Thu 15 Oct  2:10 PM get perch
hi! hold ⌃⌥ and ask me anything on your screen
Perch, a small pixel bird
perch.app

a little bird that knows your screen.

perch lives in your macbook notch. ask it anything out loud and it talks back and points the way. it also babysits claude code and codex, so you stop checking the terminal.

download for mac watch it work

100% free. runs on your own claude code. macos 14.2+

claude codecodexclaude appchatgpt · soon
todo: stop alt-tabbing to see if claude is done
✓ done
Perch.dmg
hmm, let me look...
ask-your-screen.mov
Perch"where do I find the anon key?"
You're already on API Keys. It's the first row. Hit Copy on the right.
ProjectDatabaseAuthAPI Keys

API Keys

anon public · eyJhbGci••••••Copy
service_role · ••••••••••••

stuck? just ask.

hold ⌃⌥ and say what you need. perch sees the screen, answers out loud, and draws a pointer at the button.

psst. claude needs you
claude · program-ops
> run the staging migration ● Reading prisma/schema.prisma ● Bash(npm run migrate -- --env=staging) ⎿ waiting for permission…
perch: claude wants to run Bash

claude needs a yes? it hops.

perch watches every claude code and codex session. allow or deny from the notch without leaving your app.

things you can ask perch

hold ⌃⌥, say it out loud. it works in any app on your mac.

"where's the export button?" "explain this error like I'm 5" "how do I add a keyframe in DaVinci?" "summarise this email thread" "which formula do I need here?" "what's wrong with this chart?" "yes, run it" "what's running?" "is claude done yet?" "why did the build fail?" "deny that one" "what is codex stuck on?"
about your screen about your agents, coloured by mood "what's running", "yes" and "deny" are answered instantly, no model call.

its face is the status

8 moods
idle
working
needs you
done
failed
listening
thinking
speaking
install perch

set up in a minute

1
drag perch into applications

first launch: open system settings → privacy & security → open anyway. once.

2
connect claude code, codex or claude.ai

one click. your settings are backed up first.

3
hold ⌃⌥ and say hi

turn on mic and screen help only if you want it.

privacy, plainly

✓ screen seen only while you hold the keys

✓ speech turned to text on your mac

✓ no account, no server, no api key

✓ if perch quits, your agents don't notice

✓ crash reports only if you say yes, never your chats

put a bird in your notch.

free forever. it only sees your screen while you hold the keys.

download perch for mac