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A conversation with your code

Make any codebase conversational.

Press right ⌘. Ask how the code works, catch up on your agents, or tell a session what to do next.

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Where does a signup get its welcome email?

Parrot

The signup route queues a job. The mailer worker sends the email after the account is saved.

From your codebaseRead only

api/routes/signup.tsCreates account → queues welcome job

workers/mailer.tsSends the welcome email

One question. Context included.

01 / CodeAnswers from the files themselves.

02 / SessionsContext across Claude Code and Codex.

03 / VoiceAsk and follow up without another window.

Less searching.
More understanding.

From the behavior of one feature to the state of your entire project. Ask the question you actually have.

storefrontRead-only exploration
01signup.tsAccount created
02queueJob scheduled
03mailer.tsEmail sent

“And what happens if sending fails?”

Go from “what does this do?” to “why?”

Trace a feature through the code. Ask about architecture, dependencies, or the detail behind an answer. Parrot reads and searches your files; your projects stay untouched.

Explore conversational codebases
Your sessionsIllustrative recap
iOS appCodex · build fixed
Done
AuthenticationClaude Code · two fixtures need a decision
Needs you
Team invitesCodex · running the test suite
Working

Pick up where your agents left off.

“What did I miss?” gets you a spoken recap across your projects: what finished, what’s running, and what needs you. Name a project to go deeper.

Working with multiple agents

Context into action

The next instruction.
Just say it.

Ask Parrot to start or message a Claude Code or Codex session. It passes your instruction to the agent, so you can keep working.

Parrot’s code tools are read only. Your coding agents make the changes.

“Tell Claude in authentication to update the fixtures and run the tests.”
Parrot
Claude Codecheckout
Working
Claude Codeauthentication
Instruction sent
Claude CodeiOS app
Working
Illustrative routing example

You stay in control

Reads your code.
Leaves it yours.

No edits from code questions.Parrot reads, searches, and lists files. Any coding agent it consults for an answer also runs read only.

App control is your choice.It opens apps and starts sessions when you ask. You can turn app control off in Parrot settings.

Confirmation before external actions.Parrot asks before anything that sends, deletes, pays, or posts.

Start with a question.

No repository setup. No extra terminal window.

  1. 01

    Get Heard.

    Install on your Mac and sign in. Your 14 days of free Heard include Parrot.

  2. 02

    Press right ⌘.

    Allow microphone access, then ask about any codebase Parrot can read.

  3. 03

    Keep the conversation going.

    Ask a follow-up, check on a session, or send the next instruction.

Open the setup guide

A few more details

Questions about Parrot.

Included in Heard Power.
Available on Mac, and by text or call from your iPhone.

What is Heard Parrot?

Heard Parrot is the voice assistant inside Heard (heard.dev), the voice context layer for agents on macOS. Press right ⌘ and ask about a codebase: Parrot reads the code and answers out loud, without changing anything. You can also ask it what your agents are doing, have it start or message a Claude Code or Codex session, open an app or website, explain what is on your screen, or look something up on the web. Heard Parrot is part of Heard Power and is labeled Beta in the app.

What do I need to use Parrot?

You need Heard on macOS with Heard Power, signed in, and Microphone permission for Heard. Parrot reads your code with no setup, and if Claude Code or Codex is installed it can also ask it, read-only, when its own search comes up short.

Does Claude Code or Codex need to stay open?

No. Parrot reads code itself, and when it does ask Claude Code or Codex, Heard runs a temporary headless worker in the background, so no terminal or agent window has to stay open.

What can I ask Parrot about?

Ask about architecture, data flow, feature ownership, service relationships, runtime behavior, dependencies, and implementation details in any codebase Parrot can read.

Can Parrot make changes?

Not to your code. Parrot’s code tools only read, search and list files, and any coding agent it asks runs read-only, so nothing in your projects is edited. Separately, when you ask, Parrot can open apps and websites, start agent sessions, and pass your instructions to a Claude Code or Codex session, which then works on your code as usual. It asks before anything that sends, deletes, pays or posts. Turn off Settings › Parrot › Let Parrot control apps to stop it opening or using apps.

How do I catch up on what my coding agent did while I was away?

On Heard Power, press right ⌘ and say “catch me up” or “what did I miss?”, or choose Catch me up in the menu bar, and Parrot speaks a recap of the last 24 hours across your projects: what each agent finished, what is still running, and what needs your attention. Name a project to hear just that one. Asking Parrot questions by voice needs Power.

Is Heard Parrot an AI pair programmer?

Parrot is the voice half of one: a coding companion that answers questions about your codebase out loud and catches you up on what your AI coding assistant did while you were away. It never changes your code: your coding agents (Claude Code, Codex) do the work, and Parrot keeps you oriented.

Does Parrot open another window?

Not for questions. Heard is the listener and the answer returns through Heard’s voice layer, so asking Parrot does not create another terminal or agent window. It opens a window only when you ask it to, for example when you press right ⌘ and say “open Claude in my billing project”.

Which plan includes Heard Parrot?

Talking to Parrot (press right ⌘) is part of Heard Power. Power includes a daily allowance of Parrot time, and you need to be signed in to Heard. Every new account starts with 14 days of free Heard with no card, so you can try Parrot first. See pricing for current prices.

Does Heard Parrot work on iPhone?

Yes, on Heard Power. Scan the code on your Mac once, then text or call Parrot from your iPhone, or send a voice memo. Parrot passes your message to your sessions and texts you when something needs you or work you asked for is done. Your Mac has to be on and awake.

Is Heard Parrot the same as other apps called Parrot?

No. Heard Parrot is the assistant inside Heard (heard.dev), the voice context layer for agents. Other products called Parrot are unrelated to Heard.

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