Ait

Ait is a native macOS utility by Vladimir Pavlov that turns the camera housing on a MacBook into a live island for coding agents, builds, music and timers. It is currently in public beta (version 0.8.0) and runs on macOS 14 Sonoma or later, on Apple silicon and Intel.

What It Is

Ait places small status wings beside the notch that grow only as much as the moment needs. Hovering peeks at what is under the pointer, such as the track, the time left or the agent state, and clicking opens a dashboard with controls and tools. On external monitors and Macs without a notch, it shows a virtual island at the top of the screen.

Coding agent monitoring

Claude Code, Codex and Cursor sessions report to the island while they work. It shows whether an agent is working, waiting for approval or done, along with the stage of the turn (Thinking, Reading, Editing, Running Command). It also shows 5-hour and weekly usage windows and context-window fill. Connecting is done in Settings, where Ait adds hooks to the agent's settings and keeps a backup of the original file. According to the site, it receives only states, limits and project folder, not prompts, code or credentials. Ait can also show GitHub failed checks, requested reviews and merges through the GitHub CLI sign-in. A small CLI lets any build, test or deploy script show progress and results in the island.

Built-in tools and widgets

• Now Playing for Apple Music and Spotify, with an experimental System Now Playing mode for browser media.
• Timer with Pomodoro, Mirror, Clipboard history, File Shelf with AirDrop, and Quick Actions for apps, links and Shortcuts.
• Voice dictation from any app with a hold-to-talk shortcut and optional translation, recognized on the Mac with audio not saved.
• Customizable island size, outline, glow and draggable widgets.

Privacy and implementation

The developer states Ait has no analytics or accounts and goes online only to check for updates and, optionally, to read GitHub. It is built with Swift, SwiftUI and AppKit, without web views or Electron, and requests camera, microphone or automation permissions only when the related feature is used. The app is signed and notarized by Apple.