AccountyCat: An AI-powered macOS focus companion that uses context awareness instead of blocking lists
By
Jonas Strabel
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Summary
AccountyCat is a macOS focus companion app that uses AI (LLM via Qwen/llama.cpp or OpenRouter) to monitor active apps and window titles, taking screenshots only when text context is insufficient. Unlike traditional blocking apps, it intelligently distinguishes between productive and distracting usage (e.g., YouTube tutorial vs. procrastination) and nudges users gently when they drift. It runs fully on-device for privacy, is open source, and treats interrupting legitimate work as a bug.
Key quotes
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There is always an exception needed and I just ended up unblocking everything again all the time.
Sometimes YouTube is procrastination, sometimes it's the tutorial — AC tells the difference.
Interrupting legitimate work is treated as a bug.
Runs fully on-device with Qwen via llama.cpp, or with your own OpenRouter key.
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