cloak — ~/sidekick
v3.0 · macOS 26+

Press Space from anywhere. Ask anything. Answer comes back fast. Apple Intelligence, local Llama, Claude or OpenAI — all behind one keystroke.

buy cloak · $19 one-time › watch the demo
cloak --why

Built for the keyboard, not the mouse.

One keystroke.

⌘⇧Space from any app. No window-juggling, no tab-hunting. Esc puts it away.

Four brains.

Apple Intelligence (free, on-device), local Llama via MLX, Claude or OpenAI with your own keys. Switch with /apple, /llama, /claude, /openai.

Yours, yours.

On-device by default. Cloud only when you bring your own key. No telemetry. No accounts. Keys in macOS Keychain.

It looks the part.

Phosphor green, vintage amber, ice blue, paper white. Pick a theme that matches your terminal — or your mood.

The / palette.

Type / to swap providers, themes, or jump to settings without leaving the keyboard. Like Spotlight, for Cloak.

Fast by design.

Streams from token one. No loading spinners. No "thinking…" delays before the first character lands.

cloak --demo

Watch it work.

[Apple Intelligence] ────── cloak
cloak --screenshots

Five themes, one feel.

Drag or scroll horizontally · ⌘⇧Space summons whichever theme you've picked.

[Apple Intelligence] ─────────────────────────
·Cloak v3.0 — type / for commands
explain monads to me like I'm a junior dev
A monad is a wrapper with two operations: wrap a value and chain a function. It lets you sequence computations that carry context — error states, async, lists — without writing the boilerplate each time. Optional in Swift is one.
one-liner please
A monad lets you glue context-carrying computations together with a single .flatMap.
another?
Phosphor Green · the classic
[Llama 3.2 3B] ──────────────────────────────
·local model · zero network
git: undo my last commit but keep changes staged
git reset --soft HEAD~1
Your last commit is gone; the files stay in the index, ready to recommit.
and if I want to throw the changes away too?
git reset --hard HEAD~1 — destructive, no undo.
/theme green
Vintage Amber · ~/.bash_profile vibes
[Claude] ────────────────────────────────────
·BYOK · keys in Keychain
tighten this: "We are very pleased to inform you that..."
"We're glad to share —"
Or, terser: "Good news —"
give me three subject lines for the email
1. You're in.
2. The wait's over.
3. Welcome aboard — short version.
pick #2
Paper White · daytime mode
[OpenAI] ────────────────────────────────────
·/ palette open · type to filter
/the
/theme green · switch to Phosphor Green
/theme amber · switch to Vintage Amber
/theme ice · switch to Ice Blue ✓
/theme paper · switch to Paper White
/theme mono · switch to Mono Black
/the
Ice Blue · with the / palette open
cloak --compare

How Cloak stacks up.

Cloak Raycast AI ChatGPT app
Pricing $19 one-time $10/mo subscription $20/mo subscription
Global hotkey from any app ⌘⇧Space ⌥Space (paid) ⌥Space
Runs fully on-device Apple Intelligence + Llama Cloud only Cloud only
Bring your own API key Claude + OpenAI On Pro tier No — pay them
No account required Just install and go Raycast account OpenAI account
Telemetry / analytics None. Zero. Opt-out Yes
Terminal aesthetic + themes 5 themes, CRT glow Standard UI Standard UI
Slash command palette / inline, filter as you type Yes (Raycast core feature) No
Floating panel or normal window One toggle Floating only Window only
Conversation persists Ephemeral by design Yes Yes
Works offline With local providers No No

Honest take: Raycast AI is the deeper productivity suite. ChatGPT is the best general chat. Cloak is the smallest, fastest, most private of the three — for the 30-second questions you'd rather not type into a browser tab.

cloak --providers

Four ways to think.

apple intelligence
On-device. Zero config. Zero cost. Requires macOS 26+ with Apple Intelligence on.
llama 3.2 3b (local)
On-device via MLX. ~1.9 GB first download, then offline forever. Delete any time.
claude (BYOK)
Bring your own Anthropic API key. Streams from api.anthropic.com. Never stored anywhere but your Keychain.
openai (BYOK)
Bring your own OpenAI key. Same deal. Keychain-only.
cloak --commands

The / palette.

Type / in the input — filter as you go, ⏎ runs the top match.

/apple · /llama · /claude · /openai
Switch provider
/theme green · amber · ice · paper · mono
Switch theme
/clear
Wipe the transcript
/settings
Open settings (provider, theme, hotkey, BYOK)
/help
Read the docs without leaving the keyboard
/quit
Goodbye
cloak --buy

One price. One time. Yours forever.

CLOAK · v3
$19
one-time · all future v3 updates included
  • Apple Intelligence, Llama, Claude, OpenAI
  • 5 themes including CRT glow
  • Global hotkey + menu bar
  • Floating panel or normal window
  • BYOK with Keychain storage
  • No subscription, no telemetry, no account
install cloak · $19

Apple Silicon Mac required · macOS 26 Tahoe or later

cloak --trust

Small app. Clear ownership.

Built by Michael at Yuzool.

Cloak is independent Mac software from the same studio behind Rank, Dispatch and Drip Send.

One-time purchase.

$19 through Polar. No Yuzool account, no subscription, no hosted AI service to keep paying for.

Support by email.

Questions, refunds and product help go straight to Yuzool support.

Privacy boundaries.

On-device providers stay on-device. Cloud providers are used only when you choose them and provide your own key.

Updates portal.

Polar customers can request download and purchase access through the Yuzool updates portal.

Cloak is also included in the Yuzool Mac bundle.

Get Cloak with Rank, Dispatch, Drip Send, Cadence, future Yuzool Mac apps and included updates for the early bundle price of $99.

view bundle
cloak --faq

Honest answers.

Does my data leave my Mac?

Not unless you choose a cloud provider (Claude/OpenAI) and send a message. Apple Intelligence and the local Llama run entirely on-device. Cloak makes no other network calls. No telemetry, no analytics, no "anonymous usage data." Ever.

What's BYOK?

Bring Your Own Key. You paste your Anthropic or OpenAI key into Cloak's Settings; it gets stored in the macOS Keychain (which is encrypted and only readable by Cloak itself). When you pick Claude or OpenAI as your provider, Cloak streams directly from their API using your key. You pay them, not me.

Why one-time pricing and not a subscription?

Because Cloak isn't a service — it's an app. The local providers cost you nothing to run. The cloud providers use your own keys. There's nothing on my side that needs to keep running. So pay once, own it.

What's the difference vs. ChatGPT, Claude, etc.?

Those are made for long, document-style conversations in a browser tab. Cloak is the opposite — a keystroke away, terminal-fast, ephemeral. Use it for the 30-second questions, the quick code recalls, the "what's the syntax for X again." When you want long-form, your subscription is still right there.

Why does the Llama download fail?

Almost always: no internet, or Hugging Face blocked by a corporate firewall/VPN. Re-try in Settings → Local Model. If you don't want a 1.9 GB download, just use Apple Intelligence — it's already on your Mac.

Refunds?

Yes. If Cloak doesn't fit your workflow, email me within 14 days for a no-questions refund.