Agents
Agents that work while you do.
Say the goal, not the steps. ScreenWizard starts an agent that takes the job to your apps, your browser and your files in the background, asks before anything goes out, and reports back.
How a job runs
- You say what you needHold ⌃⌥ and talk: “Chase the unpaid Q3 invoices.” ScreenWizard picks the right kind of help, names an agent (Briar, say) and hands it the job.
- It works in the backgroundThe agent reads, searches, fills in and drafts, step by step. A quiet status on the pill shows what it's doing; you keep using your Mac.
- It asks before anything goes outBefore it sends, posts, pays or deletes, it stops with an Allow card: allow once, always for that kind of thing, or not now.
- It tells you what happenedA notification, then a short report you can open, or have presented across your screen with the drawing engine.
Where agents work
- Your apps
- Mail, Numbers, Finder, Notes, System Settings and other Mac apps, through the same controls you use.
- Your browser
- Your signed-in Chrome, Arc, Brave or Edge, in tabs of their own, when the job is on a site you're signed in to. Password, card and one-time-code fields are off limits.
- A private browser
- For research and the open web, a separate browser that runs out of sight, so your own tabs stay yours.
- Connected apps
- Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, GitHub and more, once you connect them, for jobs that are faster through the app itself.
- Your files
- Sorting the Desktop, filing Downloads, combining images into a PDF, shrinking a file to send.
- The cloud
- Routines (“every Monday, list what's overdue”) run on schedule in the cloud, even with your Mac closed.
You stay in control
A border when it has your screen. While an agent is using your screen, a glow runs around its edge, so you always know.
Pause, resume, stop. Move your mouse or press Escape and the agent pauses where it is. Resume or Stop from the pill. A step it was about to take on a screen you've since changed is looked at again, not replayed.
It waits for you. Steps that need the front of your screen wait until you stop typing or moving the mouse for a moment, so an agent doesn't pull a window out from under you.
Allow before anything leaves. Email, posts, invites, payments and deletes always ask first, on the Mac and in the cloud.
Jobs people hand to agents
- Find the email about Thursday's event and summarise everything I need to know.
- Chase the clients who haven't paid this quarter.
- Research this company and present what you find.
- File my Desktop and Downloads.
- Every weekday at 8, tell me what's on my calendar and what's overdue.
- Draft replies to the emails that have waited all week.
Questions about agents
What is a ScreenWizard agent?
A helper that does a job for you in the background on your Mac. You say the goal out loud, ScreenWizard starts an agent with its own name, and it works across your apps, your browser, your files and the apps you've connected, then reports back.
Can agents use my Mac while I'm using it?
Yes. Most of their steps go straight to the app they're working in, so you keep your screen. When a step really needs the screen, such as bringing a window forward, the agent waits until you pause. While one is using your screen, a glowing border runs around it, and you can pause, resume or stop it from the pill.
How many agents can run at once?
Up to three at a time. Only one of them uses your screen at any moment; the others keep working in the background or in the cloud.
Will an agent send email or post without asking?
No. Anything that leaves your Mac (email, messages, posts, invites, payments) and anything that deletes waits for your Allow. You can choose Always allow for one kind of action if you want to.
Do agents keep working when my Mac is closed?
Routines that only need connected apps and the web run in the cloud on their schedule, even with your Mac asleep or off. Their results are waiting for you when you're back.
Can I teach an agent how I like something done?
Yes, with skills. Show ScreenWizard once while you talk it through, and it writes the steps down as a skill that agents follow next time. You can also add skills from a link.
Give your Mac a sidekick.
Download ScreenWizard, about 125 MB. Open it, allow the microphone and screen, sign in once, then hold ⌃⌥ and ask.
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