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How Vox Runs 47+ Tools Locally on Your Mac

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Vox comes with 47+ built-in tools that run entirely on your Mac. File management, screen capture, system control, iMessage, email, calendar — all executed locally through Electron with no cloud servers or sandboxes involved.

How local tool execution works

Every tool in Vox runs as a local operation on your machine. When you give Vox a command, the local Qwen3 model decides which tools to use, and those tools execute directly on your Mac:

Vox — Local Tool Execution
You give a voice or text commandDone
Qwen3 (running locally via llama.cpp) plans the actionDone
Tools execute directly on your MacDone
Results returned instantly — nothing leaves your deviceDone

File management

Vox has full access to your local filesystem for reading, writing, moving, searching, and organizing files:

Computer, find all PDFs on my Desktop from this week and move them to my Documents folder.

Vox — File Operation
search_files — scanning Desktop for recent PDFsDone
Found 4 PDF files from this weekDone
move_file — moving each to ~/DocumentsDone
All 4 files moved successfullyDone

System control and automation

Tools for controlling your Mac, capturing your screen, managing clipboard content, and running shell commands:

Local

Screen capture

Capture screenshots for analysis without any data leaving your Mac.

Local

Shell commands

Run local shell commands, scripts, and build tools directly on your machine.

Local

System info

Check battery, storage, running processes, and system status locally.

Local

Clipboard

Read and write clipboard content for seamless workflow automation.

Communication tools

Vox can manage email, iMessage, and calendar — all through local integrations on your Mac:

  • Email — read, draft, and send emails via OAuth-authenticated access
  • iMessage — read and send messages through the local Messages database
  • Calendar — view, create, and manage events through local calendar access

Computer, check my unread emails and draft replies to the urgent ones.

Note

Every tool executes locally on your Mac. There is no cloud sandbox, no Docker container, and no server-side processing. Your data stays on your device throughout the entire operation.

Safety without sandboxing

Vox keeps tool execution safe through permission controls and confirmation prompts — not by shipping your code to a remote sandbox. Destructive operations like deleting files or sending emails require your explicit approval before executing.

Local execution supports anything your machine has installed — Python, Node.js, shell scripts, and any other tools in your PATH.

Computer, run my test suite in the dashboard project.

Vox runs the command locally on your machine and reports results — all from a single voice command, with zero cloud involvement.


Local tool execution turns Vox from a conversational AI into an autonomous desktop agent. It doesn't just talk about things — it acts on your behalf, entirely on your Mac.

Put Vox to work on your computer.

Download Vox for Mac and start with the local setup flow.

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