Agent Mode is mrmr’s conversational voice interface. It can answer questions, search connected work, use public web information, read what is on your screen, control supported Mac functions, run scripts, and take action in connected apps.
Start a session
- Press your Agent Mode hotkey. The default is Fn + Shift.
- Speak your request normally.
- Continue the conversation if mrmr needs clarification.
- Press the hotkey again, or Esc, to close the session.
The overlay stays above your current work without taking keyboard focus: a small glass capsule at the bottom of the screen, or a black drop from the notch if you chose that under General → Presence. Its orb shows what mrmr is doing: mint while it listens, violet while it works, and amber while it speaks. A short note of what it is doing, then its reply, appear on the capsule’s one line.
Change the hotkey and speaking voice under Voice → Agent mode.
Ask effective commands
State the desired outcome and include the details you already know:
- “Send the design channel a message that review starts at 2.”
- “What is on my calendar tomorrow afternoon?”
- “Create a Linear bug for the mobile login crash and assign it to me.”
- “Find recent public information about the company and summarize it.”
- “What does this error on my screen mean?”
- “Pause my music.”
For names such as channels, people, projects, lists, or calendars, mrmr uses connected workspace data to find the relevant item. It may ask you to choose when multiple matches are plausible.
Reads and writes
Read-only actions, such as listing calendar events or searching messages, can return immediately.
Actions that send, create, update, delete, or otherwise change data require confirmation. The overlay lists each action with its details. Review them, then approve or reject with the buttons on the capsule, or by saying yes or no. mrmr will not treat silence as approval.
Results in the panel
Short results can be spoken. Lists, tables, schedules, and longer answers can appear as formatted content in a panel beside the capsule while mrmr speaks a brief summary. Select Open in mrmr on the panel to read the full result in the app.
Supported capabilities
Agent Mode can use:
- Connected cloud apps from Integrations.
- Apple Reminders, after granting local permission.
- Public web search and supported browser search.
- Your screen, after granting the optional Screen Recording permission.
- Supported system actions, such as opening an app or controlling media.
- Trusted scripts from your Agent Folder.
- Sub-agents for longer, self-contained tasks.
Availability depends on the connected app and the permissions granted to it.
See Agent tools for every built-in capability beyond connected-app actions, including web search, browser search, screen questions, Mac controls, Reminders, scripts, and background delegation.
Review previous sessions
Open Agents → Agent Runs. Each completed session can show:
- The conversation transcript.
- Tools that were used.
- Approved or rejected writes.
- Delegated work.
- A formatted result and usage details when available.
Usage limits
Dictation is unlimited. Agent Mode includes up to 60 minutes of active agent response time per day and 10 hours per month. Open Account from your profile in the sidebar to see remaining daily and monthly usage.
The meter counts active response generation, not the full amount of time that the Agent Mode window is open.
