As of now, Voqal cannot tell you the current time. However, this ability is easy to implement and provides a great example of how to customize Voqal for real-time information and private data.

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Directive

what time is it

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Demonstration

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Implementation

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Option 1: Context Extension

The embedded computer context extension has the ability to provide the current time.

To print the current time in a prompt template, use the following code:

{{ computer.currentTime | date("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssX") }}

See https://pebbletemplates.io/wiki/filter/date/ for more information on the date filter.

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Option 2: Custom Prompt URL

fun main() {
    embeddedServer(Netty, port = 8080) {
        routing {
            get("/time-aware-voqal") {
                //download idle mode prompt
                val idleModeText = URL("https://voqal.dev/prompts/embedded/voqal-idle-mode.md").readText()

                //create prompt containing current time
                val timePrompt = buildString {
                    appendLine("## System Information")
                    appendLine()
                    appendLine("Current time is: ${Instant.now()}")
                    appendLine("Current timezone is: ${System.getProperty("user.timezone")}")
                    appendLine()
                }

                //insert system information before `## System Mode` section
                val systemModeIndex = idleModeText.indexOf("## System Mode")
                val timeAwarePrompt = idleModeText.substring(0, systemModeIndex) +
                        timePrompt + idleModeText.substring(systemModeIndex)

                //return updated prompt
                call.respondText(timeAwarePrompt)
            }
        }
    }.start(wait = true)
}

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Example Response

## Assistant Tool Request

### answer_question

```json
{
  "answer": "The current time is 19:51 and the timezone is GMT-05:00."
}
```
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