ContextPulse/contextpulse

Overview

ContextPulse is a local-first tool that provides always-on context for AI agents via screen capture, OCR, and voice input. It runs as an MCP server and is written in Python under the AGPL-3.0 license.

Best for

Best for
Developers building privacy-focused local AI agents that require continuous desktop context

Use cases

• Feeding real-time screen content to an AI coding assistant
• Automating desktop workflows with OCR-triggered actions
• Enabling voice-commanded local AI agents with visual context

How to use

Install

pip install -e packages/core -e packages/screen -e packages/voice -e packages/touch -e packages/project

Tools exposed

• get_screenshot
• get_recent
• get_screen_text
• get_monitor_summary
• get_buffer_status
• get_activity_summary
• search_history
• get_context_at
• get_clipboard_history
• search_clipboard
• get_agent_stats
• get_recent_transcriptions
• get_voice_stats
• get_vocabulary
• get_recent_touch_events
• get_touch_stats
• get_correction_history
• identify_project
• get_active_project
• list_projects

Tested with

Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code

Notes

ContextPulse is a local-first tool that provides always-on context for AI agents via screen capture, OCR, and voice input. It runs as an MCP server and is written in Python under the AGPL-3.0 license.

0 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-05-25. Licensed AGPL-3.0.

Use cases

• Feeding real-time screen content to an AI coding assistant
• Automating desktop workflows with OCR-triggered actions
• Enabling voice-commanded local AI agents with visual context

Pros

• Local-first operation keeps data on device for privacy
• Multi-modal input (screen, OCR, voice) provides rich context
• Open source under AGPL allows modification and audit

Cons

• AGPL-3.0 license may be restrictive for commercial use
• Zero stars on GitHub indicates early-stage reliability
• Python implementation may have latency for real-time screen capture

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