Denny
Define what personal should mean
A personal assistant should help with the information and actions relevant to your day. That can include explaining text, drafting a response, preparing a plan or returning to a saved note. The best first test is a small real task with a clear outcome.
Tell the assistant the source, goal and constraints. Check important facts and keep original material available so that you can compare the answer with its context.
Separate conversation from permissions
Writing a suggested command is different from executing it. Opening an application, changing a file or connecting an account requires the appropriate implementation and permission. Inspect what actually happened after an action request.
For agent work, keep instructions, questions and results associated with the relevant session or project. Review changes before accepting a consequential outcome.
Choose the processing route
A compatible local model can process text on your Mac after download. An external provider requires its own setup and may charge for requests. Voice and search can have additional requirements even when the language model is local.
Use the app’s selected provider and model settings to understand the route. Do not treat the word “AI” as a guarantee of offline operation or unrestricted access to every service.
A personal AI assistant for everyday tasks: three workflows
Check a complete result rather than a long feature list. These Denny requests are examples to try yourself, not a record of a device test.
| Situation and request | Expected result | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| After a meeting: “Create a task to send the mockup tomorrow by noon.” | A named task with a due date in My tasks | The date, time zone and wording. Ask for a notification separately if you need one. |
| While walking: “Save a note: trip idea — take the route by the lake.” | A note | The text was saved and can be found again. |
| Before work: “Suggest an order for these three tasks: report, call, booking tickets.” | A draft sequence | You choose the order. A plan does not by itself move due dates or purchase tickets. |
Use Denny’s personal tools and inspect them after a request. For voice input and a microphone check, see the Jarvis-style assistant guide.
What Denny brings together
Denny is a voice assistant and text chat in the Mac notch, with personal tasks, notes, connected sources, everyday tools, Claude Code and Codex management and your own VPS Office. These functions support different parts of the same working day.
The current full build requires Apple Silicon M1 or later and macOS 14 or later. Request the build and setup help from AFTEAM. Denny Agents is a separate product and license; the personal Android app and Agents mobile companion also have different roles.