SKI

What it is

SKI is a desktop voice assistant for AI coding agents available on Mac, Windows and Linux. It enables a two-way conversation between developers and coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI and OpenClaw. Developers speak aloud to describe what they need, and the agent responds with spoken replies. All speech recognition and voice synthesis run locally on the user's machine with no audio uploaded to the cloud. The application includes features like full-duplex echo cancellation, screenshot sharing, meeting recording, and optional calendar integration to send agents into video calls.

Questions from the bench

What is SKI?

SKI is a small floating app for Mac or PC that lets developers talk out loud to an AI coding assistant and hear it answer in a natural voice.

How does SKI actually work?

You speak and SKI converts it to text on your machine, then passes it to your coding agent. The agent reads files, writes code, runs tests and sends its reply back to SKI, which speaks it aloud in a natural voice and displays it in the pill or notch. Everything is a full spoken round-trip over plain files in your own project.

Do I need an internet connection?

No. Listening, understanding and speaking all happen on your own machine. The only feature that requires internet is sending your agent into a video meeting, which is optional.

Is my voice recorded or sent anywhere?

No. Your voice becomes text on your own machine and is never uploaded. There is no cloud service listening in and nothing to upload to.

How much does it cost?

SKI is free forever on Mac, Windows and Linux after registering once with no credit card required. Voice features and the meeting transcriber are included free. The only paid feature is having your agent join video calls through AgentCall, billed per minute with free hours included.