---
title: "Start here: your first CueSpec workflow"
description: "CueSpec currently provides a Mac companion for Codex: check a task, speak a draft, review the text, and send it to the intended conversation."
slug: "start-here"
category: "getting-started"
language: en
editorial_status: published
capability_status: available
reviewed_at: 2026-10-13
keywords: ["CueSpec getting started","Codex voice companion","Mac AI workflow"]
---

# 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. You can start with your existing microphone; SPECS 01 integration is still in development.

## A small first task
Install the current Mac release, open Codex, and choose a conversation you recognize. Read its latest answer before recording. Hold Fn, say a short instruction such as “Explain the two options before making changes,” and release. Local transcription should place text in a draft. Correct the wording and confirm the conversation title, then send deliberately.

The first successful result is a message appearing in the right Codex conversation. A receipt alone does not show that Codex has finished the work. Return to the task view to follow progress and read the eventual answer.

## Keep the first attempt easy
Use non-sensitive content and a quiet location. Avoid attachments, multiple conversations and optional text refinement until the basic route works. This isolates microphone, transcription and delivery issues instead of combining them in one trial.

If recording produces no text, check voice readiness and permissions. If sending is uncertain, retain the draft and inspect the original conversation before trying again. Windows, phone control and wearable capture have separate development paths; they are not prerequisites for this Mac walkthrough.

## Related reading

- [Run a five-minute first-use check](/five-minute-test/)
- [Make quick AI corrections in a café](/cafe-quick-corrections/)
- [Update log](/updates/)
- [CueSpec product facts at a glance](/product-facts/)