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🧠 SnapMind is Back! A Long-Overdue Update

SnapMind, an Electron-based app, is receiving a major update that shifts from prompt-based hotkeys to an agent-based architecture. Developer plans to let users create agents bound to hotkeys and migrate the LLM provider service to a more robust solution to keep up with frequent API changes. The latest release v0.5.5 is available on GitHub.

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SnapMind is still alive! I’m continuing to update this project, even though it’s been a while since I last posted a status update.

Since the last update, I’ve further optimized the app to meet my daily needs.

I really love this app. My initial idea was to bind prompts to hotkeys. However, with the rapid advancement of AI, I've become less satisfied with simply editing prompts. Now, I want to build agents instead. So, I’ve decided to rebuild SnapMind using an agent-based approach rather than relying on prompts.

One major update will allow users to create agents and bind them to hotkeys. I will also migrate the LLM provider service to a more robust solution. The current solution was generated by AI, it works, but with the release of new models, API endpoints are updated frequently, and I can't keep up on my own.

You can download the app the website. Or download it from the github if you're familiar with the Electron artifacts.

Website: [https://snap-mind.github.io/](https://snap-mind.github.io/)

Latest release: [https://github.com/Snap-Mind/snap-mind/releases/tag/v0.5.5](https://github.com/Snap-Mind/snap-mind/releases/tag/v0.5.5)

I would appreciate it if you could give some feedback!

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