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Raycast System

121 sessions in /raycast/ this year alone — the launcher as operating system

work in progress

※ vision

A unified, self-customized Raycast: extensions, snippets, scripts, and assets git-synced across machines. The launcher is the first place my hands go for everything — search, automation, AI invocation, snippet expansion, window management. So I'm shaping it into an OS, not just a launcher.

※ why

Raycast is the closest macOS has to a programmable command palette that's both fast and pleasant. Every productivity tool I've tried gets you most of the way there but leaves the last mile as a pain. Raycast extensions close that gap — and the AI hooks let me pipe context into Claude and bring structured output back.

the AI-augmented stack

Confetti-plus extensions that pipe selection → Claude → back into the launcher. Custom commands for: stash & teleport, snippet smart-paste, instant prompting, one-keystroke screenshot-to-context, and the cross-machine status line.

what's wired in

  • AI-augmented custom commands (selection → Claude → result)
  • the universal stash / teleport workflow
  • Whispr Flow voice triggers
  • PAI invocation from the launcher
  • claude-usage-gas-meter live readout
  • git-synced across mxb (MacBook) and mx3 (desktop) so config never drifts

tonight's bonus

if you find me at the event, ask me to demo the AI-augmented confetti commands — that demo lands faster than any explanation.