v0.1.0 — Initial release
First public build of caip — copy → AI → paste.
A tiny native macOS menubar app: select any text, press a hotkey, get AI-rewritten text pasted back in place. Backed by OpenRouter.
Highlights
- Menubar only —
✦glyph, no Dock icon, no Electron, ~1.9 MB bundle. - Per-action hotkeys —
⌃⌥⇧⌘in any combination, plus standalone F-keys. Recorder uses a CGEvent tap so it captures even combinations another app has claimed globally. - OpenRouter — 350+ models. Sort by price, context, or recency. One global default model.
- Prompt placeholders —
{selectedText}(or{s}) is substituted before the request fires. - Floating Toast notifications instead of blocking modals.
- macOS 15+ · Apple Silicon.
Install
- Download
caip.zipbelow, double-click to expand, dragcaip.appto/Applications. - Launch. macOS will warn — right-click the app and choose Open the first time (ad-hoc signed).
- Open the menubar
✦→ Settings… → paste your OpenRouter key → grant Accessibility when asked.
Build from source
git clone https://github.com/sliday/caip.git
cd caip && bash build.sh
open build/caip.appNotes
- Ad-hoc signed. The Accessibility permission may need re-granting each time you rebuild from source — use Settings → OpenRouter → ⋯ → Reset & re-grant to clear stale TCC entries.
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