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New macOS app records user activity for LLMs without screenshots

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Ambient Context is a new macOS menu bar application designed to create a textual record of a user's activity for use with large language models. The app captures text from the currently focused window, saving it to daily Markdown files without using screenshots. It prioritizes user privacy by keeping all data on the local machine, filtering sensitive information like passwords, and allowing users full control over their data. AI

IMPACT This tool could enhance LLM capabilities by providing them with a detailed, private record of user activity for context and memory.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new application that integrates with LLMs, but it is not a frontier model release or significant industry event.

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New macOS app records user activity for LLMs without screenshots

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  1. HN — claude-code stories TIER_1 English(EN) · Dramatize ·

    Show HN: Screen memory without screenshots, just text to Markdown

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