Fenn Focus — AI skill for Claude Code
Free, local-first AI assistant for your Mac's notch: tasks, calendar, Pomodoro focus timer, app blocker, routines and notes, plus Fenn, an agent that runs on-device with MLX, Ollama, LM Studio or Appl.
How to install Fenn Focus
This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no
exact command to give. Open koernertom/fenn-focus and copy the folder into
~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.
What Fenn Focus does
Free, local-first AI assistant for your Mac's notch: tasks, calendar, Pomodoro focus timer, app blocker, routines and notes, plus Fenn, an agent that runs on-device with MLX, Ollama, LM Studio or Apple Intelligence. MCP server for Claude Code and Cursor. No account, no server. MIT.
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README
Fenn Focus
**A free, local-first AI assistant that lives in your Mac's notch.**
Tasks, calendar, routines, notes and focus sessions in one small island, plus Fenn, a pebble who plans your day with you. The AI runs on your Mac with MLX, Ollama, LM Studio or Apple's on-device model. No account, no server, no subscription.
[](#requirements) [-0e4243)](docs/MODELS.md) [](#use-fenn-from-claude-code-or-cursor) [](LICENSE) [](#faq)
[Why Fenn](#why-fenn) · [Features](#features) · [How Fenn works](#how-fenn-works) · [Build and run](#build-and-run) · [Models](docs/MODELS.md) · [FAQ](#faq)
**Deutsch:** Fenn Focus ist ein kostenloser, ruhiger Assistent in der Notch deines Macs: Aufgaben, Kalender, Routinen, Notizen und Fokusblöcke, dazu Fenn, ein Kiesel, der deinen Tag mit dir plant. Die KI läuft lokal auf deinem Mac oder mit deinem eigenen Schlüssel. Die App spricht Deutsch und Englisch.
Why Fenn
I'm Tom. I do my PhD inside a company, which means a lot of tasks at once: research, meetings, deliverables, and all the small things in between that quietly slip. I tried to-do apps, timers, calendar tricks and AI chats. Each one wanted another tab, another account or another bit of my attention. What I wanted was one quiet helper that sees my day, plans it with me and then gets out of the way.
So I built it for myself. Fenn sits in the notch and shows the next meeting, the running focus block and what matters today. When I say *"remind me about t
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