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Keith McAleer
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Hey Neko

One voice in front of the AI systems you already use.

Shipped · free beta for Windows and macOS

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Neko chat: a weather answer, then a request to build a Focus Timer app delegated to Claude Code, followed by a completion report with npm test and npm run build checks.
Neko Brain settings: avatar, voice, language, and separate model choices for chat and for coding, plus work hours and custom instructions.

Problem

Working with AI increasingly means working with several systems at once: one model to think with, Claude Code or Codex to build, local models for private work. Each is capable on its own. The coordination falls to the human, who copies context between windows, watches terminals, tracks which agent is doing what, and checks whether anything actually finished.

Built

A desktop assistant you talk to. Say “Hey Neko” and it answers out loud. The wake word is recognized on the device, so audio never leaves the machine just to listen. Behind the conversation sits an orchestrator:

Results

  • Shipped as a free beta for Windows and macOS (Apple Silicon)
  • 500+ automated tests
  • About 22,000 lines of Python

Say hello.

mcaleerkj@gmail.com