{"slug": "show-hn-wisp-open-source-private-desktop-ai-overlay-with-mcp-support", "title": "Show HN: Wisp – open-source private desktop AI overlay with MCP support", "summary": "Developer SunnyLich released Wisp, an open-source desktop AI overlay that lets users interact with AI assistants via keyboard shortcuts, voice, and context-aware prompts without leaving their current application. The tool supports 20+ local and remote AI providers, runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and prioritizes local-first data privacy.", "body_md": "I built Wisp because I kept alt-tabbing between my editor/browser/docs and chat apps, copying context over, waiting for an answer, then copying the result back.\n\nWisp is a desktop overlay for using AI from whatever app you are already in.\n\n-You can prompt with your choice of context (Text, screenshot, snipping, active app etc) in a few key strokes\n\n-For longer back-and-forth, it can open into a full chat window.\n\n-Supports hold-to-talk voice queries, dictation into any field, local TTS,\n\n-Can pastes the result back directly over selected text.\n\n-Data is local first, and nothing is sent to provider without your permission\n\n-It supports 20+ local and remote providers, including OpenRouter, Groq, Gemini, Ollama, and LM Studio.\n\n-Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux\n\nv0.9 Added Wisp Context Server: trusted MCP clients can read selected text, clipboard, active window, browser-page text, and screen snippets.\n\nI no longer have access to Mac hardware, so I would especially appreciate macOS testing. Bug reports and ideas are appreciated.\n\nRepo + demo GIFs:\n[https://github.com/SunnyLich/Wisp-AI-Assistant](https://github.com/SunnyLich/Wisp-AI-Assistant)\n\nWebsite:\n[https://sunnylich.github.io/Wisp-AI-Assistant/#overview](https://sunnylich.github.io/Wisp-AI-Assistant/#overview)\n\nComments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48882687](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48882687)\n\nPoints: 1\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-wisp-open-source-private-desktop-ai-overlay-with-mcp-support", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/SunnyLich/Wisp-AI-Assistant", "published_at": "2026-07-12 17:09:58+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-12 17:35:25.313261+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-products", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["SunnyLich", "Wisp", "OpenRouter", "Groq", "Gemini", "Ollama", "LM Studio"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-wisp-open-source-private-desktop-ai-overlay-with-mcp-support", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-wisp-open-source-private-desktop-ai-overlay-with-mcp-support.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-wisp-open-source-private-desktop-ai-overlay-with-mcp-support.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-wisp-open-source-private-desktop-ai-overlay-with-mcp-support.jsonld"}}