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Getting Started
Start here: your first CueSpec workflow
CueSpec currently provides a Mac companion for Codex: check a task, speak a draft, review the text, and send it to the intended conversation.
Check Mac requirements before installing
The published CueSpec 0.3.0 build 20 package requires macOS 15.0 or later and includes Apple Silicon and Intel architectures.
Install CueSpec on Mac
Download the official universal ZIP, extract it, and move CueSpec.app into Applications.
Prepare local voice input
Local transcription needs a ready speech model, a usable microphone and the relevant macOS permissions.
Understand the permissions used by CueSpec
CueSpec’s status overview separates microphone and accessibility permission checks.
Create your first spoken draft
Hold Fn to speak, release to finish, and inspect the locally transcribed draft before sending.
Send your first reviewed reply
Send only after checking both the draft and its destination.
Start with software or wait for the glasses?
You can explore the published Mac companion with your existing input device.
Run a five-minute first-use check
Use a short, repeatable test to check capture, transcription, conversation identity and delivery independently.
Read capability and availability labels
Documentation uses separate labels for available workflows, practical guidance, development work and unverified claims.
Find the right reading path
Choose a documentation path from the problem you are solving.
Get help and report a useful issue
Use the CueSpec community or support contact to describe the smallest reproducible problem.
Office & On the go
Use short voice bursts at a shared desk
At a shared desk, use brief spoken drafts for explanation and the keyboard for exact corrections.
Draft while other people are talking
When other people are talking, inspect whether their words enter your draft before trusting the output.
Work in a silent zone without speaking
If a space requires silence, use typed drafts or move before speaking.
Make quick AI corrections in a café
In a café, keep requests brief, check for background words and protect sensitive content.
Capture an idea on the go: stop, then record
For an idea that arrives while you are moving, stop in a suitable place before interacting with a screen.
Separate commute capture from later AI execution
An idea captured during a commute can become an AI request later, after you restore context and review the wording.
When your hands are busy, capture the explanation
Voice can help capture an explanation when typing is inconvenient, but reviewing the text and choosing the destination remain necessary.
Describe a bug without losing the reproduction steps
A spoken bug report is most useful when it preserves the trigger, observed behavior, expected behavior and a repeatable example.
Turn a long spoken idea into a bounded request
Separate your reasoning from the instruction you want executed.
Check several projects without mixing their instructions
Use task status to decide what needs attention, then review and reply inside one conversation at a time.
Quiet AI Voice Input in an Open Office: A Practical Guide
To use AI voice input in an open office, start with brief, softly spoken drafts, a microphone that works at a comfortable position, and a deliberate review step.
Voice Dictation in Cafes and Coworking Spaces
For voice dictation in a cafe or coworking space, choose an area where brief speech is welcome, test the actual microphone, and capture short drafts that you review before sending.
AI Voice Input on the Go: Capture an Idea, Review It Later
A useful on-the-go voice workflow separates capturing an idea from sending an instruction.
Hardware · SPECS 01
What soft-speech capture is meant to solve
SPECS 01 is intended to capture the wearer’s soft speech while reducing interference from surrounding voices.
Understand near-field isolation without a hard cutoff
Near-field isolation describes prioritizing speech close to the microphone over surrounding sound.
What four microphones do and do not establish
The SPECS 01 supplier specification lists four microphones.
Microphone noise rejection versus quieter listening
Reducing noise in a microphone recording and reducing the noise a listener hears are different functions.
Why fit and microphone position belong in a voice test
Test voice capture at the position in which you would actually wear the glasses.
Frame and lens information for SPECS 01
The supplier-listed frame is TR90 with high-clarity optical lenses and a 38 g weight.
What the temple controls will control
SPECS 01 lists buttons and touch controls on both temples.
Bluetooth connection is not the whole AI input path
Bluetooth 5.3 is a supplier-listed connectivity specification.
Read the battery and charging estimates
The supplier lists two 140 mAh lithium-ion polymer batteries, a 10–14 hour runtime estimate and approximately 1.5 hours to charge.
Read the listed water and dust ratings
The supplier lists IPX4 for water resistance and IP5X for dust resistance.
Music and calls versus the CueSpec AI workflow
The hardware sheet lists dual speakers and music/call capability.
Evaluate a glasses sample without overclaiming
A useful sample evaluation tests capture, recognition, comfort, controls and delivery separately.
Do You Have to Talk Toward a Device for AI Dictation?
AI dictation requires usable audio from the selected microphone; it does not universally require holding a phone near your mouth or speaking toward a screen.
Can You Whisper to Speech-to-Text? How to Test It
Some speech-to-text setups can recognize quiet or whispered speech, but performance depends on the microphone, speaking style, environment and software.
