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What it does

It watches all day. It notices what repeats.

Then it offers — at most three times a day — to take the repeat off your hands. Five hands, each declaring what it changes, what it reaches, and whether it asks first.

  • 22 msto read the window you’re in — as text, so it can afford to watch all day
  • 3 a dayoffers, at most — every one citing the observations behind it
  • 1 receiptper run — what it did, what it refused, what it couldn’t take back
  • 1 of 5hands signed. The registry refuses to load a hand no human has approved.
What it can do1 of 5 hands can run

A hand is one small job it does without being asked. A ready hand runs when the day gives it a reason.

Why there is no Approve button, and how to sign a hand.
Because a button is an approval nobody read. A hand runs only after a person has read its manifest and signed it: one command prints what the hand changes, what leaves this Mac, whether it asks first and every step it takes, then waits for you to type the hand’s id back. Nothing is written until you do, and no hand can write its own approval — the runner refuses it. Signed so far: 1 of 5.

The hands · 1 of 5 can run

A hand is one small job it does without being asked.

A ready hand runs when the day gives it a reason. The two that send words off the Mac always ask first.

  1. 01

    Collect what you’re working on into one note

    Reversible. Nothing leaves this Mac.

    Ready
  2. 02

    File what lands in Downloads

    Reversible. Every move is recorded so it can be undone.

    Needs your OK
  3. 03

    Hold a time on your calendar

    Can change your calendar. Always asks first.

    Needs your OK
  4. 04

    Draft the reply

    Leaves the reply unsent. The message it answers goes to a model to write it.

    Needs your OK
  5. 05

    Send it

    Can’t be undone. Always asks first.

    Draft
Why there is no Approve button, and how to sign a hand

What it noticed · 4 noticings · Based on 6 hr 40 min

It counts. Switches, returns, minutes — then it names one.

No model reasons about your day. Every noticing cites the observations behind it, and every offer cites the noticing.

  1. 01

    Mail and Numbers traded the front window 14 times in 40 minutes. That looks like reconciling. Collect is ready.

    40 min
  2. 02

    Three PDFs landed in Downloads this morning and went to the same folder. Filing could take the next one.

    25 min
  3. 03

    24 September came up in four windows in ten minutes. Hold the time still needs your OK, so nothing was held.

    10 min
  4. 04

    Mostly Safari and Preview after 2 pm. Too little to act on.

    1 hr 10 min
What it noticed4 noticings · Based on 6 hr 40 min
How switches and habits were counted.
By counting: which app held the front window, how often that changed, and for how long, across the hours named at the top of this window. Each noticing keeps the observations it was counted from, so it can show you them.
Reading · Numbersread just now

Removed 1 email address and 1 account number before writing anything down.

Secrets found, 6 checks. Nothing kept from them.

Password fields, if any, never read.

Surfaces it read this hour

  1. Numbers12:41
  2. Mail12:38
  3. Preview12:31
  4. Safari12:20
  5. Finder12:04

Free on your own Claude or ChatGPT plan · Out October 10

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