Comment by ebhn
9 hours ago
I actually like this idea, but most of my notes are scattered in untitled, unsaved textedit windows. It would be nice if I could run something locally that would access and scrape those unsaved notes, but would also leave them be. I don't think I'll ever stop having tons of these little note windows, but it would be nice if I could request a summary or forgotten action items in my own time.
That’s a great constraint: local-only, read-only access, and on-demand (pull) rather than push.
I’m thinking the safest/lowest-friction version would treat those TextEdit drafts as an ephemeral “inbox”: index them locally, never rename/move/touch the files/windows, and only generate summaries or “possible action items” when you explicitly ask. If it ever became noisy, it should default to doing less, not more.
Out of curiosity: would you want this as a one-command “summarize all open drafts” tool, or something you run against a selected subset (last 7 days / containing a keyword)? Also, which matters more to you: preserving privacy (strictly local) or preserving the exact TextEdit workflow (no export step)?
Details in my HN profile/bio if you want the longer idea.