opal · coming soon to slate

One capsule. One Opal. One conversation.

Opal is the agent built into Slate. It lives in a folder, keeps one conversation going with you, and shows you what it is doing.

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coming soon · runs on claude · one conversation per capsule

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Watch the stone, not a spinner.

nowHere

A made-up garden capsule. The chat is live: open a quiet line, then Approve or Deny.

garden/bot
Show earlier
Opal Yesterday

Noted. The tomatoes are finished for the year.

· memory refreshed ·
Message Opal…
SonnetAa Here

how to use it

Give it a job. Then just talk.

The first two steps happen once. After that, Opal is one conversation that keeps going.

  1. 01

    Open a capsule

    A capsule is a folder in Slate for one part of your life. Its Opal lives inside it.

  2. 02

    Give it a job

    Write the job in BOT.md, a plain file in the capsule. Change it any time.

  3. 03

    Keep talking

    One conversation per capsule. When it gets long, Opal writes itself a note and carries on.

  4. 04

    Glance at the stone

    Its light is the status: here, thinking, needs you, done. No spinners.

  5. 05

    Say yes when it asks

    File work is one quiet line. Before it does more, like run a command, it asks.

the rules it keeps

Built to stay out of your way.

Opal is quiet on purpose. It takes your attention only when it needs a decision from you.

  • here

    The stone is the status.

    No spinners, no badges. Opal’s light tells you what it is doing.

  • Work is one quiet line.

    Files read, searches, edits: one muted line. Open it to see each step.

  • Approval required

    Run a command to make this week’s planting sheet?

    Or just type your answer below.

    Cards only when you must act.

    An approval or a choice gets a card. Nothing else does.

  • Noted. The tomatoes are finished for the year.

    · memory refreshed ·

    What can I still sow this week?

    One conversation, no restarts.

    Long chats roll over with a short handoff note. You just keep going.

what runs it

Claude inside, your files around it.

Opal is built on Claude Code, running on your computer. It works where your notes already are.

  1. 01

    Claude does the thinking

    Through Claude Code, on your computer. Pick the model for each capsule in BOT.md.

  2. 02

    It works in your files

    The same notes and files you open in Slate. Nothing to import.

  3. 03

    It asks before it does more

    Reading and editing files just happens. A command it has not been allowed waits for you.

  4. 04

    Its job is a file

    BOT.md is plain text. Read it, change it. It travels with the capsule.

how it feels

Six moods, one glance.

  • Here Waiting for you. Soft colour drifts.
  • Listening You are typing. The light pulses.
  • Thinking Working on your request. Sparks orbit.
  • Needs you A question or an approval is waiting.
  • Done Finished. Calm bands of light.
  • Asleep Opal is not running. A quiet grey stone.

coming soon

Opal is coming to Slate.

Opal will be built into Slate, not a separate app. Download Slate today, and Opal arrives in a coming update.

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