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Ask Speechy's Agent for a longer job, or say “in the background”, and it hands it to Claude Code running quietly on your Mac. A ring button on the right edge of your screen shows how it's going, and a click opens its chat to answer questions or ask for changes. It uses your own Claude Code sign in and only changes files in the task's folder.
How to use Background tasks
Ask for a bigger job
Say what you want, and “in the background” if you like.
Keep working
It says “On it.” and a ring button shows on the right edge.
Check in when you like
Click its button to see its steps and what it said.
Open what it made
Open app, Show in Finder, or Ask for changes.
What you say, what it does
Speechy's Agent
You say
“Make me a focus timer: 25 minute countdown, Start, Pause, Reset, 5 minute breaks”
It does
A real Mac app, built and opened, with Add to Applications.
Speechy's Agent
You say
“Sort this folder into Images, Audio and Documents, in the background”
It does
A plan to read first, then the sort after Go ahead, and a line on what changed.
Speechy's Agent
You say
“Make me a tiny web page that just says hello in big letters”
It does
A new folder in ~/Speechy/Tasks with the page, ready to open.
Choose how tasks start.
In Speechy, Settings, Shortcuts, Agent. Both are on by default.
- Show the plan firstWaits for Go ahead before it changes anythingOnOff
- Speak updatesShort lines when a task starts, needs you, finishes or failsOnOff
Questions
Yes. Background tasks run Claude Code on your Mac with your own sign in, so install it and sign in first.
No. It only changes files in the task's folder, runs a fixed list of commands, and moves things instead of deleting them.
Up to four. Quitting Speechy stops them all, so nothing runs without you knowing.
Yes. Tasks are listed in the side notches' Agent panel, and a message in a task's chat picks up where it left off.
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