Dirac
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What is Dirac?
Dirac is an AI productivity app that automates your morning routine by gathering updates from all your daily tabs and condensing them into a 30-second summary. Instead of spending 20 minutes manually checking Discord, email, and other apps to catch up on what happened, Dirac uses AI agent technology to control your keyboard and mouse, navigate through your configured websites and apps, and deliver a summarized update for each one.
Key features include one-click morning summary generation, support for any app (Discord, email, GitHub, Stripe, Instagram, and more), automatic context gathering without manual tab-hopping, and the same agent-control technology used by Manus and Vy by Vercept. The AI agent initiates a process that takes 1-2 minutes for about 5 configured apps, then presents a summarized update for each app.
Dirac is built for professionals who want to start their workday ready instead of overwhelmed, particularly those who waste time on manual context-gathering every morning. It targets productivity-focused users, remote workers, team members who need to catch up on overnight communications, and anyone looking to reclaim their mornings from tab-hopping fatigue.
The app fits into your existing workflow without requiring you to change how you use your daily tools. Founder Peter built Dirac after pivoting twice from an ambitious Jarvis-style AI agent goal to solving his own daily pain point of wasting 20 minutes every morning catching up on what happened.
Dirac pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Pricing details not explicitly stated on the website. The Product Hunt launch indicates it is a paid product (user mentioned 'I've purchased Dirac'). No free tier, subscription amount, or plan details are visible on the current website.
Dirac pros
- Automates 20 minutes of daily morning catching up into 30 seconds
- One-click summary with everything needed to start work
- Gathers updates from all daily tabs automatically
- No manual context-gathering required
- No wasted time in tab-hopping
- Works with any app (Discord, email, GitHub, Stripe, Instagram, etc.)
- Uses same agent-control technology as Manus and Vy by Vercept
- AI agent controls keyboard and mouse to navigate websites
- Summary takes only 1-2 minutes for 5 configured apps
- Built by efficiency-focused team that solved their own pain point
- Fits into existing workflow without changing tool usage
- Provides summarized update for each configured app
- Gives back your mornings from overhead tasks
- Helps extract key information from important webpages
- Convenient for going through emails automatically
Dirac cons
- macOS safety warning on Intel Mac aboutUnable to verify software safety
- Initial seamless experience but installation issues on some Macs
- Privacy documentation unclear about data retention policies
- Only screenshots sent to chatbot via Openrouter (not fully local)
- Requires setup to configure which apps to monitor
- Currently focused on messaging/email catching up, not data/project management yet
- Small team may mean limited support resources
- Not yet optimized for project management or development/coding use cases
Frequently asked questions about Dirac
What does Dirac do?
Dirac gathers updates from all your daily tabs like Discord, email, and other apps, then condenses them into a 30-second summary so you can start your day ready instead of overwhelmed. It automates the 20 minutes most people spend catching up on what happened last night.
How do I use Dirac?
You click the run button located on the top toolbar, which initiates a process where the AI agent controls your keyboard and mouse to navigate through all your configured websites and gives you a summary. The process takes 1-2 minutes for about 5 apps.
What apps does Dirac support?
Dirac is technically suitable for ANY apps including GitHub, Stripe, Instagram, Discord, email, and more. While it appears most used for messaging and catching up, it can work with any application you configure.
How long does the summary process take?
The AI agent process takes 1 to 2 minutes for about 5 configured apps. You then get a summarized update for each of your apps that you can browse in 30 seconds.
What technology does Dirac use?
Dirac uses the same agent-control technology as Manus and Vy by Vercept. It was originally built as a Jarvis-style AI agent but pivoted twice to solve the specific pain point of morning context-gathering.
Is Dirac fully local or does it send data to servers?
Currently, only screenshots are sent to the chatbot via a trusted API called Openrouter. The founder is working on making a local version where everything stays local including the model and screenshots.
What platforms does Dirac run on?
Dirac runs on macOS, but there was an installation issue on Intel Macs where macOS flagged it as potential malware. The founder confirmed this issue has been fixed and it should run perfectly for everyone now.
Who built Dirac and why?
Peter is the founder of Dirac. He built it after wasting 20 minutes every morning just catching up on what happened last night. The team pivoted twice from an ambitious Jarvis-style AI agent goal and lost a co-founder before solving their own daily pain point.
What future integrations are planned?
The founder plans to gain momentum on the 'start my day' sector first, then move onto things like data, project management, and development/coding use cases beyond just messaging and email catching up.
How does Dirac help with emails?
Dirac helped users go through emails and extract key information from important webpages. It automatically processes email content as part of its morning summary generation, making it a huge time-saver for email review.