ai executive assistant
AI Executive Assistant for Mac
Menu-bar AI that sees your screen, handles quick questions hands-free, and hands deeper work to background agents on your Codex subscription.
The calendar is back-to-back. ChatGPT is in another tab. The thing you need is on screen in a dashboard you've used twice, and switching contexts costs ten minutes you don't have.
Most AI executive assistants are chat windows. They don't see your screen, don't know which app you're in, and can't point at the control you need while you're on a call.
GuideLayer lives in the menu bar, sees what's on your Mac, handles quick questions by voice, and hands deeper work to background agents on your Codex subscription.
What actually works
Screen-aware, not context-blind
Ask about what's visible. GuideLayer reads the screen and points at the answer. No copy-pasting context into a chat box.
Voice from the menu bar
Hands on the keyboard, eyes on a spreadsheet. Ask out loud without breaking flow.
Agent mode for async work
Draft the follow-up email, summarize the doc, prep the briefing. Background agents run on your existing Codex sign-in.
Private by default
Keys in Keychain. Encrypted conversations. Screenshots off until you trigger them. No GuideLayer server in the loop.
Workflow examples
Board deck prep, unfamiliar tool
Finance sent numbers in a tool you've never opened. The board meeting is in two hours.
- 01Open the dashboard. Ask GuideLayer how to pull the Q3 revenue view.
- 02Follow on-screen guidance to the right filter and export.
- 03Ask the agent to summarize the export while you review the slides.
Quick lookup mid-meeting
Someone references a metric in a tool you don't use daily. You need the number without sharing your screen.
- 01Switch to the app. Ask by voice: "what's our current pipeline value?"
- 02GuideLayer finds the figure on screen and reads it back.
- 03Back to the meeting tab in seconds.
End-of-day follow-ups
Six meetings, twelve action items, no EA to delegate to.
- 01Voice-capture what needs to happen tomorrow.
- 02Agent mode drafts follow-up emails from your notes and the meeting context.
- 03Review, edit, send. The busywork runs in the background.
An executive assistant that can't see your screen is a search box with a nicer font. GuideLayer is built for people who need answers from the app in front of them, not from memory.
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Try GuideLayer on your Mac
Screen-aware, private, local-first. Download for Apple Silicon with Claude Code and Codex already signed in.