Which macOS versions are supported?

macOS 13 Ventura or later on Apple Silicon (M1 and newer).

Who sells the license, and what about taxes?

Stripe is the Merchant of Record for every order: it charges your card, issues your receipt, and calculates, collects and remits any sales tax or VAT that applies where you live. Prices shown exclude tax; it is added at checkout.

Is it legal and private to use over a radio?

walkai-talkai is audio bridging software; how you use your radio is your responsibility. Rules differ by country — for example, automated or unattended operation and encryption can be restricted or prohibited on FRS and other license-free bands in the US. Analog radio is not private, so anyone on your channel can hear it; keep confidential data off the air and check your local rules before use.

walkai-talkai — Control AI coding agents with a walkie-talkie

walkai-talkai is a macOS app that turns a pair of handheld walkie-talkies into a remote control for AI coding agents. You press PTT on your radio, the app transcribes your voice locally with Whisper, types the command into your agent (Cursor, Antigravity, Terminal, or any target app), and then speaks the agent's reply back over your radio using CoreML neural TTS with VOX wake tones and a roger beep. It targets developers who want to dispatch tasks to their coding agent while away from the keyboard.

Key Features

End-to-end radio loop

Your radio's audio-out feeds the Mac via cable, Whisper transcribes your speech, the command is typed into your agent and submitted, and the reply is synthesized with neural TTS and broadcast back through your radio's VOX line.

Target Window mode

Pick a target window once; every transmission is typed into Cursor, Antigravity, Terminal, or any app via macOS Accessibility and submitted with Enter, tagged [radio command] — even while you're away from the keyboard.

API Mode

Skips the IDE and talks to AI providers directly, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Ollama models.

Local Whisper speech recognition

OpenAI Whisper running locally on Metal in Turkish and English, with live waveform monitoring.

Neural voice synthesis on Apple silicon

Kokoro and EMA models running on CoreML and the Apple Neural Engine for fast, high-quality radio announcements.

VOX wake tones and roger beep

A rising 880 → 1100 → 1400 Hz preamble opens your radio's VOX before the first syllable, followed by a roger beep.

One-line agent reply API

Any agent that can run curl can reply via a POST to 127.0.0.1:1988/api/reply — loopback-only, nothing exposed to your network.

Station UI with diagnostics

Dashboard with live spectrum (incoming audio in green, reply in orange), message overlay, audio I/O, automation, API, command logs, and diagnostics panels.

How It Works

Key up

Press PTT on your handheld radio and speak; the radio's audio-out feeds the Mac through a simple cable.

Transcribe

Whisper converts your voice to text on your Mac, in Turkish or English.

Dispatch

The command is typed into Cursor, Antigravity, or Terminal and submitted, tagged [radio command].

Reply

Your agent POSTs a short summary to 127.0.0.1:1988/api/reply.

Broadcast

CoreML neural TTS speaks the reply into your radio's VOX line with wake tones and a roger beep.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Works with virtually any VOX-capable handheld radio (Baofeng, Quansheng, Motorola, Kenwood) and a standard audio cable — no proprietary hardware
Speech recognition and TTS run entirely on-device on Apple silicon (Whisper on Metal, Kokoro/EMA on the Neural Engine), keeping voice processing local and low-latency
Two flexible dispatch modes: types into any target app via Accessibility, or talks to AI providers directly in API Mode
Simple loopback-only HTTP reply API that any agent able to run curl can use
Supports both Turkish and English for speech recognition and synthesis

Who It's For

Best for

Developers using Cursor, Claude Code, Antigravity, or other coding agents who want to send commands remotely by voice
Radio hobbyists who already own VOX-capable handhelds (Baofeng, Quansheng, Motorola, Kenwood) and want a practical use for them
Mac (Apple Silicon) users who want fully local speech recognition and neural TTS
Anyone who prefers one-time lifetime licensing over subscriptions

Not ideal for

Windows or Linux users, or Intel Macs
Teams or individuals who need confidential or encrypted communication over the air — analog radio is inherently public on your channel

Use Cases

Dispatching coding tasks to Cursor, Antigravity, or Terminal-based agents while walking away from your desk

Hands-free remote monitoring of long-running agent work from anywhere your radio reaches

Querying LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama) directly over radio in API Mode

Field workflows where a second radio stays at the Mac and you carry the other one

Pricing

Single lifetime license, one-time payment (price not shown on the site, excluding tax). Includes both Target Window and API Mode, neural voice in English and Turkish, activation on one Mac with free transfers to a new Mac, and free updates. Checkout and taxes are handled by Stripe as Merchant of Record.

Lifetime license

One-time payment (amount not stated on the site)

One Mac, move it to a new Mac anytime. Target Window and API Mode, neural voice in English and Turkish, free updates. Prices exclude tax; Stripe adds sales tax/VAT at checkout.

FAQ

Which radios work?

Any handheld two-way radio with VOX and an external audio port — e.g., Baofeng, Quansheng, Motorola, Kenwood. Connect it with a standard 2-pin (K-plug) or 3.5 mm cable to your Mac or a USB audio adapter.

Does it need the internet?

Speech recognition (Whisper) and neural speech synthesis run on your Mac. The internet is used for the license check and, in API Mode, for the AI provider you choose; the app keeps working offline for up to 14 days between license checks.

Which AI agents are supported?

Anything you can type into — Cursor, Antigravity, Terminal-based agents — plus OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek and Ollama models directly in API Mode.

How many Macs can I use?

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