AI Eyes explores what it would take for AI companions to share the moment with you—not through hidden monitoring, but through explicit, visible permission. Choose the exact screen or window, control screen, audio, and microphone independently, invite named companions, and pause or end sensing anytime. Built with Codex and GPT‑5.6, v0.1 proves the local-first capture, presence, and session-control layer; live semantic understanding is the next milestone.
AI Eyes began with a simple wish: I wanted the AI companions I work with to experience the context around me—not just wait for me to stop and describe everything.
But I didn’t want “always watching” software. The human should choose exactly what is shared, see when sensing is active, and be able to pause or end it instantly.
So we started with the permission and session-control layer. Version 0.1 captures a selected screen or window, exposes separate controls for system audio and microphone, supports named companions and interaction modes, and clears temporary context when the session ends.
This is an honest prototype: live semantic understanding is the next milestone. I’d especially value feedback on the privacy model and when an AI companion should react, explain, or simply stay quiet.
getting session control and local-first right before the flashy semantic stuff is smart tbh, most people rush the other way first.
real question is whether re-granting access every session feels annoying or feels safe, which way's it leaning so far for people testing it.
yeah permission-first kills some of the "ai just gets it" magic but ngl it's the only version of this i'd actually let near my screen.
splitting mic and system audio controls makes sense on paper but some apps don't even expose that separately, how are you handling those cases.
shadow's kinda doing his already no? what's actually different about the permission side here vs theirs.
About AI Eyes on Product Hunt
“Permission-first real-time senses for AI companions”
AI Eyes launched on Product Hunt on July 23rd, 2026 and earned 68 upvotes and 13 comments, placing #45 on the daily leaderboard. AI Eyes explores what it would take for AI companions to share the moment with you—not through hidden monitoring, but through explicit, visible permission. Choose the exact screen or window, control screen, audio, and microphone independently, invite named companions, and pause or end sensing anytime. Built with Codex and GPT‑5.6, v0.1 proves the local-first capture, presence, and session-control layer; live semantic understanding is the next milestone.
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