Build Yaps
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Before step 1
you will need
- macOS 14 or later
- Swift 6 and Xcode
- whisper.cpp and a local speech model
- microphone, Accessibility, and global-shortcut permissions
- a local Markdown vault with explicit backup and export
Delivery order
Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands.
done whenThe project starts from a documented command in a clean checkout.
Implement the primary data model and core workflow.
done whenThe main object can be created, read and changed end to end.
Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence.
done whenBad input is refused with a readable message and nothing is left corrupted.
Cover the critical path with automated tests.
done whenThe highest-risk behavior fails the suite when it breaks.
Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step.
done whenA fresh clone reaches the first successful workflow using only the README.
That is the whole plan for Yaps. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- native parity across macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS
- reliable Fn and global-shortcut capture plus cursor insertion across native, browser, terminal, and Electron text surfaces
- mobile keyboards, browser capture, a Markdown vault, and desktop-to-mobile note sync working as one system
- bundled and warmed local runtimes for dictation, cleanup, TTS, transcription, diarization, translation, voice, and media tools
- installers, model downloads, updates, permissions UX, performance tuning, recovery, and cross-platform regression testing
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more ai assistants.