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Automater Lite
All your AI sessions.Sidekick to all your AIYour AI sessions,One place.
Find every session. See who needs you. Track your usage across your AI tools.Find every session. See who needs you. Track your usage.
- Search your session history
- See when an agent needs you
- Track usage across 9 providers
One tray panel for every AI CLI and desktop app on your machine. A searchable library of every session, a flag the moment an agent is waiting on you, and one usage meter across 9 providers. Free. Local. No signup required. Optional paid upgrades available.
Keep your AIs organized and in view.
Automater Lite pulls every AI CLI and desktop session on your machine into one searchable local library, and keeps an eye on every agent from your tray.
Free · Local · No account required · Sessions stay on your machine
Windows · macOS (Apple silicon) · Linux
Get Lite on your computer
Open Downloads on your computer, or email hello@automater.ai.
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Meet Automater Lite in one minute.
The whole app, start to finish.
1 min 9 s, with sound
Free in Lite
Keep every agent in view.
Activity, session search and usage in one panel.
Pinned to the desktopPin it and Lite keeps its own strip of screen, and your other windows make room instead of hiding behind it. On Windows. to the Auto-hide at the edgePark it off-screen. Point at the right edge and it slides in; move away and it slides back out. or use it as a As a plain windowTurn Always on top off and Lite is just another window: drag it anywhere, stack it with the rest, alt-tab back to it.
See when an agent needs you
Permission prompts, questions and approvals are easy to miss. See who is waiting and which app needs your attention.
Search every session
Search one local library across your AI tools. Find the conversation you need and resume supported sessions in their own CLI.
Track usage across 9 providers
See what is left on each connected plan, watch reset windows and spot heavy usage before a limit interrupts your work.
Agent activity
Stop hunting through terminals and desktop apps.
Every AI tool keeps its history in its own window, folder and format. Lite watches all of them from one panel in your tray.
What changes on day one.
Without Lite: Five windows open. Which agent is waiting on you?
With Lite: The session that needs your answer is flagged.
Without Lite: That fix from Tuesday is in some session, somewhere.
With Lite: One search finds it, across all 41 apps and CLIs.
Without Lite: Usage lives in a dashboard per provider.
With Lite: Nine providers, side by side in your tray.
Without Lite
> make the hero responsive
Editing Hero.astro
Thinking
const total = items.reduce(
(sum, i) => sum + i.price, 0
);
$ codex "add rate limits"
Applying patch to routes/orders.ts
Done. 3 files changed.
Anthropic: 71% of plan
OpenAI: see dashboard
Gemini: sign in again
> fix the flaky payments test
Running tests
? Overwrite jest.config.ts (y/n)
With Lite
Needs youVoice · free in Lite
Say the prompt. Lite types it.
Press your hotkey and speak. On Windows, the words land in the focused window: Claude Code, a terminal, a browser. On macOS and Linux, copy your take from the Voice tab. Transcription runs on your own hardware, and every take is saved.
- On your own hardware
- Paste into Windows apps
- Tap or hold, any combo
- Every take kept
Download LiteFree · no account · local by default
Pasted into Claude Code, and saved to your history.
Try it in
And it talks back
Hear when an agent needs you.
Claude Code can read its status and questions aloud through Lite, in a local voice, so you know without watching the terminal. Cloud voice, for when this PC is busy, is part of PRO.
“Your agent needs your input in ~/shop.”Spoken by Lite · local voice
How it works
Install it. It finds your sessions.
They stay on your machine.
No account and no setup wizard. The whole thing takes about a minute.
Install it
A signed installer for Windows, macOS (Apple silicon) and Linux. It installs offline and updates itself with verified payloads.
Authenticode on Windows. Signed and notarized on macOS.
It finds the sessions your tools already save
Every AI CLI and desktop app writes its transcripts somewhere on your disk. Lite knows where all 41 write, in 45 formats, and indexes them on your machine. Session content stays on your disk.
