Build a hold-to-talk Mac assistant on claude -p

Atticus moves windows, finds files and shops in Chrome using your Claude plan; repeated asks become no-AI shortcuts.

by SaarthRanka12 Oct 2026

Prompt for your agent

Goal: Control my Mac by voice using the Claude plan I already have.
Setup: agents used in source: Claude; tools/MCPs stated: claude -p.
Steps:
1. Install Atticus; it runs through Claude Code (claude -p), no API key.
2. Hold the hotkey, say what you need, let go.
3. Repeated actions become learned shortcuts that skip the AI (e.g. 5.5s → 0.4s).
Rules: ask me before anything irreversible (sending, posting, paying, deleting); don’t invent data, results or tools I haven’t given you; tell me what you couldn’t verify.
Based on: SaarthRanka — https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50049588

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Agents, models and tools only what the source states

Agents
Claude
Tools
  • claude -p

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