Show HN: Wisp – open-source private desktop AI overlay with MCP support

Category: ai-ml

Tags: ai-assistant, desktop-app, overlay, mcp, open-source, productivity, python

Score: 6.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Wisp is an open-source desktop AI overlay that provides hotkey-driven, context-aware AI assistance directly within any application, supporting screen capture, voice input, local memory, and MCP extensibility. Its overlay-first approach and strong privacy focus make it a compelling alternative to proprietary AI copilots.

Target audience: backend devs, frontend devs, devops, data engineers

Repository: https://github.com/SunnyLich/Wisp-AI-Assistant · Python · MIT · 3 stars

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