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Show HN: Cai – Local AI Action Layer for macOS (Free, MIT, MLX)

Posted by soyasis on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @08:22AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://getcai.app/

Hi HN,Cai runs actions on your selection via ⌥C, pick an action (AI, shell, GitHub issue, Linear ticket), done. Bundled local model (MLX Community), create custom actions with prompts, scripts and more. Free, MIT.Built after my Raycast extension sat in review queue for 3+ months. Wanted no typing, no app switching, no cloud.Repo: https://github.com/cai-layer/cai Demo: https://youtu.be/LH2MYNQ_wsk

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Show HN: Cai – AI actions on your clipboard, runs locally (macOS, open source)

Posted by soyasis on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @11:04AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://github.com/soyasis/cai

I've spent a lot of time copy-pasting and switching between apps to summarize text, create events, proofread emails, look up addresses — always the same follow-up steps after copying.So I built Cai. It sits in the menu bar. Press Option+C, it detects what you copied and shows relevant actions. Ships with llama-server (Ministral 3B) so it works out of the box, or connect Ollama/LM Studio if you...

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Re:Show HN: Speech Meter – Improve Your English Pronunciation on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @11:38AM (#37845891)
Accents are political. Its not only a great way to challenge the norm but it can also be inspirational for others with a similar cultural migration background. As long as people can understand you, I believe one should embrace their accent.
Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:23AM (#37612465)
Fair enough, as someone sometime somewhere said "you only have control over your actions and your thoughts".
Re:I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser on Friday September 22, 2023 @04:05AM (#37609249)
On the political note of the article: yes, the world is fucked up and it is exhausting to only read fucked up news. I personally believe that disconnecting from reality and becoming 'apolitical' implies giving up on humanity; that is giving up on your kids, nephews and the children of your best friends. No need to change the world, a small change in your community is more than enough. Specially as coders, what we build can impact and influence thousands of people all over the world. Sometimes I wonder if things would be different if we all invested 3-5% of our time in supporting our communities and engaging in some form of activism.