The window is nearly full and the plan lives in your head.
So you paste a wall of transcript and re-explain everything. Compacting loses the plot. Starting over loses the plot.
cursor
codex
grok
handbrief
claude code
opencode
antigravityOne handoff, start to finish.
Detected, distilled, reviewed, delivered — real speed, no editing tricks.
From the notch. Never leave your flow.
Card drops from the top, does the work, collapses. No notch? Anchors top-center.
Already filled in.
Detects the hot chat from session files on disk, pre-picks your last destination. Usually right — no chips to tap.
Read it before it goes.
Freshness warnings flag changed files and a missing next action. Distill, add focus, or send. Trusted briefs can skip review in Settings.
Wrong guess? One tap.
Every recent session, searchable — project and branch attached. Pick a different chat or destination without opening the app.
Lands three ways, every time.
Clipboard, project file, and focused target — receipt shows what fired.
- Clipboard — ready to paste anywhere.
- .handbrief/latest.md — CLI picks it up in one line.
- Target focused — next tool comes forward, brief loaded.
Two things you'd expect to need the app for.
The notch is small. Not stripped-down.
Your CLI writes the brief
Rewrite with the CLI you already pay for — your key, your machine, remembered next time.
Check it's the right chat
Source, model, branch, last message — then hand it off from the same screen.
Not a notch person? Use the whole app.
Same engine in a menu-bar window. First run asks which default you want.
Every session, one listSearch across Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Grok. Merge sessions or paste context in.
Room to set it upTarget, template, tone — plus bundles, history, and settings the notch keeps out of the way.
Edit the brief properlyFull markdown, freshness warnings, distill, export — on a canvas you can type in.
Hotkey, terminal, brief sections, writer instructions, skip-review rules, even your own harness — all in Settings.
The notch card
Mid-chat in one tool, continue in another — right now.
The menu-bar app
Merges, history, bundles, templates. Same briefs, more room.
default only picks the tray click · neither surface is disabled
Fast lane, same guardrails.
Skips the wizard, not the safety checks.
Never reads your screen
Session files on disk — not window titles, not pixels. No Accessibility prompt.
Secrets scanned out
Scanned before anything is written or sent. Fast path ≠ unchecked path.
Stale context flagged
Changed files and a missing next action — while you can still fix them.
Every tool, both ways
Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, Grok — source or destination. Else: clean .md.
Remembers your route
Same hop twice and it stops asking. Common path is one step.
Stays on your machine
No account, no server, no telemetry. Distill runs through your CLI, your key.
The things people check first.
Do I need a Mac with a notch?
No. Without one, the card anchors top-center. macOS 11+, universal for Apple silicon and Intel.
Does it read my code or my screen?
Neither. Session files your tools already write — and only what you reviewed. No Accessibility, no screen recording, no telemetry.
What will it cost?
Early access is free. Waitlist first. Pricing later — you'll hear from us before anything changes.
My tool isn't on the list.
Add it as a custom harness, or take a generic .md you can paste anywhere.
Windows or Linux?
Not yet. Join the list anyway — it tells us how loudly to plan for it.
What happens when I sign up?
One email when early access opens. No drip, no newsletter, address not sold.