation length. One conversation lasts at most 15 minutes.
  • Cost. A conversation opens only when you call Selius and is billed to your credits. A short live exchange costs a few tenths of a cent.

Note: Selius needs a balance above $1.00 to start. When it hands a task to an engine, that engine then needs its own start balance (for example $5 for Research or $10 for Code). See Plans and pricing.

The dragon

The dragon is a soft, ivory-and-jade companion that mirrors what Selius is doing.

StateWhat it means
IdleReady; nothing in progress
ListeningHearing you (fins perk, head tilts)
ThinkingWorking out a reply (halo, glancing eyes)
SpeakingTalking; its mouth, nods and wings follow the voice
AttentionNeeds you (waves, amber)
HappyA task just finished
PausedPaused, along with the task it is following
ErrorSomething went wrong
SleepingAfter 3 quiet minutes
  • Blinks, glances and small head movements are natural and varied.
  • Your system's reduced-motion setting is honoured.
  • In Browse, Selius voice in the menu has a toggle to hide the dragon.

Wake word: "Hey Selius"

The wake word is off by default. Turn it on per surface; until then, Selius starts only when you tap or press the button.

SurfaceHow it listensPrivacy
Chrome extension, web appThe browser's built-in speech recognition (Chrome or Edge)Listens only for the name, and only while no conversation is open
Desktop, macOSmacOS speech recognitionOn-device where supported (Apple silicon, US English): audio stays on the Mac. macOS asks once for Speech Recognition permission
Desktop, WindowsWindows speech recognitionOffline, on your computer. Windows support is new
Desktop, LinuxNot availableUse the button
  • Speech recognizers often hear the name as "Celsius", so "Hey Celsius" also counts. "Celsius" on its own does not.
  • In the web app, "Beunec Voice" and "Hello Beunec" also work.

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