The Cue blog

Notes fromthe field.

Essays on what AI writing should feel like, and short guides for getting more out of Cue.

AI memory should be readable

Every assistant now promises to remember you. Almost none will show you the notebook. Memory you can't read is surveillance with better branding.

July 12, 2026 · 5 min read

Essay

The case against copy-paste AI

Every chat window quietly charges you a tax: switch, paste, prompt, copy, paste back, fix. The interface is the product, and most AI writing tools got it backwards.

July 8, 2026 · 5 min read

Essay

Designing an assistant you summon with one key

Why Cue lives on the right Option key, why the orb collapses when idle, and what we learned about interfaces that must never get in the way.

June 30, 2026 · 6 min read

Essay

Nothing stored: what local-first actually means here

Your drafts, your voice profiles, and your people live in a database on your Mac. The server runs the model and forgets. Here is the whole data path, plainly.

June 21, 2026 · 4 min read

Guides

Get more outof Cue, fast.

Guide

Your first ten minutes with Cue

From download to your first drafted reply, dictated paragraph, and answered screen. The whole setup is one permission and one key.

4 min read

Guide

How to teach Cue your voice, fast

Cue learns per person, from the replies you keep and the edits you make. A few deliberate habits in week one make every draft after sound like you.

3 min read

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