Squire: a free AI personal assistant for your Mac
Turn your voice notes into clear notes, research a question or build a website or small app, with a helper you can talk to.
Squire is free. Your Claude plan is separate.
Requires Claude Pro or above. In development; no download yet.
“Build me a web app to track my projects and next steps.”
Let’s plan it, then build it properly.
I’ll agree the brief with you, build and test the app, and keep versions as we go. You can try it on your Mac before deciding what comes next.
Illustrative examples of the planned experience.
What makes Squire different
Learns how you work
Squire learns from working with you and improves itself over time, so your way of doing things shapes the help you get.
Remembers what matters
Your preferences, projects and useful context stay in its memory, ready for the next conversation.
Works at your pace
Squire runs on your Mac. Pause, pick things up later and choose when you want a check-in.
What it does
A few things off
your list.
When you’re doing everything yourself, a little help goes a long way. Tell Squire what you need in your own words.
These are the jobs we’re building into the first release.
Build small apps and web apps
“Build a project tracker around the way I work.” Agree a plan, test what is built and keep versions of your work. Try it on your Mac before you approve sharing it.
Make sense of a question
“Research these three options and help me compare them.” Get help with the reading before you decide.
Give your voice notes a purpose
“Turn this recording into notes I can use.” Your own audio is transcribed on your Mac, ready to work with.
Put your idea on the web
“Build, check and put a one-page site for my idea live on a free hosting plan.” Preview it first, then approve publishing or deploying to a hosting service of your choice. Squire works with Cloudflare’s free plan.
Find the words for a reply
“Help me write a clear reply to this message.” Turn your thoughts into a draft you can review and make your own.
Make a plan you can follow
“Help me turn this project into next steps.” Work out what matters, what comes first and what can wait.
Tidy the files around you
“Help me organise these documents.” Review a tidying plan before Squire moves anything, with your approval before deleting or overwriting by default.
Get to the point of a video
“Pull out the useful parts of this video.” Get captions and transcripts, summaries and analysis from available video captions and your own video and audio files.
Learn a topic at your pace
“Teach me how this works.” Ask for a clear explanation, then go deeper where you need to.
Keep useful context close
“Bring these notes into your memory.” Point Squire at documents, notes or another assistant’s memory export so it can use what you already know.
Check in when it suits you
“Check in with me at the times I choose.” Set a rhythm that fits your day, with your named Squire picking up the conversation.
Get help when something goes wrong
“Help me sort out this problem with Squire.” It tries to fix itself first. If it needs support, you review the diagnostics before anything is sent.
12 jobs to explore. Scroll, swipe or focus this list and use the arrow keys.
How it works
On your Mac.
At your pace.
Squire runs on Claude Code. You use the Claude desktop app with Claude Code, on your own paid Claude plan, Pro or above. Give your assistant a name, with optional phone access and check-ins at times you choose.
- 1
Open the installer
It checks your Mac and explains what it needs to install. You approve the software and your Mac’s permission prompts.
- 2
Sign in to Claude
Use the web page the installer opens. You need your own paid plan, Pro or above, even if you already use the Claude app.
- 3
Make it your Squire
Give it a name and tell it a little about yourself. A guided first conversation helps you get started. Pause and pick it up later.
Bring what you already know. Point Squire at your notes, documents or another assistant’s memory export. It brings that knowledge into its own memory, so you can pick up from there.
No Terminal commands needed¹
¹ During early releases a step may still need a single copy and paste; we are removing it.
Your helper, your say
Help with the work.
Control stays with you.
These are the promises we’re building into Squire, from its first conversation to its next update.
Safe defaults, your choice
Out of the box, nothing is sent, published, deleted or overwritten without your yes. As your trust grows, you can choose to let Squire do more on its own, such as sending certain emails without asking. It is your Mac and your Claude account. Software installs need approval too.
Your files have a home
Your profile, memory and files live in your Squire folder on your Mac, with a nightly backup to your iCloud Drive (optional). Your private pages are visible on your Mac only until you approve publishing or deploying them. Claude conversations also live on Anthropic’s servers while Remote Control is connected.
