For Claude Code and Claude Desktop

Build software by talking to Claude Code

Smalt gives Claude Code ears and a voice. Say what you want, Claude works in your terminal, and Smalt shows each step and speaks the answer. On calls, the same connection lets Claude answer the questions people ask you, from your repo, your notes and your docs.

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Free · Apple Silicon · macOS 14.4 or later

Claude Code · my-appCoding

Session started 14:10

14:31YouWhy does the login test fail?

Read auth/session.ts
Grep "expiresAt"
Run npm test -- login

14:32SpeakingThe session cookie expires before the redirect. I'd set the test clock first, then rerun it.

talk to cut inStopEnd

Talk instead of typing

Install Smalt and connect it to Claude, in one line:
```
curl -fsSL https://getsmalt.com/install.sh | bash
```
It installs or updates the app (checking it's signed by us and notarized by Apple), then connects Claude Code and Claude Desktop if you have them. It asks one optional question: your email, for updates (Enter skips). Read the script. Already have Smalt? Settings → Voice Assistant → Connect Claude Code… does the same.
In your project, run /smalt.
Say what you want. Claude works as usual; the pill shows each step as it runs and Smalt speaks the answer. Talk over it to cut in, on speakers too.

See what Claude is doing

The pill at the bottom of your screen shows the session as it happens: what you said, each file Claude reads and each command it runs, ticked off as it finishes, and its answer in words while you hear it. Click it for the whole conversation, and End on it when you're done. Commands and permissions stay in Claude Code's own window, where they are today.

On calls, Claude answers for you

Smalt streams your call's transcript to Claude over the same local connection. When someone asks you something, Claude looks in your repo, your notes and your docs, and the answer appears above the pill, right under their question. During a call Smalt never speaks; answers are text.

Claude DesktopAcme · weekly

12:04SarahBefore we sign, remind me what you quoted for phase two?

for Sarah

Phase two quote?

€18,500, sent on 4 March. It includes the onboarding workshop.

Acme proposal v2.mdMail · 4 Mar

Sarah talking12:04Stop

Dictate prompts too

Hold ⌥, describe the change, let go. The words land at the cursor in Terminal, Ghostty, VS Code, Xcode or anything else, and your clipboard is put back.

What stays on your Mac

Your voice is recognized on your Mac and never saved or uploaded.
Answers are spoken by a voice model on your Mac.
Smalt talks to Claude over a local socket and runs no model of its own for this. Claude works as it always does, on your Claude plan.

Questions

Do I need an API key?

Not for talking to Claude Code: Claude works on your Claude plan, as always. The meeting skill uses a TypeSafe key to spot questions.

Does Smalt send my voice or my code anywhere?

No. Smalt recognizes your speech and speaks the answers on your Mac, and talks to Claude Code over a local socket. Claude Code then works as it always does.

Which Claude apps work?

Claude Code, for coding by voice and for calls. Claude Desktop, for calls and questions.

Can Claude run commands when I ask by voice?

Claude runs what it would run if you had typed the request, and asks for permission in its own window as usual. The pill shows each step as it runs.

What about Codex?

Coming soon. Dictating into Codex already works. Smalt for Codex

Also on Smalt

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