Set up Zoku on a Mac

Five steps to the first named agent. Play with the live canvas on the homepage if you want to see the grammar before you install.

1. Step 1

   Use macOS 14.2+

   Zoku is a native Mac app. You need macOS 14.2+. On-device voice needs Apple Silicon.

2. Step 2

   Install the CLIs you already pay for

   Install Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or another CLI on your Mac. Zoku launches those binaries — it is not a new model subscription.

3. Step 3

   Grant Microphone and Accessibility

   Download Zoku and open it. On first launch it asks for Microphone and Accessibility so ⌥⌘ can hear you and steer agents from any app.

4. Step 4

   Hold ⌥⌘

   From any app, hold ⌥⌘ and speak. Speech is on-device (Parakeet). No Cloud plan for command voice.

5. Step 5

   Spawn a worktree

   Say “open a Claude worktree named auth-fix”. Zoku cuts the worktree, starts the agent, and puts it on its own canvas tile.

The canvas, worktrees, and on-device command voice are in the one-time Lifetime license. The talking companion is an optional Cloud add-on, bought in the app. More questions: FAQ.