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Quickstart

Send a first prompt, capture a window, or open the local browser GUI.

Updated 22 July 2026Applies to 0.2.8 release
On this pageDesktopTerminalExpected result

Desktop

  1. 1
    Open OpenSS

    Launch the installed app and sign in with Google.

  2. 2
    Send text

    Type into the composer and press Send. Hosted AI uses the allowance shown on Account.

  3. 3
    Try capture

    Bring Chrome, Word or PowerPoint to the relevant display, then use Capture and choose the target.

Terminal

Terminal
openss ask "Explain this error"
openss capture --target chrome
openss gui

CLI AI requests use your configured OpenAI or Anthropic key. The local browser GUI uses the same Keychain, capture and history services.

Expected result

A successful request creates or updates a conversation. Capture also stores the extracted context according to the configured history backend. A cancelled capture or failed hosted request does not count as a successful hosted response.