Your secrets stay out of chat
Passwords and keys belong in your Mac’s Keychain. When Squire searches or reads the web, some sites ask for personal details in the request. Squire never sends them. Support tickets contain diagnostics, not personal details, and you preview them before sending.
Updates earn your approval
A tampered or hijacked software update somewhere in the chain could put your work at risk. Squire accepts only updates signed by Stravica, explains what changed and asks you to approve each update. You can roll back, and a failed health check restores the previous version automatically. Updates never touch your personal folder.
Careful with your Claude allowance
Squire works carefully within your Claude plan’s usage limits and keeps you informed as you near them. Before a big job, it explains the work involved and asks for your yes.
A browser to work alongside you
Squire’s built-in browser is for testing what it builds for you and for working alongside you on a web page you are using. You can watch and take over; signing in to your accounts needs your approval.
Squire follows Meta’s Agents Rule of Two: it does not independently combine untrusted content, access to your private data and the power to make changes or send things out. When a job needs all three, it stops and asks you first.
Free and source-available under PolyForm Noncommercial.
Download for Mac
Your Squire is on its way.
We are working hard towards the first release.
- macOS 13 or later, with 4 GB of memory
- Your own paid Claude plan, Pro or above
- iCloud Drive for your nightly backup (optional)
A few good questions
Before you invite
Squire in.
What you need, what it does, and where you stay in charge.
What is Squire, and what can an AI personal assistant do?
Squire is a free AI personal assistant for your Mac, currently in development. It helps you research questions, turn voice notes into useful notes, write replies, plan projects, build websites and small apps, and understand video or audio. You give it a name and talk to it through the Claude desktop app with Claude Code.
Is Squire free? Do I need a paid Claude plan?
Squire is free and source-available under PolyForm Noncommercial. You need your own paid Claude plan, Pro or above, which you pay for directly with Anthropic. Squire works carefully within your plan’s usage limits and keeps you informed as you near them. It asks before a large job.
What do I need to run Squire on my Mac?
The planned minimum is macOS 13 or later and 4 GB of memory, plus your own paid Claude plan, Pro or above. Squire runs on Claude Code, which you use through the Claude desktop app. Nightly backup to your iCloud Drive is optional. The installer asks before installing Claude Code, Apple’s developer tools and Squire’s built-in browser. Apple’s developer tools are Apple’s free component for saving versions of your work and running small helpers, installed for you.
Will I need Terminal?
No Terminal commands needed¹. Setup is guided: sign in on the Claude web page the installer opens and approve your Mac’s permission prompts. Signing in to the Claude desktop or phone app alone does not complete setup.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Describe what you want in your own words and Squire helps you plan, build and test it. If you are a developer, bring your own tools, workflows and way of working into Squire and it will help with coding tasks.
Can Squire connect to my email and calendar?
Yes. You can ask Squire to connect to services such as email and calendar through connectors it can set up or build. Ready-made workflows and controls for those services come later.
Does everything stay on my Mac?
No. Your Squire folder holds your profile, memory and files on your Mac, with a nightly backup to your iCloud Drive (optional). Private pages it makes are visible on your Mac only unless you approve publishing or deploying to a hosting service of your choice. Squire works with Cloudflare’s free plan. Claude is part of the service: while Remote Control is connected, your conversation transcript is stored on Anthropic’s servers. Passwords and keys belong in your Mac’s Keychain, never in chat or support tickets.
Can Squire send, publish or delete things without asking?
By default, nothing is sent, published, deleted or overwritten without your yes. Your approval applies to the item you agreed to; silence never counts. As your trust grows, you can choose to let Squire do more on its own, such as sending certain emails without asking. It is your Mac and your Claude account. Software installs and each update need your approval.
Can I use this Mac AI assistant from my phone?
Phone access is planned through the Claude app, using the same Claude account as your Mac. You open Code and choose your Squire session. Squire runs on your Mac; the phone connects to that session. Windows and Linux versions are not included in the first release.
How do Squire updates work?
Squire accepts only updates signed by Stravica. You see what changed and approve each update, helping protect your work from a tampered or hijacked software update somewhere in the chain. You can roll back. If an update fails its health check, Squire restores the previous version and leaves your personal folder untouched.