All 41 are listed here. Type to check yours.
Claude Code
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Resumes a past sessionPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- One-shot promptsPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Asks before actingPass
- Sandboxed runsPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Runs headlessPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
Codex
Audited August 18
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
Cursor
Audited August 18
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
Gemini
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Grok
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Resumes a past sessionPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- One-shot promptsPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Asks before actingPass
- Sandboxed runsPass
- Git integrationPass
- Reads imagesPass
- Web searchPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Runs headlessPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
Copilot
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Resumes a past sessionPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Runs headlessPass
Windsurf
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Aider
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Kimi
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Resumes a past sessionPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- One-shot promptsPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Asks before actingPass
- Reads imagesPass
- Web searchPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Runs headlessPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
Qwen Code
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Resumes a past sessionPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- One-shot promptsPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Asks before actingPass
- Sandboxed runsPass
- Git integrationPass
- Reads imagesPass
- Web searchPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Runs headlessPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
Z.ai GLM
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Capability audit
- Resumes a past sessionPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- One-shot promptsPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Asks before actingPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Runs headlessPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
OpenCode
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Capability audit
- Resumes a past sessionPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- One-shot promptsPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Asks before actingPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Runs headlessPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
Antigravity
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Resumes a past sessionPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- One-shot promptsPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Asks before actingPass
- Sandboxed runsPass
- Git integrationPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Runs headlessPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
VS Code
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Warp
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Pi
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Capability audit
- MCP serversFail
- Resumes a past sessionPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- One-shot promptsPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Asks before actingFail
- Sandboxed runsFail
- Reads imagesPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Runs headlessPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
Muse Code
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
- One-click resume, back into its own CLI
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Resumes a past sessionPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- One-shot promptsPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Asks before actingPass
- Sandboxed runsPass
- Git integrationPass
- Reads imagesPass
- Web searchPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Runs headlessPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
MiniMax
Audited August 21
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Resumes a past sessionFail
- Keeps session historyPass
- Interactive chatPass
- Reads imagesPass
- Web searchPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Runs in the cloudPass
- Opens from a linkFail
- Desktop notificationsPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
DeepSeek
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Kiro
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Kilo Code
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
OpenHands
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Amp
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Mistral Vibe
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
gptme
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
iFlow
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Poolside
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Shelley
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Posit Assistant
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
MiMoCode
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Claude Cowork
Audited August 19
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Capability audit
- MCP serversPass
- Keeps session historyPass
- Asks before actingPass
- Sandboxed runsPass
- Transcripts on your diskPass
- Opens from a linkPass
- Plugins and extensionsPass
QwenPaw
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Codebuff
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Command Code
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
IcodeMate
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Omnigent
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Grok Bot
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Roo Code
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
goose
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Trae
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
Forge
No audit yet
In Lite
- Its sessions land in your local library
41 apps and CLIs · 45 session formats · 9 providers metered · 11 one-click resumes
One panel, four ways to work
Click the tray icon: search sessions, reopen one in its own CLI, see who is waiting, check usage.
From the tray
Click the tray icon and Lite comes up over whatever you’re doing. It stays put while you work; click the icon again and it’s gone.
Pinned to the desktop
Pin it and Lite keeps its own strip of screen, and your other windows make room instead of hiding behind it. On Windows.
Auto-hide at the edge
Park it off-screen. Point at the right edge and it slides in; move away and it slides back out.
As a plain window
Turn Always on top off and Lite is just another window: drag it anywhere, stack it with the rest, alt-tab back to it.
Discover, install and keep the top AI apps updated
Lite sees which AI apps and CLIs are on this machine, tells you when one has an update, and points you to the ones you do not have yet.
- Claude CodeUp to date
- CodexUpdate ready
- CursorUp to date
- GeminiGet it
- GrokUp to date
- KimiUpdate ready
- AntigravityGet it
- OpenCodeUp to date
Free forever. It reads the history you already have, from the first launch.
