Build Cluely
KINDAreplaces $19.99/mosaves $239.88/yrback to the verdict
Before step 1
you will need
- An OpenAI API key (or any multimodal chat endpoint) in .env
- macOS or Windows desktop, plus screen recording and microphone permissions
- A virtual audio device for other-party audio: BlackHole on macOS, VB-Cable or WASAPI loopback on Windows
- Node 20 and willingness to sign or self-trust an unsigned Electron build
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 Cluely. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- Screen-share invisibility that has actually been tested against Zoom, Meet, Teams and OS screenshot tools
- Sub-second latency and the prompt tuning that makes answers short enough to read while someone is talking
- System audio capture that just works without you installing and routing a virtual audio device
- Mobile and browser-extension coverage, plus a hosted account so your setup follows you to another machine
- Somebody else's legal and PR exposure for a product whose pitch is 'cheat on everything'
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more ai assistants.