Close-Talk Microphones: Cleaning, Moisture and Daily Comfort
For voice equipment used near the mouth, check the maker’s cleaning instructions, intended placement and any removable or replaceable parts.
How to Keep Background Voices Out of AI Dictation
If nearby conversations enter your AI dictation, first verify the active microphone, then improve the capture position and test short recordings in the actual environment.
Software · Voice & Intent
Local transcription and optional text refinement
Local transcription turns captured speech into a draft on your Mac.
Speak an instruction that is easy to review
A reviewable spoken instruction states the goal, the important limits and the output you want.
Remove fillers without removing meaning
Text cleanup should remove nonessential hesitation while preserving corrections, uncertainty and constraints.
Keep the final intent when you correct yourself
When you correct yourself aloud, the draft should represent the final instruction and retain any conditions that still apply.
Review names, numbers and negation first
Prioritize meaning-changing details when reviewing a spoken draft: who, how much, when, which object and whether an action is allowed.
Mix speech with typed technical identifiers
Use speech for context and typing or paste for exact strings.
Use a draft boundary for consequential requests
A spoken thought can be a draft rather than authorization to act.
Compare a raw draft with a refined draft
Judge refinement by meaning preservation and reduced editing effort, not by fluency alone.
Dictionary and word-learning boundaries
The project contains manual vocabulary and word-learning design work, with some controls grouped in voice input and experimental settings.
Choose a language without assuming a support matrix
The reviewed CueSpec materials do not establish a complete tested language list or accuracy matrix.
Keep long recordings manageable
Use smaller recording segments when a long explanation becomes difficult to review.
An example: spoken explanation to a clear AI request
A clear rewritten prompt retains the user’s objective and limits while reducing repetition.
Turn Spoken Ideas into AI Prompts Without Changing Your Intent
To turn a spoken idea into an AI prompt, make the task, context and limits explicit, then inspect the draft before sending.
Software · Agent Management
Understand the desktop task overview
CueSpec’s compact desktop view helps you see Codex tasks that are running, need a response or have finished.
Use the live list and the all-task list
The live list focuses on current work and attention needs; the all-task list also includes older conversations.
Read the latest answer before replying
Open a task’s latest answer before writing the next instruction.
Rename a topic so it is easier to choose
CueSpec’s Mac task details include a topic-name editing action.
Keep drafts attached to their conversation
CueSpec saves drafts by conversation so unfinished replies can remain with the task they belong to.
Use completion reminders as a review queue
CueSpec can remind you when a task finishes, and reminders can be cleared individually or together.
What waiting to retry means
Waiting to retry means the task has not successfully finished the requested work.
Delivery receipt versus task completion
A delivery receipt confirms a message’s arrival in the intended conversation.
Reply to structured questions with care
The reviewed Mac release supports submitting answered parts of a structured question.
An agent and a model are different things
An agent is a task-working process or role; a model is the language model it uses.
Confirm the destination before sending
Check the selected conversation’s title and latest content before sending a draft.
The boundary of today’s agent-management features
Today’s released Mac scope is a Codex companion: task status, latest answers, drafts and in-context replies.
Voice Input Across AI Conversations: Keep the Right Context
When using voice input across AI conversations, choose the destination before recording, keep each draft associated with its task, and confirm the request before sending.
Product Facts
CueSpec product facts at a glance
CueSpec combines a released Mac companion for Codex with a developing SPECS 01 glasses line.
Software support matrix
The delivered platform is Mac.
SPECS 01 hardware specification reference
The following figures are taken from the reviewed supplier-derived SPECS 01 specification.
What Mac 0.3.0 build 20 changed
Mac 0.3.0 build 20 is the published release in the reviewed snapshot.
Hardware and software solve different stages
Hardware focuses on capturing soft speech; software focuses on usable wording and task interaction.
What would count as evidence for a performance claim?
A performance claim needs conditions, a method and repeatable results matching the promised scope.
Pricing, bundles and software entitlements
The reviewed product material does not finalize public hardware prices, mandatory bundles or software entitlement duration.
Data-processing facts in the current workflow
The reviewed Mac material states that speech is transcribed locally and original recordings remain on the computer.
Supported workflow and integration boundaries
CueSpec’s released task workflow is a Mac companion for Codex.
Does SPECS 01 have a camera or an AI display?
The reviewed SPECS 01 facts do not establish a camera, a lens display or projected AI answers.
Using CueSpec
Open a task and its reply draft
Choose a task from CueSpec’s list to read its latest answer and prepare a reply.
Record with Fn hold and release
The documented Fn route starts capture while you hold the key and finishes when you release it.
Use hold-to-record in the reply field
The reviewed Mac release includes a reply-field hold-to-record interaction: hold to speak and release to convert speech into text.
Edit a draft before sending
Treat the transcript as editable working text.
