Aura 0.1.0 Public Beta/Engineered for Apple Silicon & macOS Sequoia

The desktop intelligence anchored at your notch.

Aura transforms the MacBook camera notch into an autonomous action center. Activated by voice, powered by OpenAgentSDK, and built purely in native Swift.

Download for macOSbrew install TheShahnawaaz/tap/aura
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Autonomous Dispatch

One sentence.
Real desktop execution.

Desktop Automation

System & Desktop

Executes native macOS system calls via AppleScript and CoreGraphics.

Voice Query

“Quit Slack, set volume to 20%, and take a screenshot of my workspace”

Autonomous Tool Dispatch
1.open_application('Slack', action: .quit)
2.adjust_volume(20)
3.take_screenshot('~/Desktop/Screen.png')
aura-dispatch.zsh
Executed
✓ Slack gracefully closed via AppleScript
✓ System audio output set to 20%
✓ Capture written to ~/Desktop/Screen.png (1024x768 PNG)
Engineering & Craft

Built for the Mac.
Not ported from the web.

Interface Innovation

Fluid MacBook Notch HUD

Wraps around the physical camera bezel with smooth 6pt concave reverse fillets. It auto-expands with spring physics to present live response cards, tool statuses, and transcription without stealing window focus.

Pixel-perfect flush (screenFrame.maxY - panelHeight)
SwiftUI + AppKit NSPanel
Tactile Visual Feedback

Living Aurora Orb

Four distinct visual archetypes designed with specular glass glares and Fresnel caustics that react live to voice RMS and reasoning.

Idle
Listen
Think
Speak
Autonomous Runtime

Native System Tools

Controls your Mac directly. Dispatches shell scripts, adjusts speaker volume, launches applications, and queries files in milliseconds.

open_applicationAppKit
adjust_volumeCoreAudio
take_screenshotCoreGraphics
Security by Default

Safety Guardrails

Proactive classification blocks destructive operations like rm -rf or sudo before any shell execution occurs.

Destructive scripts require manual confirmation
Zero Telemetry

Keychain Encrypted

Bring your own API keys for Google Gemini or OpenAI. Credentials are saved directly into the macOS Keychain with hardware Secure Enclave isolation.

Encrypted locally in Keychain Vault
Competitive Analysis

A new paradigm for
desktop AI.

Capability⚡️ AuraApple SiriRaycastChatGPT Desktop
Physical InterfaceFluid MacBook Notch HUDBottom screen overlaySpotlight search modalFloating window
Autonomous System Tools
Limited Apple shortcutsUser-invoked scripts
Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Instant Voice & Barge-In
Fixed timeout
Cloud voice modal
Spotify & Apple Music Ducking
System audio pause
Destructive Shell Guardrails
API Key Security & StoragemacOS Keychain VaultApple AccountCloud / Local AccountCloud Subscription
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Install Aura for macOS

Compiled natively as an Apple Silicon & Intel Universal binary. Free and open source under the MIT License.

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$brew install TheShahnawaaz/tap/aura
macOS 14.0+ Sonoma & Sequoia
M1 / M2 / M3 / M4 & Intel
Encrypted Local Keychain