# Prat011/free-cluely

Cluely - The invisible desktop assistant that provides real-time insights, answers, and support during meetings, interviews, presentations, and professional conversations.

Repository: https://github.com/Prat011/free-cluely
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/free-cluely
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai-note-taking-app, cheating, cluely, fireflies, granola, interview-coder, leetcode, notetaker
Last push: 2026-04-07T17:41:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 76, release rhythm 35, longevity 34
- inputs: {"age_days": 486, "days_push": 148, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1631, forks 457 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:14.002004+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source Electron desktop app that acts as an invisible AI assistant, providing real-time answers and insights during meetings, interviews, and presentations. It supports Google Gemini via API key or fully local/private inference through Ollama.

## Use cases
- get real-time AI answers during coding interviews
- invisible assistant for online meetings
- real-time help during presentations
- private local AI assistant using Ollama
- alternative to Cluely or Interview Coder
- AI note-taking during professional conversations

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source Cluely alternative
- you need privacy with fully local LLM inference via Ollama
- you want real-time AI support in interviews or meetings on macOS, Windows, or Linux

## When to avoid
- you need a polished production app with reliable quit behavior
- you require cloud-scale accuracy without managing API keys or local models
- using AI assistance during interviews violates the policies of your employer or platform

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: llm-inference, speech-recognition, chatbot, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: interview-assistant, meeting-assistant, real-time-answers, ollama, gemini, screen-aware-ai, open-source-cluely, macos, linux, electron, nodejs

## Member repositories
- Prat011/free-cluely (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:14.002004+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:47:49.379893+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Prat011/free-cluely (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:14.002004+00:00, sha 08abcbe2df39)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.