Atticus Mac voice assistant

Atticus, an open-source Mac voice assistant shared on Show HN on October 12, turns spoken requests into desktop actions through Claude Code. Its creator says it can arrange windows, search files, read the screen and type into the active app. Built-in commands and learned shortcuts can run without an AI call, while more complex requests use claude -p. The project uses Apple’s on-device speech recognition and says its audio stays on the Mac; those privacy and speed claims have not been independently tested here.

The GitHub installation guide requires macOS 26 or later, Claude Code and a paid Claude Pro or Max plan. Optional Peekaboo integration enables clicks inside apps. The creator says safe mode confines commands to a scratch folder and asks before actions such as sending or deleting. Atticus itself is free and open source, but its no-API-key pitch does not remove the paid Claude-plan requirement.