v0.33.1: Faster dictation and smoother desktop setup

Minutes 0.33.1 reduces the wait after dictation, preserves the Mac menu bar icon’s position during restarts, and makes the Claude Desktop extension easier to set up. Opt-in Voice Live builds also wait for delegated answers correctly and gain an optional read-only Codex connection.

What changed

Mac desktop and dictation

• Minutes keeps the menu bar icon where you placed it when it restarts after an update or a permission change. The update from 0.33.0 to 0.33.1 can still move it one last time, because that restart runs the old version’s code. Cmd-drag the icon back into place; later updates from 0.33.1 use the fix. #1333
• Desktop dictation no longer spends time decoding hidden previews while you speak, leaving less work after you release the shortcut. #1335

Claude Desktop extension

• The optional Node.js path setting now ignores stray whitespace, and automatic discovery also checks ~/.local/bin and ~/.local/node/bin. The setting, error message and setup instructions now explain that you must quit and reopen Claude Desktop after changing it. Thanks to @markusstraslicka-ux for the report. #1341, #1327

Voice Live (opt-in builds)

• Delegated questions wait for the local agent’s actual answer instead of answering early. #1343
• An opt-in read-only Codex app-server connection is available with [voice_live] delegate_transport = "codex_app_server". The existing CLI transport remains the default. #1344

Setup and documentation

• Coach setup and semantic search say “computer” rather than “Mac” on Windows and Linux. #1337, #1338
• The Linux quickstart starts with the prebuilt CLI. Node.js 22 is recommended for the Claude Desktop extension; Node.js 20+ remains supported. #1342

No migration is required.

Install

• Mac: download the DMG below, or brew install --cask silverstein/tap/minutes
• Windows: download the installer below
• CLI: brew install silverstein/tap/minutes or cargo install minutes-cli
• Claude Desktop: the minutes.mcpb extension below (Node.js 22 recommended, 20+ supported), or npx minutes-mcp

Who should care

Mac users who dictate or have repositioned the menu bar icon, Claude Desktop extension users, and anyone trying Voice Live’s local-agent handoffs.