Morning brief
The first time you sit down: meetings, reviews waiting on you, and the apps you always open. Open all, and you are ready.
Sidekick for Windows · free · in beta
Your desktop just got a sidekick.
A small creature that lives at the top of your screen. It notices what you are doing, offers the next step, and waits for your okay.
shop is running on :3000
Open it in your browser?
Open in ChromeIncognitoLater
PS C:\dev\shop> npm run dev · ✓ Ready in 1.2s
It notices
It sees the moment, before you ask.
Sidekick watches for the small turns in your day and offers the next step. One click and it is done.
A dev server starts
Within a second it offers to open it in Chrome, Incognito, Zen, Edge or Firefox. From WSL too.
You copy an error
Explain and fix sends the stack trace to your AI. EADDRINUSE? It offers to free the port.
A download lands
Open it, show it in its folder, or convert it: images to WebP, videos to MP4, Office files to PDF.
A meeting is close
Join the call or prep with AI. Suggestions stay quiet while you are in it.
Ask anything · Ctrl+Space
why is port 3000 busy?
✓ Checked what is listening on :3000
✓ Found the process and where it started
An old dev server is still running: node.exe, PID 18244, started 2 hours ago from C:\dev\shop.
Stop it to free the port, or start the new one on 3001.
Free port 3000 Alt 1Use 3001 Alt 2
It reads the error you copied and the app you are in, answers in a sentence or two, and turns the answer into buttons. Nothing runs until you press one.
New in 2 · Agents
Four agents at once.
Claude Code
Running tests · 8 of 12
Fixing the failing checkout tests
Codex
Writing pricing.tsx
Building the pricing page
Local model
Needs you: allow edit?
Updating the README
Allow
Cursor
Done · 3 files changed
Refactoring the cart store
4 agents working
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot or a local model, each in its own worktree. They fold into one pill until one needs a click.
Privacy
Your desktop is personal.
This PC only
This PC only is on
Stays on your PC.
Your PC, your data
Events, history and settings live on this machine. Online services are used only for what you turn on.
This PC only
One switch keeps a chat on a local model. It still answers with Wi-Fi off.
Keys stay locked
API keys go to Windows Credential Manager, never a plain file. Copied secrets clear from the clipboard in 30 seconds.
Asks first
Safe actions can run on their own. Everything else waits for one click, and anything destructive always asks.
Voice
Just say it.
Two reviews are waiting, and your standup notes are half done. Want me to draft them?
Speech runs on your PC. Talk over a reply to stop it, and answer without the wake word.
Any brain you like
Not technical? Low on specs? Fine.
Use the subscription you already have, a free key, or nothing at all. Auto picks for each question.
- Claude CodeUses the Claude plan you already pay for
- CodexUses your ChatGPT plan
- GeminiA free key from Google AI Studio
- OpenRouterOne key, hundreds of models
- Local modelRuns on this PC, Wi-Fi optional
- OllamaPick any model you have pulled
- CursorIts agent CLI, in the island
- GitHub CopilotYour Copilot plan as an agent
- No AI at allRules still handle the everyday moments
Meet the creature
A little fur. A lot of feelings.
And so much more
A drawer full of little things.
Small moments where one click saves five. Switch any of them on, off or to automatic, or teach it new ones in YAML.
Every model, one menu
Auto picks per question, or choose Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, OpenRouter or a local model.
Agents that report back
When Claude Code finishes or needs you, the island says so and takes you straight there.
Text from any screenshot
Copy a screenshot, or copy the text inside it, read on your PC.
Secrets cleaned up
Copy an API key and it clears from the clipboard in 30 seconds, unless you keep it.
That is the evening
Goodnight. See you tomorrow.
Sidekick will be at the top of your screen in the morning, with your day already lined up.
Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit · Free and open source · Checksums with every release
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