Tomasz Kowalczyk

Clyde - Cowork but it's a monkey

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Meet Clyde, the monkey AI assistant that actually gets real work done. Create and edit files, plan tasks, and connect to tools like Figma, Notion, Spotify and more. Smol but mighty, Clyde feels like Clippy 2.0.

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Tomasz Kowalczyk

Hey Product Hunt, Tomasz here 👋🐒

Everyone wants to make their cowork UI a group of agents working tirelessly or their fav strategy rpg. But I feel like cowork doesn’t need gamification or more visual noise. My take is the opposite philosophy. I think it’s way better suited to become a Clippy 2.0.

Smol = it takes up way less screen real estate than most tools out there.

A few things people notice right away:
1. Recipes
Instead of abstract prompts, Clyde ships with “recipes” — concrete, interesting use cases you can run or remix to help you in your everyday life. This makes it way easier to go from “what can I do?” to “oh, that’s useful.”
2. Claude Code, personified
Clyde is basically Claude Code… but as a monkey personification that feels warm, fun, and not intimidating. Clyde is the first Claude Code companion.
3. Smol footprint
No massive panels, no dashboards. Clyde lives on the edge of your workflow like a buddy that helps you out.

This is the initial MacOS version — I’m actively working on PC and mobile next. The goal is to keep Clyde fast, simple, and genuinely useful, not bloated.

If you’re curious, download it and play around. I’d love to hear:

  • What features or recipes you want next

  • What feels confusing or missing

  • Issues you encounter

    Drop questions, feedback, and requests here — I’m reading everything and adding features directly based on this launch 🙏

Zolani Matebese

@tomasz888 Very cool Tomasz. Congrats on the launch. Do you have custom recipes? multi step?

Madalina B

looks great!!!

Tomasz Kowalczyk

@madalina_barbu thanks so much Madalina!

Azhdaya _

Honestly, I had the opportunity to test Clyde and found my lil monkey assistant very helpful, besides being adorably cute! It explains things clearly, responds quickly, and makes tasks feel way less overwhelming which is what slows me down the most and gives me mental fatigue. Sometimes it needs a little clarification to get exactly what I want, but once it does, it’s spot on.

Shubham Pratap Singh

Congratulations on the launch 🎉 🎉!!

Tomasz Kowalczyk

@shubham_pratap Thanks Shubham!

JoJo

Hey, Tomasz @tomasz888 How many bananas does Clyde need to do his job? 🐒🍌

yan

The monkey animation is very funny and smooth, and its integration with other software is quite complete. It would be even better if it could connect to some social media platforms.

Tomasz Kowalczyk

@yan20 Appreciate your feedback Yan! Which social media platforms were you thinking of?

Josh Stilwell

Love the Clippy 2.0 framing but redesigned into a cute monkey. Curious to see how the recipe library evolves over time!

Tomasz Kowalczyk

@josh_stilwell Thanks Josh!

Germán Merlo

Hey Tomasz! It's super cool and I'm sure it's gonna help many founder to get their tasks done. Wish you all the best here!

Daniel Zaitzow

@tomasz888 really love this - Clippy 2.0 really hits home. Animations look solid - going to check out the product in the next few days. Congrats on the launch!

Buster Vanloon

Great work Tomasz!

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