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Check the build first

macOS 1.2.12 is the public Direct release for Apple Silicon / arm64. It is signed, notarized, and supports in-app updates.
Windows 1.2.12 is an unsigned x64 public beta. Windows may show SmartScreen or “Unknown publisher”; updates are manual downloads.
Intel Mac is not currently supported. Steam remains unavailable while store review is pending.

Use the download cards for current links and SHA256 values.

Meet the two surfaces

Pocket Chief standing on the desktop — Chief lives on the desktop; drag her, click for a small reaction, or right-click to open the workbench.

Desktop Chief: drag her, click for a small reaction, or right-click to open the workbench.
Chief workbench: the bottom tabs are Current, Chief, Review, and Settings.

Complete the five-part move-in

Move-in must finish before recording starts or the workbench opens. These screenshots show the macOS Direct path; Windows follows its in-app prompts, while Steam uses the current Steam account for Cloud.

1. Meet and settle Chief

Meet Chief, then choose Let Chief move in.

Move-in chapter introducing Chief — Chapter one introduces Chief before any recording begins.

Adjust Chief’s size, voice mode, and volume for your desktop. Changes apply immediately and remain editable in Settings.

Move-in choices for Chief size, voice mode, and volume — Settle Chief in by choosing her size and voice behavior.

2. Understand automatic recording

Automatic recording turns the day into Current, Footprints, and Summary.

Move-in guide explaining Current, Footprints, and Summary — Automatic recording can organize the day into Current, Footprints, and Summary.

Screen text is read and cleaned on this computer before Cloud organizes it. Original screenshots are never uploaded and are not saved by default.

Move-in guide explaining local processing and AI data boundaries — The guide explains what stays local and what an AI request may receive.

3. Allow screen-text reading

Accept the explanation to request the screen permission used by automatic recording.

On macOS, open Screen & System Audio Recording, enable Pocket Chief, then return to the app. The check starts automatically; use the retry shown on the page if needed.

macOS Screen and System Audio Recording permission step — Grant the macOS permission that automatic recording needs.

Continue after the page reports that screen reading works.

Successful screen-reading check in the move-in guide — A real screen-reading check confirms the installed app can continue.

4. Connect Cloud

Direct uses an email address and a 6-digit code—no password. Steam uses the current Steam account.

Direct Cloud connection screen asking for an email address — Direct users connect Cloud with their email address.

Direct Cloud connection screen asking for a six-digit code — Enter the latest six-digit email code to verify the Direct account.

After the first successful connection, the account receives 3,000 Starter Cookies once. Direct and Steam accounts and Cookies stay separate and cannot be transferred.

5. Start recording and enter the workbench

On the final page, choose Start recording and enter Pocket Chief. The workbench opens after automatic recording confirms that it has started.

Final move-in screen ready to start recording — Finish move-in to start automatic recording and open the workbench.

What to do after move-in

Use the computer normally. The first organized result may take an hour or two.
In Current, edit or pin work worth continuing and mark noise Irrelevant.
Open Review > Footprints, then Review > Summary.

Screenshots remain set to Do not save unless you choose local retention in Settings > Recording. Cloud organization uses about 5 Cookies per run; BYOK and Local use the model service you configure after move-in.

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