Build BoltAI
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Before step 1
you will need
- macOS 13 or later
- Xcode with a Swift 6 toolchain
- API keys for the selected cloud providers
- Ollama for optional local models
- Accessibility and microphone permissions for system-wide workflows
Delivery order
Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands.
done whenThe project starts from a documented command in a clean checkout.
Implement the primary data model and core workflow.
done whenThe main object can be created, read and changed end to end.
Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence.
done whenBad input is refused with a readable message and nothing is left corrupted.
Cover the critical path with automated tests.
done whenThe highest-risk behavior fails the suite when it breaks.
Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step.
done whenA fresh clone reaches the first successful workflow using only the README.
That is the whole plan for BoltAI. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- AppKit-backed performance and responsiveness across large workspaces and conversation histories
- carefully tuned keyboard navigation, focus, menus, panels, windows, drag and drop, and other native Mac behavior
- AI Workflows that capture context from other applications and return formatted results where the user is working
- Instant Chat and Instant Dictation as reliable system-wide workflows rather than ordinary in-app screens
- maintained provider compatibility, Cloud Sync, mobile continuity, imports, backup recovery, and protected credential portability
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more ai assistants.