Post #2471256

2026-05-12 13:34 UTC

The trend of native apps + CLIs is picking up. I&#39;ve been loving the new CLI and agent skills of Spark desktop. Our @johnvoorhees with more details: https://www.macstories.net/reviews/spark-mail-adds-a-mac-cli-and-agent-skills/ (And another CLI-related story from me later today!)

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@doctorgoktor@mastodon.social 2026-05-12 13:58

@viticci@mastodon.macstories.net @johnvoorhees@mastodon.macstories.net would you use a "Mac-assed Mac app" version of Claude Code?

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@JPZ@mastodon.social 2026-05-12 14:58

@viticci@mastodon.macstories.net @johnvoorhees@mastodon.macstories.net ...still seems odd to me to use an Ai agent in a CLI to check your Email from an Email app when you could just open the Email app.

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@thillsman@mastodon.social 2026-05-12 17:36

@viticci@mastodon.macstories.net @johnvoorhees@mastodon.macstories.net The CLI + companion skill approach Spark is using is quickly becoming my favorite. Sure, using a UI is great, but also programmatically asking an English-speaking LLM to do the same thing is super useful. (This led me to make the same thing for my @GuildAds@mastodon.social platform: https://mastodon.social/@GuildAds/116530722881904149)

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