Case Study

Gnomad Desktop Assistant

Menu-bar AI assistant with real shell and filesystem tools, live window context, multi-step agent loop, and human-in-the-loop Sudo and Path gates.

Client: David the Gnomad Inc.
  • Tauri 2
  • React 19
  • Rust
  • xterm.js
  • Ollama
  • tauri
  • agents
  • ollama
  • hitl
  • desktop

Overview

Gnomad unifies conversation, OS awareness, and action in a native Tauri shell. Connect DeepSeek, OpenAI-compatible APIs, Ollama, or local GGUF models — then run shell commands and file operations under cryptographic approval gates with a live xterm.js terminal on every command card.

Highlights

  • Global shortcut — ⌘⇧Space on Mac, Ctrl+Shift+Space elsewhere
  • Context-aware — active app, window title, and clipboard in the footer
  • Safety first — Sudo Gate and Path Gate tokens before destructive actions
  • Knowledge library — chat history and skills on disk for repeatable workflows

Release