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What's new in version 1.6?

So many new managed agents, and now completely free.

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Get AI Thing

Download AI Thing

  1. Go to your Downloads folder and double-click the AI Thing.dmg file
  2. Drag AI Thing into the Applications folder
  3. Open the Applications folder and double-click the AI Thing app
  4. Show/hide AI Thing using Control (^) + Space
  1. Open the AI Agent with Control (^) + Space
  2. Type: What is @this?
  3. A popup will appear asking for permission to allow AI Thing to record the screen and audio:
    AI Thing does not record audio at all. It does not continuously record your screen. It only captures the screen when @this is mentioned and displays it to the user. Privacy is a top priority for AI Thing.
    You may choose not to grant permission. Without it, AI Thing will still work but won’t be able to understand @this.
  4. If you grant permission, you’ll be prompted to quit and reopen the app:
  5. Open Settings with Control (^) + S
  6. Click the Quit button in the bottom-left corner.
  7. Restart AI Thing by opening it from the Applications folder.

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Setup Agents Optional

  1. Open Settings with Control (^) + S
  2. Get your Anthropic API key (Create Key)
  3. Paste the key (starting with sk-ant-...) into the field shown below: API Key Input
Make sure you have credits in Anthropic.
You can also use GitHub as a managed agent.
  1. Go to the Agents tab in Settings
  2. Click + Add Agent
  3. Enter the following details (What are these?):
    • Name: GitHub
    • URL: https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/
    • Auth Token: ghp_xyz... (Create Token)
  4. Close Settings with Control (^) + S
You’ll see a “Waking up agents…” popup. Once it disappears, you’re good to go!
This step explains how to use a local AI agent. You can skip this step, as it can be more complex.
The Apple Agent lets you perform these tasks.
  1. Go to the Agents tab in Settings
  2. Click + Add Agent
  3. Select the Local radio button
  4. Enter the following details:
    • Name: Apple
    • Command: <path/to/bunx> e.g., /Users/username/.bun/bin/bunx
      You may need to install bunx using brew install oven-sh/bun/bun. Run which bunx in the terminal to find the path to bunx.
    • Arguments: @dhravya/apple-mcp@latest
  5. Close Settings with Control (^) + S
You’ll see a “Waking up agents…” popup. Once it disappears, you’re ready to go!

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Use Agents Optional

Let’s summarize an issue.
  1. Open the AI Agent with Control (^) + Space
  2. Type: Summarize https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/issues/2
If it doesn’t work, make sure the “GitHub” agent is enabled in Settings.
Let’s create a reminder.
  1. Open the AI Agent with Control (^) + Space
  2. Type: Create reminder to pay credit card bill tomorrow
If it doesn’t work, make sure the “Apple” agent is enabled in Settings.

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Next Steps

Now that you’ve run your first task, explore these key features:

Respond Anywhere

AI completion everywhere, not just in IDEs.
  1. Open the AI Agent with Control (^) + Space.
  2. Place your cursor in any window where you want to type.
  3. Type: Add a joke @here
    → The AI will insert a joke at your cursor.
  4. Select the inserted joke.
  5. Type: Replace @selected joke with another joke
    → The AI will replace the selected joke with a new one.

Multiple Tabs

Work on many tasks at the same time without losing progress.

Managed Models

Choose which AI you want to power your tasks.

Multiple Agents

Add and control helpful AI assistants for different jobs.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Use simple key combos to get things done faster.
Need help? Email us at help@aithing.dev.