What it does
Coucou puts a small animated friend called Mochi at the top of your screen. It watches your AI coding sessions in tools like Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI, shows what files they edit and lets you approve their requests with one click. There are companion apps for iPhone and Android.
The Mac app also offers voice dictation that can run offline, a call recorder that writes transcripts and summaries, a chat with several AI models and many small add-ons. The README says it has no tracking and no account, and keeps keys in your system's secure storage.
Who it's for
People who use AI coding agents and want to keep an eye on them without watching the terminal.
Can I use it without coding?
Yes. It is a desktop app, mainly for Mac, with Windows, Linux and phone versions; it is most useful with AI coding tools. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
- Runs on
- Mac, Windows, Linux, Phone
- Computer
- An ordinary computer is fine
- Privacy
- Your choice: run it on your device or use an online service
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
- Download Coucou from the project's releases page on GitHub.
- Open it while your AI coding agent is running to see sessions appear in the notch.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page or the official download page above. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (MIT): Very permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
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