Add and remove reply attachments
The reviewed Mac release supports pasting screenshots, images and files into a reply and removing unwanted attachments before sending.
Paste a screenshot and check its appearance
Screenshot paste is supported in the reviewed Mac release, and a color-handling fix received real-user confirmation.
Move the desktop panel between screens
CueSpec’s desktop panel can be dragged between screens, and the reviewed release improves title-area and surrounding-space dragging.
Use the status overview to find the failing stage
The status overview separates local model readiness, macOS permissions, Codex state and service connectivity.
Update CueSpec without interrupting a draft
The published Mac update route checks and downloads in the background, then installs when you deliberately quit.
Migrate from an older CueSpec update source
CueSpec 0.2.1 and earlier, plus versions using the old GitHub update source, need one manual replacement with the published Mac package.
Read Codex quota separately from CueSpec service usage
CueSpec’s Mac companion includes a Codex quota view.
Use desktop utilities without confusing them with agent control
The Mac product material lists music control, prevent-sleep, mute and desktop-icon visibility utilities.
Troubleshooting & Known Issues
Update log
CueSpec release notes and update history: Mac versions, fixes, update guidance and clearly labeled work in progress.
Recording starts, but no useful audio is captured
If recording starts but produces no usable speech, check the input device and microphone access before changing text-refinement settings.
Fn does not start recording
When Fn does not trigger recording, check the active app copy, permission state and shortcut setup.
The first words of a recording are missing
Missing opening words can arise before recognition or during transcription.
The transcript changes important words
If the transcript changes meaning, correct it before sending and identify whether the error comes from capture, recognition or optional refinement.
Other people’s words appear in the draft
Background words in the draft indicate that the capture/recognition route included surrounding speech.
A headset disconnects or the input device changes
After an input device disconnects, verify the active capture route before recording again.
Transcription takes longer than expected
Determine whether you are waiting for local transcription, optional refinement or message delivery.
Optional text refinement is unavailable
Optional refinement requires a configured CueSpec Server and login.
A late transcript appears in an unexpected draft
If text appears in an unexpected draft, stop before sending.
A send result is waiting for confirmation
An uncertain send retains the draft while its receipt is checked.
The original conversation is unavailable for sending
If the target conversation is unavailable, open it in Codex and recheck before retrying.
An older version reports that sending requires a cloud host
The development history records an older send-path error stating that a cloud app-server host was required.
A message seems to appear twice
Check whether the issue is duplicate display or two actual submissions before sending anything else.
Known issue: the Codex question card stays open
A known integration issue can leave Codex’s original structured-question card open after a reply from CueSpec arrives.
A task is missing from the list
Check the all-task view before assuming a conversation is missing.
A task state looks stale or contradictory
Compare CueSpec’s state with the original Codex conversation before deciding that work is complete or sending a new instruction.
An update check, download or installation fails
Identify whether the failure is checking, downloading or installing.
macOS shows an unexpected installation warning
The published Mac 0.3.0 package is Developer ID signed and Apple notarized.
Privacy & Data
Where recorded audio goes
The reviewed Mac product material states that speech recognition happens locally and original recordings remain on the computer.
What optional text refinement changes about the data flow
Optional refinement introduces a service-processing step for text.
What a draft and attachment can contain
A draft can contain transcribed words, typed context and selected attachments.
Local processing does not prevent overhearing
Local transcription concerns where audio is processed.
History and deletion: what still needs confirmation
The project includes local-history and retention design work, but the reviewed sources do not establish a complete public deletion guarantee.
Share diagnostics without sharing the whole project
Share the minimum evidence that reproduces the issue: version, action, expected result and sanitized visible state.
What can be local and what needs a connection
The raw speech-to-text route is local once its required components are ready.
Security and workplace-policy questions still open
The reviewed materials do not establish enterprise SSO, centralized device administration, a formal compliance certificate or an independent security audit.
Voice Input Privacy: Overhearing, Cloud Processing and Drafts
Quiet speech and local transcription address different parts of voice-input privacy.
Coming Soon
Windows: the next desktop step
Windows is the next stated desktop priority after the published Mac release.
Multiple computers: identity before routing
Multi-computer support is a stated next priority alongside Windows.
iPhone: a later companion route
iPhone support is planned after Windows and multi-computer work.
Android: platform-specific work still ahead
Android is a planned later platform, after desktop and multi-computer priorities.
SPECS 01 integration: the complete route to validate
SPECS 01 integration is still in development.
Semantic refinement: clarity with fidelity
The refinement direction is to make spoken requests clearer while preserving the speaker’s intent.
Multi-LLM and broader agent support
Broader agent and model management is a product direction beyond today’s Mac Codex companion.
Wearable text deletion and conversation controls
Deleting recently spoken text and switching conversations through temple controls are product ideas requiring exact interaction design.