Missing yours? Tell usPrivacy
What stays on your machine, and what can leave it
Your machine
Session files
Right where 41 apps and CLIs already save them.
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and 38 more
Lite reads them
45 formats, indexed here
Your library
A local file. It stays on your disk and searchable, whether or not you ever pay.
Local voice is transcribed on this machine too. Lite needs no account.
Beyond your machine
- On by default
Usage statistics
On by default. Counts, never your content. Switch them off in Settings at any time.
- Off until you publish
Leaderboard
Nothing is published unless you choose to publish it.
- Off until you use it
PRO cloud voice and rewrite
Cloud dictation sends audio; cloud playback and optional cloud rewrite send text. These run only when you choose them.
- No sign-up
- Install and go. No account, no card, no time limit.
- Signed installer
- Authenticode on Windows, signed and notarized on macOS (Apple silicon). Installs offline.
- Verified updates
- Every update is minisign-checked before it installs.
- Your update schedule
- Switch auto-update off and stay on the build you have.
Automater PRO PRO
PRO adds the parts that act.
Built-in tools on the Home tab, a PRO tab of advanced cards, and the app on your phone.
Built-in tools on the Home tab
Files, Terminal, Browser, Camera and Computer sit under your sessions, one click away.
The PRO tab
Grok Bots, Resource monitor, AI News and Cloud Control, one tab over from Home.
On your phone
Mobile app access on iPhone and Android, with optional cloud sync.
On the Home tab
One panel. Five tools.
Files, Terminal, Browser, Camera and Computer open right under your sessions. Click one.
The PRO tab
Advanced cards, one tab over.
Grok Bots, Resource monitor, AI News and Cloud Control get their own tab, one tap from Home.
Resource monitor
See each running AI app's live CPU, memory and I/O hog score, 0 to 100 over the last minute.
AI News
Ranked AI news plus incident and release alerts for the stack you run.
Cloud Control
Advanced Voice, Sync, Backup and Remote Control, through Automater Cloud.
iPhone and Android
Use it on the go.
Your sessions, Needs You flags and usage on your phone. Optional cloud sync keeps them in step with your desktop.
Automater PRO · yearly
Start free. Go PRO when you’re ready.
Introductory offer
$50/ yearEverything in Lite stays free. Your library stays on your disk either way.
Pricing
AUTOMATER LITE FREE FOREVER$0/ forever
For anyone running AI CLIs. No account, no card, no time limit.
Download- 45 formats in one searchable library, resume where supported
- Usage and quota meters across 9 providers
- Needs You flags and approval visibility, always free
- Local dictation and spoken status; automatic paste on Windows
- Chat from the tray through your own AI apps
- Leaderboard card, public profile and README badges, opt-in
- Signed installer, offline install, verified updates
AUTOMATER PRO MOST POPULAR
Introductory offer
$50/ yearFor the developer who steps in. Everything in Lite, plus:
Upgrade to PRO- Managed sessions: start, steer, interrupt, stop, reply inline
- Computer Control, with your permission
- Built-in Terminal, Files, Browser; Camera FX on Windows 11 (beta)
- Fleet view, Integration Health, Advanced Attention (beta)
- Pop-out mini-apps, AI News & alerts
- Cloud voice when this machine is busy
Renews automatically until you cancel. Your library stays on your disk either way.
ENTERPRISECustom
For teams rolling Automater out across machines.
Talk to us- Everything in PRO, on every seat
- Volume licensing and one invoice
- Onboarding help and priority support from the builders
- Security review and procurement paperwork
- A say in the roadmap
FAQ
Questions people ask.
Straight answers. A real person if you need one.
Still have a question?
A person reads it and replies by email, usually the same business day.
hello@automater.ai212.951.0062
Replies Monday to Friday, 8AM to 8PM ET.
We only use this to reply. No newsletter unless you ask.
