# Launch posts (copy-paste) **Flagship product: cs.AI (chopsticksAI) 2.6.0** Public launch hub: https://chopstickshq.com/launch/ Announcement post: https://chopstickshq.com/blog/cs-ai-260-live-research.html Press kit: https://chopstickshq.com/press/ **Canonical links:** - cs.AI product: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/ - cs.AI web app: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/ - cs.AI short: https://chopstickshq.com/csai/ - GitHub: https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI - Terminal guide: https://chopstickshq.com/guides/csai-terminal-install.html - Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/cs-ai - AlternativeTo: https://alternativeto.net/software/chopsticks-ai/about/ - HQ hub: https://chopstickshq.com/ - MacBar (secondary pitch): https://chopstickshq.com/macbar/ Contact: chopstickshq@lam.ws --- ## Show HN — cs.AI 2.5.5b (primary) **Title:** ``` Show HN: cs.AI 2.5.5b – free Mac/web AI agent + Pro tier on Groq 120B ``` **Body:** ``` cs.AI (chopsticksAI) is a free AI assistant from Chopsticks HQ — native macOS app, browser web app, and Terminal CLI (csai). You don't bring an OpenRouter key. Live chat goes through chopstickshq.com with a free allowance (resets every 5 hours). Sign in and pick Pro to run Groq GPT-OSS 120B on our server key — still no key paste from you. 2.5.5b also ships a Grok-style web UI (icon rail, history drawer) and MIT open source. • macOS: curl -fsSL https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/install-chopsticks-ai.sh | bash • Web: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/ • CLI: curl -fsSL https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/install-csai-cli.sh | bash • Announcement: https://chopstickshq.com/blog/cs-ai-255b-pro-groq.html • Source (MIT): https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI Happy to answer questions about the allowance model, Groq Pro routing, or the web UI rewrite. ``` **Best time:** Tuesday–Thursday, ~8–10am US Eastern. --- ## Lobsters (lobste.rs) **Title:** ``` cs.AI 2.5.5b – free Mac/web agent + Pro tier on Groq without your API key ``` **Body:** ``` I ship cs.AI under Chopsticks HQ: macOS SwiftUI app, browser agent, and Python Terminal CLI. Unlike most "free AI" tools that still need your OpenRouter key, cs.AI routes live chat through chopstickshq.com (server-side key, free tier with 5h allowance reset). Sign in for Pro: Groq GPT-OSS 120B on our Groq key. Product help falls back to an on-device keyword KB. 2.5.5b: Grok-style web shell, Groq in model picker, MIT + Contributor Covenant. Open source (MIT): https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI Web try: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/ Post: https://chopstickshq.com/blog/cs-ai-255b-pro-groq.html ``` **Tags:** `programming`, `mac`, `ai`, `show` --- ## Product Hunt — cs.AI (update listing) **Listing:** https://www.producthunt.com/products/cs-ai **Name:** cs.AI (chopsticksAI) **Tagline:** Free Mac AI agent — Pro on Groq 120B, web & Terminal **Topics:** Artificial Intelligence, Mac, Developer Tools, Open Source, Productivity **Description:** ``` cs.AI is a free AI assistant from Chopsticks HQ — Mac app, browser agent, and Terminal CLI. What's new in 2.5.5b: • Pro tier — Groq GPT-OSS 120B when signed in (our server key, not yours) • Grok-style web UI — icon rail, history drawer, cleaner composer • Groq models in effort tiers and the web model picker • MIT license + Contributor Covenant Free allowance resets every 5 hours. Offline KB for HQ product help. Try web: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/ macOS install: curl -fsSL https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/install-chopsticks-ai.sh | bash GitHub: https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI ``` **First comment (maker):** ``` Maker here — 2.5.5b is the update we wanted for PH: a real Pro tier on Groq without asking users to paste keys. Sign in, pick Pro, done. Web app got a Grok-style shell; macOS and Terminal CLI share the same allowance model. We don't keep chat analytics. Feedback on Pro UX, allowance resets, and Terminal CLI welcome. chopstickshq@lam.ws ``` **Gallery:** record 30s demo — web Pro tier + Grok-style rail, or macOS Agents window. --- ## AlternativeTo — cs.AI (update about page) **Listing:** https://alternativeto.net/software/chopsticks-ai/about/ **About text:** ``` cs.AI (chopsticksAI) is a free AI assistant from Chopsticks HQ for macOS, the browser, and Terminal. Use it without bringing your own OpenRouter or OpenAI key — live chat runs through chopstickshq.com with a free allowance that resets every 5 hours. Sign in for Pro tier: Groq GPT-OSS 120B on our server. Includes a native macOS app with a Cursor-style Agents window and built-in Chromium browser, a full web app with a Grok-style icon rail and chat history drawer, and the csai Terminal CLI for scripting (--json output, unlock keys, /search on|off). Version 2.5.5b adds Groq-backed Pro tier, Groq models in the web picker, web UI polish, and MIT open source with a Contributor Covenant code of conduct. Web: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/ Download: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/ GitHub (MIT): https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI ``` --- ## Show HN — MacBar (secondary, separate launch) **Title:** ``` Show HN: MacBar – free open-source macOS menu bar system monitor ``` **Body:** ``` MacBar is a free, open-source menu bar system monitor for macOS (14+). It shows live CPU, temperature, battery %, GPU, RAM, and network — local sensors only, no account, no product telemetry. Optional AI chat uses API keys you store in Keychain. Install: App ZIP from the site or GitHub Releases. Builds are ad-hoc signed for now (right-click → Open on first launch if Gatekeeper blocks). Site: https://chopstickshq.com/macbar/ GitHub: https://github.com/ilikemacos/MacBar Also from the same lab: cs.AI (free Mac/web/Terminal AI, Pro on Groq) → https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/ ``` --- ## Mac community / r/macapps — cs.AI 2.5.5b **Title:** ``` [Free][Open Source] cs.AI 2.5.5b – Mac + web AI agent, Pro tier on Groq 120B ``` **Body:** ``` I built cs.AI (chopsticksAI) — a free AI assistant that's native on Mac, runs in the browser, and has a Terminal CLI (csai). You don't need to paste an OpenRouter key. Live chat uses chopstickshq.com with a free allowance (resets every 5 hours). Sign in for Pro: Groq GPT-OSS 120B on our server key. 2.5.5b: Grok-style web UI, Groq in model picker, MIT + Contributor Covenant. • macOS 14+ app (ZIP installer on the site) • Web: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/ • CLI: csai (Python 3.9+) MIT source: https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI Announcement: https://chopstickshq.com/blog/cs-ai-255b-pro-groq.html Not notarized yet — right-click Open if Gatekeeper blocks. Feedback welcome. ``` --- ## Reddit / r/LocalLLaMA — cs.AI Pro angle **Title:** ``` cs.AI 2.5.5b — Pro tier on Groq 120B without bringing your own API key (Mac/web/Terminal) ``` **Body:** ``` Not a local LLM — cs.AI routes through chopstickshq.com so you don't bring keys. 2.5.5b adds a signed-in Pro tier on Groq GPT-OSS 120B (server-side Groq key). Terminal CLI still useful for scripts: csai ask "summarize this error" --json Free allowance resets every 5h; unlock keys for other tiers. /search on|off. Install: curl -fsSL https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/install-csai-cli.sh | bash Web: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/ Repo: https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI ``` --- ## GitHub Release v2.5.5b (attach zip) **Title:** cs.AI 2.5.5b **Body:** ``` ## cs.AI 2.5.5b - Pro effort tier — Groq GPT-OSS 120B via server key (sign-in required) - Groq models in effort tiers and web model picker - Grok-style web UI (icon rail, history drawer) - MIT license + Contributor Covenant Install: curl -fsSL https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/install-chopsticks-ai.sh | bash Web: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/ Announcement: https://chopstickshq.com/blog/cs-ai-255b-pro-groq.html Full changelog: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/changelog.json ``` --- ## NameMC / Discord bio ``` Minecraft server dev · Skript / WorldEdit Portfolio: https://chopstickshq.com/minecraft/ cs.AI (free Mac AI, Pro on Groq): https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/ MacBar (free Mac monitor): https://chopstickshq.com/macbar/ ```