Eyra

Eyra is a local-first voice assistant for your Mac. You can speak or type, ask it to help with local files, screen context, reminders, tasks, and safe computer-control workflows, and keep the default path on your machine.

The current release line is 4.3.5. Full docs: gabrimatic.github.io/eyra.

For Normal Users

Install Eyra:

curl -fsSL https://gabrimatic.github.io/eyra/install.sh | bash

Then open the menu bar controls:

eyra menu

The guided installer builds and installs Eyra.app under ~/.local/share/eyra/ when the bundle can be prepared. eyra menu opens that app. If the app bundle is unavailable, use eyra open for the local Web control UI.

If you prefer the terminal assistant directly:

eyra

Useful first commands:

eyra setup
eyra status
eyra doctor
eyra examples
eyra menu
eyra memory status

Inside Eyra, try:

What can you control?
Are you local right now?
What would leave my machine?
Help me check if setup is ready.
Move the latest downloaded file to Documents.
Remind me in 10 minutes to stand up.
Remember that I prefer short answers.
Start dictation.

What Stays Local?

By default:

• Model requests use Ollama on localhost.
• Voice uses Local Whisper on this Mac.
• Screenshots are kept in memory.
• File access is sandboxed to allowed folders.
• Compact memory is stored locally through mcp-prose-memory.
• No telemetry is sent.
• Network tools are off.
• Mac control tools are off.
• MCP tools, connectors, external agents, Realtime voice, and Web UI are off until enabled.

Eyra also loads two user-editable local files on each turn:

• ~/.config/eyra/AGENTS.md for rules and instructions.
• ~/.config/eyra/personality.md for tone and personality.

Keep both short. Eyra clips them before model calls, and memory saves only small key/value facts so local models do not lose context to long notes.

Ask Eyra anytime:

What would leave my machine?

Or run:

eyra status
eyra settings

When Can Data Leave My Mac?

Only when you choose a remote provider or enable an optional online/control surface.

Examples:

• A cloud API_BASE_URL sends model requests to that provider.
• NETWORK_TOOLS_ENABLED=true allows web requests.
• REALTIME_VOICE_ENABLED=true uses an online Realtime voice path.
• Connectors, MCP tools, OS tools, and external agents stay disabled until explicitly enabled and still use Eyra policy, sandboxing, and approvals.

Secrets are not printed by eyra status, eyra settings, the menu bar, or Doctor JSON.

Menu Bar App

Run:

eyra menu

eyra menu opens the installed Eyra.app bundle when it is available. From a source checkout it can also run the SwiftPM developer path when Swift/Xcode command-line tools are installed.

Check the current menu state without launching it:

eyra menu --json --check

If the app bundle is unavailable, use:

eyra open

The menu bar shows:

• Local model readiness
• Voice status
• Whether the Web control service is running
• Whether the default path keeps data on this Mac
• Simple toggles for voice, speech, network tools, Mac control tools, connectors, and Realtime voice
• Memory controls for local memory, auto-save, reload, and the editable instruction/personality files

It does not bypass approvals or enable risky tools by itself.

Simple Settings

Most people should use:

eyra settings
eyra settings get MODEL
eyra settings set LIVE_SPEECH_ENABLED false

Simple settings include the main model, voice input, speech output, microphone device, allowed folders, Web UI, memory, network tools, Mac control tools, connectors, and Realtime voice.

Memory And Instructions

Memory is on by default and stays on your Mac:

eyra memory status
eyra memory remember "I prefer short answers"
eyra memory show
eyra memory off

Inside a session:

/memory status
/memory remember I prefer short answers
/memory show
/memory off

Eyra stores compact facts like answer_style: prefers short answers, not raw transcripts or long files. Secrets, stack traces, screenshots, clipboard dumps, and long payloads are refused.

MEMORY_WRITE_REQUIRE_CONFIRMATION=true disables automatic non-explicit saves. Direct remember commands still save because you asked for that exact memory write.

Advanced settings are still documented for power users, but they are not required for first use.

For Developers

Use the source checkout path when you want to change Eyra itself:

git clone https://github.com/gabrimatic/eyra.git
cd eyra
chmod +x setup.sh && ./setup.sh

Run from source:

uv run python src/main.py

Run checks:

uv run pytest -q
uv run ruff check src tests scripts/certify_voice_to_computer.py
uv lock --check
bash -n setup.sh install.sh

Build the menu bar app from source:

swift build --package-path apps/EyraMenuBar
swift run --package-path apps/EyraMenuBar EyraMenuBar

Advanced Surfaces

Eyra still includes the full power-user surface:

• Background tasks, jobs, logs, artifacts, and cancellation
• Local triggers and reminders
• Dictation and hands-free approvals
• Sandboxed file operations with undo metadata
• PDF and screen understanding
• Optional browser/network tools
• Optional Mac control tools
• Optional Web UI
• Optional Realtime voice
• Optional connectors
• Optional MCP tools and external agent bridges

These stay disabled unless you enable the matching setting.

Install Paths

Recommended normal-user install:

curl -fsSL https://gabrimatic.github.io/eyra/install.sh | bash

Homebrew users can install Eyra from the public tap:

brew tap gabrimatic/tap
brew install eyra

Python tool installs remain available for advanced users:

uv tool install git+https://github.com/gabrimatic/eyra@v4.3.5
pipx install git+https://github.com/gabrimatic/eyra@v4.3.5

Support

Start here:

eyra status
eyra doctor
eyra logs
eyra paths

If something is missing, Eyra should tell you the next step. Missing local AI, microphone permission, or Local Whisper is a setup item, not a failed install.

License

Eyra is licensed under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0.