Is Automater Lite free?
Yes. Running Lite costs nothing and needs no sign-up. The library and its search, the usage meters, the Needs You flags, local voice and chat through your own AI apps are all free. PRO is a separate yearly upgrade that adds to Lite; it never removes anything Lite already does.
What does PRO add?
PRO adds the parts that act: computer control from the tray, managed sessions and inline replies, Fleet and Integration Health, built-in tools and pop-out mini-apps, and metered cloud voice.
What happens to my library if I stop paying?
Your library is a local file. It stays on your disk, searchable, whether or not you pay. Needs You and approval visibility are never gated.
Where does my data live?
Session content stays on your machine: Lite reads each tool's own session files and keeps the normalized library locally. Usage statistics are on by default (counts, never your content) and can be switched off in Settings. Publishing to the leaderboard and PRO cloud voice are opt-in.
Which tools does it read?
45 session formats from 41 apps and CLIs: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Grok, Copilot, Windsurf, Aider, Kimi, Qwen Code, Z.ai GLM, OpenCode, Antigravity, VS Code, Warp, Pi, Muse Code, MiniMax, DeepSeek, Kiro, Kilo Code, OpenHands, Amp, Mistral Vibe, gptme, iFlow, Poolside, Shelley, Posit Assistant, MiMoCode, Claude Cowork, QwenPaw, Codebuff, Command Code, IcodeMate, Omnigent, and 5 more. Eleven of those also support one-click resume back into their own CLI.
Which operating systems?
Windows x64, macOS on Apple silicon, and Linux x86_64 as an AppImage or a .deb. The download page lists only the builds that are published right now.
Does it run on an Intel Mac?
Not yet. The macOS build is Apple silicon only. If you download it on an Intel Mac the installer will not open; there is no Intel build to fall back to today.
How do updates work?
Every build ships as a signed installer, and update payloads are minisign-verified before they install. On Windows the signature is Authenticode and the WebView2 runtime is embedded, so the first install needs no network. You can switch auto-update off and stay on the build you have.
Why did you build this?
I run about ten assistants at once — Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Grok, Kimi, Qwen and a few more — across one Windows machine and the WSL box inside it. That is a good problem to have, right up until you cannot see it.
The losses were always the same three: sessions buried in a different folder for every tool, an agent parked on a permission prompt for an hour, and no single meter.
So I built the tray app I wanted. It archives every session on your own disk, flags the moment an agent needs you, and stays free, because the archive belongs to the person who made it. PRO pays for the parts that act on it, and for the cloud. If it misses something you do every day, write to me.
“AI, stay away. Please go hide in my tray.”
Russell WinslowFounder, Automater · New York
Resources
Guides, news, and ideas for working with AI.
Chrome DevTools MCP Setup for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor: Pick a Connection Mode, Run a Real Debug Loop
Set up Chrome DevTools MCP in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, choose isolated, browser-url or autoConnect mode, run a real browser debug loop, then roll back.
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DeepSeek Search API: Wire It Into Your Coding Agent Before Oct 31 Billing
Wire the DeepSeek Search API and Fetch API into a coding agent: token-bucket limits, authority and date filters, and a hard budget gate before Oct 31 billing.
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llama-server Remote Access for Coding Agents: SSH Tunnel, Tailscale Serve or Experimental --connect
llama-server remote access done safely: keep it on loopback behind an API key, then reach it via SSH tunnel, Tailscale Serve or the experimental --connect.
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Ollama Local Only Mode for Coding Agents: Enforce It, Then Prove It
Set up Ollama local only mode for Claude Code and OpenCode: find -cloud tags, set OLLAMA_NO_CLOUD on the real server process, and prove prompts stay local.
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Claude Code Fork Subagents: A Headless Migration Runbook
Claude Code fork subagents now reach headless and SDK lanes by default. Test inherited context, nested waits, permissions and failure evidence before promotion.
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