Launch cs.AI 2.6.0

Current flagship: cs.AI 2.6.0 — every prompt is researched as of today. Still free on Mac, web, and Terminal; signed-in Pro on Groq GPT-OSS 120B. Copy the blocks below for Show HN, Product Hunt, or AlternativeTo.

Canonical links

Product:  https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/
Web app:  https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/
Blog:     https://chopstickshq.com/blog/cs-ai-260-live-research.html
Short:    https://chopstickshq.com/csai/
GitHub:   https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI
CLI 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/
Contact:  chopstickshq@lam.ws

Show HN — title + body

Show HN: cs.AI 2.6.0 – free Mac/web AI that researches as of today

cs.AI (chopsticksAI) is a free AI assistant from Chopsticks HQ — native macOS app,
browser web app, and Terminal CLI (csai).

Every prompt runs Chromium web research dated to today so answers stay current.
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.

• 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-260-live-research.html
• Source (MIT): https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI

Product Hunt — tagline, description, maker comment

Edit your listing at producthunt.com/products/cs-ai.

Tagline: Free Mac AI agent — Pro on Groq 120B, web & Terminal

Description:
cs.AI is a free AI assistant from Chopsticks HQ — Mac app, browser agent, and Terminal CLI.

What's new in 2.6.0:
• Live research dated to today on every prompt
• Daily launch briefing so the model knows the current date
• Welcome sheet after version updates
• Pro on Groq GPT-OSS 120B when signed in (our server key)

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

Maker comment:
Maker here — 2.6.0 is the “as of today” update: every question is researched against
the current date, not last year’s training cutoff. Pro on Groq still needs only a sign-in.
Mac, web, and Terminal share the same allowance. Feedback: chopstickshq@lam.ws

AlternativeTo — about text (paste on listing)

Edit at alternativeto.net/software/chopsticks-ai/about/.

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 2.6.0 grounds every answer with live Chromium research dated to today, plus a daily
launch briefing. Pro on Groq 120B still needs only a sign-in. MIT + Contributor Covenant.

Web: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/
Download: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/
GitHub (MIT): https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI

Lobsters

Title: cs.AI 2.6.0 – free Mac/web agent that researches as of today

Open source (MIT): https://github.com/ilikemacos/ChopsticksAI
Web try: https://chopstickshq.com/chopsticks-ai/web/
Post: https://chopstickshq.com/blog/cs-ai-260-live-research.html

Full templates (Reddit, GitHub release notes, MacBar secondary): LAUNCH-POSTS.md · Press kit · 2.6.0 post · 2.5.5b post